Beyond The Forecast: About Saharan Dust
This is the time of year that Saharan dust storms form as strong easterly winds streak toward the Caribbean. Saharan dust, made of very...
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Brandon Shipp
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana impacts much of Gulf.
CRISTOBAL MAKES LANDFALL: The center of Tropical Storm Cristobal has made landfall in southeast Louisiana just east of Grand Isle...
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Brandon Shipp
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Tropical Storm Cristobal headed for Louisiana and the gulf coast. All you need to know.
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL UPDATE: TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS issued for just east of Morgan City, Louisiana to the Okaloosa/Walton County,...
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Brandon Shipp
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Tropical Storm Cristobal could bring 3 to 5 feet of storm surge to MS and LA.
Parts of Mississippi and Louisiana could see between 3 and 5 feet of storm surge see the map below for more information. STORM SURGE...
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Brandon Shipp
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms (earliest third storm on record)
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL has formed close to the Bay of Campeche it has 40 mph winds as of Tuesday afternoon, pressure 1004 MB. This is...
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Brandon Shipp
May 30, 20200 min read
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May 30, 20200 min read
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Brandon Shipp
May 18, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How many hurricanes have formed in May?
Only 4 hurricanes have officially formed in May: Alma (1970), Able (1951) and unnamed storms in 1889 and 1908. All of them peaked at...
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Brandon Shipp
May 16, 20201 min read
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR FORMS
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR: Tropical Storm Arthur has formed tonight (May 16th) off the coast of Florida. It currently has 40 mph winds. This...
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Brandon Shipp
May 12, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: The most and least active hurricane seasons.
The most active hurricane season is now 2020 with 30 named storms the prior most active season was 2005, during which 28 storms formed,...
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Brandon Shipp
May 8, 20201 min read
Brandon's Summer 2020 Weather Outlook
Below is my Summer 2020 weather outlook. This outlook is valid June-August. Well above average temperatures for much of the south. It...
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Brandon Shipp
May 8, 20203 min read
Brandon's 2020 Hurricane Season Outlook a potentially active season.
All signs are pointing towards a potentially very active Hurricane season below are my predictions for Hurricane season this year....
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Brandon Shipp
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Beyond the forecast: Why severe thunderstorms need shear but it rips hurricanes apart?
Hurricanes develop vertically so if the vertical wind shear is strong it rips them apart. Tornadoes, and the parent storm clouds that...
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Brandon Shipp
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Active 2020 Hurricane season ahead? It is possible but why?
Hurricane season begins June 1st but outlooks are released well ahead of the seaosn. Most outlooks are pointing towards an ABOVE AVERAGE...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 7, 20201 min read
How does a warming climate lead to more rainfall and how does it impact hurricanes and rain events?
WEATHER EXPLANATION: Since it has been raining so much during the 2019-2020 winter in the south you might be asking the question Why so...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN IS THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON?
Hurricane Season for the Atlantic runs from June 1 thru November 30. But the vast majority of tropical storms and hurricanes occur...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: HOW DOES A HURRICANE FORM?
Conditions have to be just right for a hurricane to form. There are many factors involved in the formation. A hurricane can only form...
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Brandon Shipp
Sep 14, 20191 min read
HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS
HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS: It was a Historic Storm one that the name will likely be retired. It had 4 landfalls including 3 in the...
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Brandon Shipp
Aug 21, 20192 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: THE WORST /STRONGEST HURRICANES AND TROPICAL SYSTEMS TO HIT GA AND AL.
The "Sea Islands" Hurricane the category 3 major hurricane hit near Savannah Georgia on August 27th, 1893, leaving around 1,000-2,000...
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