Hurricane "Paula" from MODIS

Amazingly compact little hurricane, with a Cat 2 punch. Looks like the intensification models have proved their worth yet again. Cancel that trip to the Keys this weekend. - HLG

NHC had "Paula" as an Orange Circle this time Yesterday

HURRICANE PAULA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182010
1245 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010

...AIR FORCE HURRICANE PLANE FINDS PAULA WITH 100 MPH WINDS...
...THIS ADVISORY SUPERSEDES THE SCHEDULED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...

TS "Paula" DUH!

Of course your "humble" FWSAAB Tropical Geographer called this one on Saturday, while the NHC and Accuweather were apprently on vacation!

This will be major trouble for recently flooded areas. After is sits a week in the NW Carib, any ideas where it will go??? - HLG

TS "Paula" ?

NHC says it is an Orange Circle of Probability. I say it is TS "Paula". - HLG

Hurricane "OTTO" and Chinese Global Warming Poster Child

Last hurricane of the ATL season?

Just another day in the world's dirtiest air over Communist China.

Amazing Radar from Flagstaff, AZ

Freaky tornadoes in Flagstaff this morning. Not sure I have every looked at Flagstaff radar for anything other than snow! - HLG

Two Largest Formation Circles Ever?

The NHC has apparently decided to draw the two largest possible TC formation circls ever seen in the ATL.

Meanwhile we officially recorded Two Hundred Inches of rain here in DC from Non-Tropical Storm "NICOLE".

hlg