As many of you know Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane of Category 4 status to strike the US mainland. In fact it was the first category 4 storm to hit The Lone Star State since 1961. Harvey has left catastrophic damages to the greater southeast Texas region. the following are a couple short…
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Many of you have seen the damage and devastation hurricane Matthew caused across the Caribbean and Southeast. I wanted to share my personal encounter with hurricane Matthew with everyone. Hurricane Matthew has left its scar from the Caribbean to the Carolina’s. Please watch this short 12 minute documentary of my chase of Hurricane Matthew. Sadly, over…
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Torrential rainfall along the Gulf Coast has caused what Governor John Bel Edwards says to be “unprecedented” flooding for the state of Louisiana. Thousands of families have been force to evacuate their homes and thousands in need of being rescued via boat as water levels continue to rise. We have learned so far that six…
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On March 8, 2016 a tornado touched down in Texas demolishing a trailer park. On March 9, 2016, NWS completed their evaluation of the disaster area and released their findings and rated this tornado as a EF1 tornado. Also, NWS in Shreveport, Louisiana issued a state of emergency and as of Thursday, March 10,2016 there is…
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Just wanted to share a quick update about the flooding situation taking place across portions of the Mississippi River Valley. Since ince Tuesday a massive rain event has been underway from portions of the Gulf Coast up to Illinois. 3 People have sadly been confirmed dead due to floodwaters in Louisiana where the National Guard…
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Flooding has been widespread across many parts of the Midwest and southeast this December and will likely persist into January as more rounds of heavy rain target the region. There has been over a foot of rain in just the past week based on radar estimates and rain gauges. I was able to go out…
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Drones are helpful for many things, especially surveying the scope of damage from major natural disasters. Check out this drone video from Facebook showing unbelievable damage around the Columbia, SC area after a ‘1000 year flood’ impacted the area. Sadly as of 6pm on October 6th, 2015 17 people have been killed from this historic flood.…
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NHC has officially called Ana a Tropical Storm. Previously it was considered subtropical but since has taken on tropical characteristics. As of the 11AM advisory Ana has winds of 60mph, pressure of 1001mb, and is moving to the NW at 3mph. It should come ashore near the North/South Carolina boarder around 8am tomorrow. Here is…
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I hope everyone in the south enjoyed the nice sunny weather this past weekend. Starting this afternoon and lasting through next monday much of the south can expect to receive anywhere from 1-5 inches of rain. See the forecast maps below. The first is the GFS model which trends towards higher amounts. The second is…
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Spring seems to have arrived, bringing with it some heavy showers. Much of the eastern half of the country will have a chance for heavy rain and some flooding this weekend. There is a broad area of moderate to heavy rain that extends from the Gulf of Mexico north into the Ohio valley. This area…
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