Topic: NOAA

Rainbows over Clarksville

April 22, 2009 |

The recent rains have left many Clarksvillians wishing for a little sunshine. The weather appears to be cooperating. Today is going to be clear with a high of 69°. There is a small chance of rain on Thursday, however it is only a 30% chance. The rest of the weekend is expected to be sunny and warm, with temperatures ranging from lows in 50’s at night, to daytime highs of up to 80°.

Rainbows were visible over the city on April 20th. (Debbie Boen)

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Senate compromise whittles down “Recovery” bill

February 8, 2009 |

Taxpayer money

Win some, lose some. It’s a fact of life in the Washington wheeling and dealing on legislation, including bail-out and “economic recovery” bills.Every proposal begins with comprehensive “needs” and gets whittled down to what should be a manageable size. Or in this case, what will hopefully be the bare essentials to jumpstart cities, towns and businesses across America. Many items did not make the Senate cut.

Here, as presented in Daily Kos and courtesy of Senator Pat Leahy’s office, is what the Senate compromise proposes to ax in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: «Read the rest of this article»

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Flood warning issued for Red River, Port Royal

By Christine Anne Piesyk | January 28, 2009 |

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Red River near Port Royal, affecting Montgomery and Robertson counties.

Heavy rains have caused the Red River to rise even though the rain has ended. River readings exceed flood stage.

Residents of the affected areas along the river are advised to seek higher ground and move personal belongings to safe locations. «Read the rest of this article»

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Those troubling tropical storms keep lining up

By Christine Anne Piesyk | September 3, 2008 |

After a slight respite of a few years, the long-forecasted flurry of increasing tropical storms and hurricanes is happening, at least for this year.

The tenth such system, Josephine, is on the map with three months left to go in the hurricane season.

As southern states and many islands learned in a painful lesson last week, a storm doesn’t have to hit hurricane strength to do its damage. tropical Storm Fay broke all records with four separate landfalls in Florida, dumping double-digit rain across the region, flooding, well, just about everything. As if storm surge isn’t enough, Fay’s copious rains brought alligators and snakes out of their normal habitat to ride the rainfall torrents all over the state. Fay was barely a blip on yesterday’s radar when along came Gustav, three years almost to the day after Katrina. «Read the rest of this article»

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Hurricane season starts today; forecasters predict “average” season

By Christine Anne Piesyk | June 1, 2008 |

An average season has 11 named storms, including six hurricanes for which two reach major status, and that what professional forecasters are calling for in the summer of 2008.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center “projected climate conditions point to a near normal or above normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this year. The prediction was issued at a news conference called to urge residents in vulnerable areas to be fully prepared for the onset of hurricane season, which begins June 1.” NOAA’s Atlantic hurricane season outlook will be updated on August 7, just prior to what is historically the peak period for hurricane activity. The season runs through November 30. «Read the rest of this article»

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