Jan 2010
Friday Night - Ummm... No...
01/28/2010 23:15
There has been rumblings about frozen fun tomorrow night... But if you are in the Atlanta area, forget about it... Just expect a nasty, cold rain with maybe a sleet pellet here and there... and count your blessings that it will be a cold rain as this is not a snow type set up... we do NOT need an ice storm!!!
NE of town up toward the mountains, that might be another story...
Night y’all!
NE of town up toward the mountains, that might be another story...
Night y’all!
First Tornado Watch For 2010
01/24/2010 12:33
SPC has just put out the first tornado watch of the year for the Atlanta area...
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 10
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1225 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM UNTIL
600 PM EST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
ATLANTA GEORGIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 9...
DISCUSSION...BROKEN SQUALL LINE WILL TRACK FROM CENTRAL AL INTO GA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS AHEAD OF THE
LINE...COUPLED WITH WEAK BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WILL
POSE A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OR AN EMBEDDED TORNADO ALONG
THE LINE.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
...HART
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 10
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1225 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM UNTIL
600 PM EST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
ATLANTA GEORGIA TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 9...
DISCUSSION...BROKEN SQUALL LINE WILL TRACK FROM CENTRAL AL INTO GA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS AHEAD OF THE
LINE...COUPLED WITH WEAK BUT SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WILL
POSE A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OR AN EMBEDDED TORNADO ALONG
THE LINE.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
...HART
Thank You!!!
01/21/2010 11:32
THANK YOU to everyone who helped make Indie+Relief a success!!! I submitted the donation to Doctors Without Borders just a few minutes ago. I also passed the totals on to Justin so that he can include them in his numbers. Please visit the Indie+Relief site for more information and the list of all participating developers.
Indie+Relief
01/16/2010 22:03
I will be donating ALL proceeds from App Store sales of wxRadar on January 20th (this Wednesday) to the massive relief effort now underway in Haiti. I have chosen Doctors Without Borders as the recipient organisation.
Please visit the Indie+Relief site for more information and the list of all participating developers.
Thank you for supporting our brothers and sisters in Haiti... and a special thank you to Justin (www.secondgearsoftware.com) and Garrett (garrettmurray.net) for putting Indie+Relief together!
Erased... From Existence...
01/11/2010 09:32
No... I’m not fading out of photographs... I just haven’t posted in over a month... Here is what is up:
* Winter - it’s canceled... Well, at least the second half of January... mostly... in all seriousness, it is (FINALLY) going to warm up a little bit (however, big storm next weekend could bring surprises? I doubt it... but can’t completely rule it out just yet)... After a little reinforcing shot of cold air tonite (with a chance of a few SNOW flakes! - unfortunately just flurries, so plan on being at work tomorrow), we go from the high amplitude pattern that has been flooding us with arctic air to a more zonal flow... The aforementioned “big storm” roles through with lots of rain... and then next week looks like we may even enter a western trough, eastern ridge pattern... That never bodes well for SNOW lovers... We’ll call this the “January Thaw”... However, I think things could get interesting going into February, so enjoy it while it lasts!
* wxRadar - I’m running a little late on the v1.1 update... I rewrote a couple of pieces for better performance and UI experience... and I have the search by city working fine now as well as the regional and national maps... However, I’m afraid “Favorites” will have to wait for the next update after v1.1 (I don’t want to delay v1.1 any more)... A few small/minor bugs still need fixing, but I think I should have it ready to submit to Apple sometime in the next 7-10 days... I apologize for the delay, but I promise the update will be worth it!
* The “Dark Project” - I’ll be honest and say that this too has played in to the delay on v1.1 of wxRadar... but... I can’t say much more on this right now.... after all, it wouldn’t be “dark” if I could talk about it... ; )
* Winter - it’s canceled... Well, at least the second half of January... mostly... in all seriousness, it is (FINALLY) going to warm up a little bit (however, big storm next weekend could bring surprises? I doubt it... but can’t completely rule it out just yet)... After a little reinforcing shot of cold air tonite (with a chance of a few SNOW flakes! - unfortunately just flurries, so plan on being at work tomorrow), we go from the high amplitude pattern that has been flooding us with arctic air to a more zonal flow... The aforementioned “big storm” roles through with lots of rain... and then next week looks like we may even enter a western trough, eastern ridge pattern... That never bodes well for SNOW lovers... We’ll call this the “January Thaw”... However, I think things could get interesting going into February, so enjoy it while it lasts!
* wxRadar - I’m running a little late on the v1.1 update... I rewrote a couple of pieces for better performance and UI experience... and I have the search by city working fine now as well as the regional and national maps... However, I’m afraid “Favorites” will have to wait for the next update after v1.1 (I don’t want to delay v1.1 any more)... A few small/minor bugs still need fixing, but I think I should have it ready to submit to Apple sometime in the next 7-10 days... I apologize for the delay, but I promise the update will be worth it!
* The “Dark Project” - I’ll be honest and say that this too has played in to the delay on v1.1 of wxRadar... but... I can’t say much more on this right now.... after all, it wouldn’t be “dark” if I could talk about it... ; )