National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight as the storm moves onshore towards the NW slowly.
Lots of rain for the Carolinas. For the @WDEFNews12 viewing area, some showers possible east of #ChattanoogaTN at best Wednesday.
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#WDEFNews12 #Skyblog12 #SatellitesTonight #KeepLookingUp -- Rising in the SW skies of the @WDEFNews12 viewing area around 9:06 PM ET, passing bright star #Antares in #constellation #Scorpius before fading near #Aquila.
Decent seeing conditions.
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#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #BlipCast for Monday Evening: After minimal chances of rain this weekend, we have minimal chances in the next few days, which means we should be staying overall very dry into the rest of the week.
Details tonight on @WDEFNews12 at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11.
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight expected to become #TropicalStormHelene by Monday.
"Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is possible before the system makes landfall."
Into the weekend we go with more chances for rain from leftover-Francine. Also: more activity in the tropics to pay attention to.
All that and much more in tonight's WDEF News 12 exclusive video #weatherblog #WeatherOvertime. #ShareAndEnjoy
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"Due to the bad weather associated with Hurricane Francine, this event [#ObserveTheMoonNight] has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 12, 2024."
More info from @baschattanooga:
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#TropicalStormGordon forms in the eastern Atlantic. Maximum winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts.Slight strengthening possible tonight, before a weakening trend begins on Saturday.
A turn westward is forecast by tonight, with the system slowing down through the weekend.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/132037.shtml
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#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #BlipCast Friday: Remnants of #Francine continue to affect our weather into the weekend. Drier and warmer weather ahead next week.
More on your forecast tonight on @WDEFNews12 at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11, and at wdef.com/weather
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By imaging a storm as often as every 30 seconds, these satellites help forecasters more easily discern the movement of cloud features and provide greater confidence in estimating the center of the storm. GOES-16 and GOES-18 also provide a detailed look at the storm properties of a hurricane, including cloud top cooling, central pressure, and convective structure...This information is critical to estimating a storm’s intensity.
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/hurricane-francine-slams-northern-gulf-coast
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#WindAdvisory has been lifted for all of the @WDEFNews12 viewing area except SE Monroe County TN, which remains in effect for SE winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph possible.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult.
Weird signal that baffled seismologists traced to mega-landslide in Greenland
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#Francine devolves into a post-tropical cyclone and gives us potential for some stronger weather into Friday, and a possible wet weekend ahead.
All that and much more in tonight's WDEF News 12 exclusive video #weatherblog #WeatherOvertime.
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