Updated atmospheric CO2 levels courtesy of CO2.Earth.

https://www.co2.earth/weekly-co2

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#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #BlipCast Wednesday Evening: Peak of the week feeling more like June than November. More chances for rain and thunder plus fog overnight.
All that and much more tonight on @WDEFNews12 at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11.

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather Radar:
Special Weather Statement for Jackson County #ALwx in the @WDEFNews12 viewing area.

At 336 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms from near Grant NE to just SW of Scottsboro, moving NE at 20 mph.

#RAFAEL MAKES LANDFALL IN THE CUBAN PROVINCE OF ARTEMISA.
Maximum sustained winds at landfall are estimated to be near 115 mph.
Rafael is a category 3 hurricane... Little change in strength is expected before Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba."

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/062047.shtml?

“There is darkness reaching like rust into everything around us. We let it grow, and now it’s here. It’s here, and it’s not visiting anymore. It wants to stay....

a disease that thrives in darkness. it is never more alive than when sleep.

Perhaps it’s too late. But I’ll tell you this: if I could do it again, I’d wake up early and be fighting these bastards from the start. Fight the Empire!”

#HURRICANERAFAEL PASSING THROUGH THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY UNTIL LANDFALL IN W CUBA.

Additional rapid strengthening is forecast over the next 12-18 hours, and Rafael is now forecast to become a Cat2 hurricane before it makes landfall in Cuba.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/060256.shtml

Tuesday #sunset from the #NorthShore Speedy's Total Car Care @wdefnews12 @EPB_Chattanooga webcam network.

https://www.wdef.com/weather-cam-network/

Hurricane Rafael Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
...RAFAEL INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE...
Recent data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicates that #Rafael has become a hurricane with maximum asustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts.

@WDEFNews12 #TimeSaverTraffic: The report of police activity on I-24E / Germantown Road has been cleared and traffic is moving again. A large backup of traffic remains stretching around Lookout Mountain on the Moccasin Bend area. Pack your patience or have an alternate route.

Thanks to @WDEFNews12 viewer Belinda Bright from #SoddyDaisyTN for a view of the #NorthernLights/#Aurora a few weeks ago, our @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow of the day.

Got #weatherpix to share? Go to wdef.com/photos to contribute.

#ElectionDay sartorial splendor: Tasteful without being gaudy.

#GoVote #PeopleHaveThePower

...RAFAEL STRENGTHENING AS IT HEADS TOWARDS THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft
indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph with higher gusts. Steady to rapid intensification is expected during the next 24 hour or so, and Rafael is expected to become a hurricane during the next several hours as it passes near the Cayman Islands with further strengthening before it makes
landfall in Cuba.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/052041.shtml?

#ScienceRules

"Max sustained winds remain near 45 mph with higher gusts. #Rafael is forecast to become a hurricane in the NW Caribbean near the Cayman Islands with further strengthening before it makes landfall in Cuba."

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/050259.shtml ?

"Our aim in the present article is to communicate directly to researchers, policymakers, and the public. As scientists and academics, we feel it is our moral duty and that of our institutions to alert humanity to the growing threats that we face as clearly as possible and to show leadership in addressing them.
This report is part of our series of concise annual updates on the #stateoftheclimate."

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biae087/7808595

#ElectionDay2024 weather will be mild. So will the rest of the first week of November. (Shouldn't there be some autumn chill by now?)

All that and a look at the tropics in Monday's @WDEFNews12 #weatherblog #WeatherOvertime. #ShareAndEnjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_kE_LGh4U

#WINDADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...SE winds 15-25 mph, gusts up to 55 mph expected.

* WHERE... Southeast Monroe County #TNwx in the @WDEFNews12 viewing area.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

Thanking @WDEFNews12 viewer Dave Artzner, Sr. from #MurphyNC for a post-#Halloween view of the spooky front porch... Monday's @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay.

Got #weatherpix? Go to wdef.com/photos to submit your pix.

#ScienceRules