A mostly sunny, warm week is ahead for the Mobile area, but no rain is in sight as the Gulf Coast drought worsens and forecasters track Hurricane Tammy and a Caribbean disturbance.
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Meteorologist Alan Sealls Explains Why Some Tornadoes Strike Without Warning
Mobile meteorologist Alan Sealls explains why the National Weather Service could warn residents about the May 6 tornado that struck Daphne but not the one that hit Mobile minutes earlier, and what that gap reveals about the limits of tornado forecasting.
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Accurate or Precise? A Mobile Meteorologist Breaks Down What Your Weather App Isn’t Telling You
A local meteorologist breaks down why accuracy and precision aren’t the same thing in weather forecasting, using Mobile’s own temperature and rainfall data, plus everyday examples like gas prices, to explain why more decimal points don’t always mean a better forecast.
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Forecasters Told the Gulf Coast to Expect a Busier Than Normal Hurricane Season
A University of South Alabama meteorologist relayed word that the 2008 hurricane season would likely run above normal, with elevated odds of a major hurricane striking the Gulf Coast.