Hurricanes

Hurricane Ike Entering Gulf – Effects for PCB?

September 9, 2008 • 0 comments

Hurricane Ike, barely a Category 1 storm, is still working its way across Cuba.  Ike is forecast to enter the Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours.  The track guidance has shifted towards …

by Christina Durta

New Weather Updates Coming to pcbdaily.com

September 9, 2008 • 5 comments

Greetings from the new Weather Girl.  Starting today, I will be writing weather updates for pcbdaily.  Although I am not a meterologist, forecaster, or scientist, I love learning about the …

by Christina Durta

Hurricane Ike Update – Houston Bound

September 8, 2008 • 0 comments

Hurricane Ike has slowed as it has traveled over Cuba, but is expected to regain some strength in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently a category 2 hurricane with winds at …

by Jason Koertge

Hurricane Category Rating System

September 5, 2008 • 1 comment

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1-5 rating based on the hurricane’s present intensity. This is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage …

by Jason Koertge

Hurricane Gustov offers storm surge, but little else

September 2, 2008 • 4 comments

On Panama City Beach, we saw wind gusts up to 26 mph, and a storm surge of around 3 feet, but that’s really about it.  We didn’t even get that …

by Jason Koertge

Tropical Storm Fay

August 16, 2008 • 0 comments

Check back here to see the updated storm track map: As reported by Weather.com at 7:40 am: The center of Tropical Storm Fay appears close to emerging off the west …

by Jason Koertge

Tropical Storm Dolly Update

July 21, 2008 • 0 comments

From Weather.com: As of 8pm EDT, Tropical Storm Dolly was located about 405 miles east-southeast of Brownsville, Texas with maximum sustained winds near 50 mph. It is moving to the …

by Jason Koertge

Tropical Storm Bertha update

July 14, 2008 • 1 comment

Ok, back to work, Jason.  My vacation has put me a little out of touch, but I really needed it. The second named storm for the Atlantic Season, Tropical Storm …

by Jason Koertge

2008 Hurricane Season Information – Tropical Storm Arthur

June 2, 2008 • 5 comments

As the 2008 hurricane season begins, pcbdaily will provide updates as often as relevant to help keep everyone abreast of the storms brewing and how they will affect our area …

by Jason Koertge