Alan Sealls Weather

07/31/2025

A new record has been certified by World Meteorological Organization for longest lightning “megaflash” (829 km/515 mi)–from the same 2017 storm that held a previous record! The flash stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, MO!

Read the full article in : https://bit.ly/4l8ixH8

07/31/2025

I was asked if a could happen on the Gulf Coast. I'm not a seismologist, but USGS says they can happen on the Gulf Coast and East Coast, to varying levels

Could a tsunami such as the one that affected the Indian Ocean on December, 26, 2004 happen in the United States?Soon after the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, many people have asked, could such a tsunami happen in the United States? This web page summarizes what we kno...

07/30/2025

Space Station view, tonight, July 30 for SW Alabama & NW Florida, at 8:21pm…

07/30/2025

vs. https://rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com/geoengineering-and-climate-intervention-jet-trails-and-radar-and-cloud-seeding-oh-my/

07/30/2025

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025... The Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club invites you to my presentation, "In the Heart of Hurricane Season," at 6pm at the Innovation Portal in at 358 St. Louis Street, Mobile, AL 36602. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments are served at 5:30pm. The presentation starts at 6pm. I will cover the outlook for tropical threats for the remainder of the season, how we are able to make outlooks and what the outlooks don't tell us. We'll focus on hurricane basics, terminology and trivia, and take a look back at Hurricane Katrina, 20 years ago.

07/29/2025

While this post is a few days old, the statistics are still valid. We have not yet entered the heart of hurricane season.

On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.

We have a long season to go. Prepare now, and learn more about how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane

07/29/2025

10:15am, I felt low frequency rattle/rumble signature that I recognize as a sonic boom at my house in west Mobile, . It was 3 pulses back to back. Anybody else?

07/29/2025

NWS is hiring! The first of several top-priority hiring efforts for mission-critical positions has posted on USAJobs.gov!

Openings for Electronics Technicians (856 series) posted Friday; opportunities within additional NWS mission-critical series — Meteorologists (1340), Hydrologists (1315), and Physical Scientists (1301) — are expected to post in the near future. Many of these positions are great opportunities for first-time hires into the NWS. Spread the word!

07/28/2025

Did you know you have gallons and gallons of water floating in the air of your house?! Your AC unit shows you

Have you ever wondered how much water your air conditioner removes from your house on a hot summer day? it depends on the overall humidity, temperature, how ...

07/28/2025

07/28/2025

Prospects for reducing the turbulence you feel on an ✈️ airplane, thanks to

Climate change is creating stronger turbulence. Aircraft designers hope innovative new techniques will reduce its effects.

07/25/2025

A different kind of ocean sound 🎶