Tropical Weather: Katrina Peak Wind Gusts

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 635 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005 ...PEAK WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM KATRINA OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BETWEEN LATE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING... LOCATION PEAK WIND GUSTS -------- --------------- HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT 48 MPH AT 1227 AM MUSCLE SHOALS AIRPORT 47 MPH AT 901 PM MERIDIANVILLE AIRPORT 44 MPH AT 1236 AM DECATUR AIRPORT 41 MPH AT 1022 PM CULLMAN AIRPORT 39 MPH AT 335 AM NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS REPORTED WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH...WITH ONE UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF A 70 MPH WIND GUST COMING IN FROM ALBERTVILLE. $$