Greetings from Mobile!
* Whoops - was a bit surprised to see the tornado warning earlier this afternoon...Renny was in the office and handled the situation well. We had a few reports of hail near Rose Hill in Jasper County, and a funnel cloud was reported northeast of Union in southern Neshoba County.* Major John Gordon has taken the stage, he is a very dynamic representative from the National Weather Service in Louisville, Kentucky. In fact, he is the man in charge at that office. He also serves as a Hurricane Hunter with the US Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters out of Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.
* He is headling the operations of the Hurricane Hunters during the 2005 hurricane season. They used to fly a WC-130 H, but have upgraded to a new model (WC-130 J).
* They have 10 full time crews taht serve the Mid-Atlantic to the International Date Line.
* The first step of their mission is a low level investigation to determine if the storm is forming.
* Major Gordon said that the new plane has a stronger engine, and that this likely saved the plane from crashing during Hurricane Wilma! Pretty dramatic stuff...
* I will try to post another update later tonight. However, in my old age, I forgot my power supply back in Meridian. I'm working on finding another power supply...Will keep you posted.
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 5:27 PM
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