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‘Republic Of Detours’ Revisits A Group Of Quirky, Depression-Era Guides To The States

It sounds like the premise for one of those classic screwball comedies of the 1930s: Thousands of out-of-work writers are hired by the United States government to collaborate on books. What could possibly go wrong? But as Scott Borchert reveals in his new book, Republic of Detours, the amazing thing about the Federal Writers’ Project […]

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What’s the difference between a tropical disturbance, depression, storm | Weather

A tropical disturbance — officially known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Three — is currently in the Gulf of Mexico with impacts expected along the Gulf Coast and in metro Atlanta. (MORE: Flash Flood Watch for Atlanta this weekend) You’ll probably hear a lot of terms used to describe this system over the next few days.

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Tracking The Tropics: Gulf system becomes stronger, tropical depression or tropical storm formation expected

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The system in the Gulf designated as potential tropical cyclone Three has become a little stronger though the day Friday. It is likely that this system will further organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm later tonight. As of the 5 PM advisory from the National Hurricane Center, PTC Three

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