Dean forms...Erin next
Tropical Storm Dean has officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean, and is expected to be a CAT 3 Hurricane hitting Puerto Rico by 8 AM AST (same as EDT) Sunday morning. No watches or warnings up yet, but that will come soon enough. This is the first major storm that people are watching basically since Wilma hit around Halloween in 2005. This is definitely one to watch...the thinking is now it could hit between Connecticut and Miami, but this is all just guessing at this point. We'll know more by the weekend.
Next is what could be Tropical Storm Erin, forecast to hit extreme south Texas, somewhere between Brownsville and Corpus Christi. It's not yet a depression, but that could change any second as the storm is forming quite rapidly. Most likely it will not have enough time to make it to hurricane status, but it will bring unneeded rain to Texas. Texas is so wet right now, while the rest of us southerners are praying for rain for our parched lawns! Hurricane Hunters are going to investigate this afternoon.
Finally, Flossie is going to brush past Hawai'i sometime this afternoon in Hawai'i (about 10 PM our time)...track is here and here is the tropical storm warning/hurricane watch information for the Big Island of Hilo. You can also keep up with the storm on the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The Big Island has had a rough go, just last night surviving an earthquake.
No rain in Atlanta, but it did hit 100 YET AGAIN. hot hot hot
AFTERNOON UPDATE!!!
"Erin" has not yet formed, nor has her predecessor, TD-5 formed yet. She is currently located here. However, the latest update says she will form any minute, which will require immediate postings of Tropical Storm warnings for extreme south Texas, including Cameron County/South Padre. There is already a voluntary evacuation issued for RV's on South Padre Island starting this afternoon.
In addition, Weather Channel has folks posted both on the big island of Hawai'i (Jim Cantore) and also in South Texas (Jeff Morrow).
Dean has not yet strengthened, but promises to, and the forecast track keeps inching south, which is NOT good news for the Gulf. It's headed for the Dominican Republic by Sunday afternoon.
Next is what could be Tropical Storm Erin, forecast to hit extreme south Texas, somewhere between Brownsville and Corpus Christi. It's not yet a depression, but that could change any second as the storm is forming quite rapidly. Most likely it will not have enough time to make it to hurricane status, but it will bring unneeded rain to Texas. Texas is so wet right now, while the rest of us southerners are praying for rain for our parched lawns! Hurricane Hunters are going to investigate this afternoon.
Finally, Flossie is going to brush past Hawai'i sometime this afternoon in Hawai'i (about 10 PM our time)...track is here and here is the tropical storm warning/hurricane watch information for the Big Island of Hilo. You can also keep up with the storm on the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The Big Island has had a rough go, just last night surviving an earthquake.
No rain in Atlanta, but it did hit 100 YET AGAIN. hot hot hot
AFTERNOON UPDATE!!!
"Erin" has not yet formed, nor has her predecessor, TD-5 formed yet. She is currently located here. However, the latest update says she will form any minute, which will require immediate postings of Tropical Storm warnings for extreme south Texas, including Cameron County/South Padre. There is already a voluntary evacuation issued for RV's on South Padre Island starting this afternoon.
In addition, Weather Channel has folks posted both on the big island of Hawai'i (Jim Cantore) and also in South Texas (Jeff Morrow).
Dean has not yet strengthened, but promises to, and the forecast track keeps inching south, which is NOT good news for the Gulf. It's headed for the Dominican Republic by Sunday afternoon.
Labels: Drought, Hurricanes
posted by Hurricanes and Zip Codes | 7:43 AM
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