Month: August 2017

Named Storm Irma  formed from a tropical wave off the west African Coast earlier today. ( It was once thought that ‘Irma’ might form out of old Invest 92-L off the Florida coast).  Named Storm Irma will make Hurricane status within a few days and will be approaching the Windward Islands by the middle of next week.  Projections are that Named Storm Irma will enter the eastern Caribbean where the waters are much warmer than in the Atlantic.  That will provide energy for additional development. Projecting a track past Wednesday, September 6 is nearly impossible at this time due to interactions from other weather systems, but we will update our unofficial details concerning Named Storm Irma as needed.

For official updates, please use the link below to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Tropical Depression Ten  formed from a Tropical Low Pressure area (Invest 92-L) just off the Florida Atlantic Coast.  While Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter East Texas and Southwestern Louisiana, Tropical Depression Ten will be following the southeastern coastline of the US to the northeast and will be bringing Tropical Storm conditions to the coastal areas from the Georgia/Florida border to the outer banks of North Carolina over the next couple of days.  Persons in these areas may expect to see very heavy rain, lowlands flash flooding, gusty winds, high surf, beach erosion, rip currents and some tornadoes. Tropical Depression Ten will be leaving very unstable air in the mid to upper levels and as what is left of Tropical Storm Harvey starts to move inland and then northeast toward the  general path taken by Tropical Depression Ten, there may be significant thunderstorm activity throughout the Southeastern US for over a week to 10 days.

For official updates, please use the link below to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The remnants of  Caribbean Named Storm Harvey has entered the southern Gulf of Mexico and is now in an environment where strengthening will most likely take place.  This storm will be influenced by a cold front in the southern-most US along the Gulf Coast and will be steered northwest and north. This track will place this storm along the Texas and southwestern Louisiana Gulf Coast later Friday, August 25.  We are cautioning all residents of Texas from the Mexico Border to the Louisiana Border and persons in southwestern Louisiana to monitor the progress of this developing situation and be prepared. As the storm approaches the Texas and southwestern Louisiana Gulf Coast, there will be heavy rain, gusty winds to possible hurricane force, a storm surge with coastal lowlands flooding, strong rip currents, beach erosion  and the possibility of tornadoes.

For official updates, please use the link below to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Tropical Storm Harvey – formed from a tropical depression  in the far south eastern Caribbean near the island of Barbados. This storm will be moving generally westerly over the next few days and will probably be affecting the southeast coast of Mexico. Many tracking models are showing that the storm may cross over the Yucatan Peninsula and if it is not completely dissipated by the mountains, it may enter the southern Gulf of Mexico, continue moving westerly and could make a second landfall in east central Mexico.  This storm will probably not be directly affecting the coastal areas of the US, so unless there is an unanticipated direction change several days out, to the northwest, this may be the only mention of Tropical Storm Harvey by our TSRC staff.

Tropical Storm Gert started in the east central Atlantic off the west African Coast as a tropical wave over a week ago. The storm became a Tropical Depression while it passed just northeast of the Bahamas and was named by the National Hurricane Center today as it reached Tropical Storm intensity.  This storm will be moved north and then northeast back into the central Atlantic by a low pressure area and trailing cold front exiting the southeastern US coast.  Unless this storm makes an unexpected turn to the west, this will be our only unofficial advisory on Named Storm Gert.  For official updates, please use the NHC web link below:

Tropical Storm Franklin formed from a low pressure area in the southern Caribbean. This storm will be moving generally westerly over the next few days and will be affecting the southeast coast of Mexico. The storm will cross the Yucatan Peninsula and will enter the southern Gulf of Mexico, continue moving west and will make a second landfall in east central Mexico.  This storm will not be directly affecting the coastal areas of the US, so unless there is an unanticipated direction change, this may be the only mention of Tropical Storm Franklin by our TSRC staff.