Good evening, folks. It’s been a very stormy day for parts of the region, with torrential rains already causing issues. This, my friends, is a sign of things to come over the next several days as a stationary front teams up with what’s left of Gordon. Then, Florence will have to be reckoned with next week.
Showers and thunderstorms will be common Thursday into Friday as our front settles in, meeting up with the tropical air. That will fire up some strong storms that can put down tremendous rainfall numbers in a short period of time. This will lead to local flash flood issues.
What’s left of Gordon rides into Missouri then scoots eastward into the Ohio Valley over the weekend. That will enhance the rainfall and could deliver some strong to severe storms. Here’s the GFS through early next week…
The European Model is now in the fold, bringing some big rains into our region this weekend…
As what’s left of Gordon departs, a weakness in the atmosphere is left behind. This stretches from our region into the Gulf of Mexico and will serve as a conveyor belt for additional tropical moisture into our region through much of next week…
That can also cause heavy rain issues in our part of the world. You can also see powerful Hurricane Florence approaching the east coast at the end of those maps. Here’s the latest on this major hurricane…
Look a what the European Does with this…
That takes it to the Mid-Atlantic and then up the east coast. Unfortunately, the GFS is doing the exact same thing…
Moral of the story is a major hurricane may impact the east coast next week
I leave you with your evening storm tracking toys…
Enjoy the evening and take care.
Is it just me or has anyone else ever wondered why NHC never predicts any hurricane stronger than a cat 3 when showing projected paths before landfall or anytime out in the middle of the ocean???
Like yesterday, Florence was shown to stay Cat 1 nearing Burmuda and it is now already a strong 4. Plus, current forecast keeps it between a 2 and 3 for the near future which is about impossible due to no wind shear, dry air or any other inhibiting factors to weaken it over the next day or two!
Thoughts?
maybe it will take Washington D.C. with it as it rides up the coast.
Maybe a couple of golf courses.