Catastrophic flooding in Texas, watching 93L and Irma

5 Day graphical outlook from the National Hurricane Center.

When Harvey made landfall, we knew that it was just the beginning of a catastrophic, life changing event for many Texans. Harvey has already dropped up to 40" of rain in some areas and is expected to drop up to another 20" in some areas already devastated by flooding. The Coast guard has already made over 1,000 water rescues and currently has 15 helicopters patrolling Houston looking for people to rescue. Many people have brought in their own boats to help and they have saved thousands of more people. Thank you to all the people helping out in Texas, don't let Mother Nature beat you, and come back even stronger!

Yesterday, PTC (potential tropical cyclone) 10 was designated off of the SE US coast and is expected to gain Tropical Storm status today or tomorrow. Below is the Forecast cone for PTC 10. Tropical Storm conditions expected along the outer banks of NC before Irma heads Out to sea

We also have a third area to watch coming off the coast of Africa. This will need to be watched for potential US impacts in the 10- 15 day period. For now, off to do some summer reading!