matty40s

The models did very well with this one, as did Josh Morgerman who said 3 days ago he could put his passport away for the next biggie!!

I think Ida will be retired as a name after this one. Is it possible for a moderator to pull in to this thread the pre depression posts from the last few days, this could be a very notable weather event.

Special Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 505 AM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Special tropical weather outlook issued to update the discussion of the system south of Jamaica. Updated: Shower and thunderstorm activity continues to become better organized in association with a trough of low pressure located less than 200 miles south of Jamaica. Environmental conditions remain conducive for development, and a tropical depression or storm is expected to form later today or tomorrow. This system is forecast to move northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands tonight, near Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Friday, and into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Given the recent developmental trends, Tropical Storm Warnings for the Cayman Islands and Tropical Storm Watches for western Cuba could be required later today. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall and flooding will be possible over portions of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands today and tonight, and will likely spread across Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula on Friday. In addition, this system could bring dangerous impacts from storm surge, wind, and heavy rainfall to portions of the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas late this weekend and early next week. However, uncertainty remains large since the system has yet to form. Interests in these areas should closely monitor the progress of this system and ensure they have their hurricane plan in place

Literally exploding overnight...

Far too early for exact detail but this is very concerning.... https://twitter.com/StuOstro/status/1430603362228219910?s=20 It is very difficult not to see this progressing to Major Hurricane Ida

Indeed....

This is heading "just"?....East of us.

Lovely line down the country, from Metoffice radar. The showers look quite beefy.

It was, until it left the warming Gulf stream, now it isnt.

It's been downgraded to tropical storm, losing the Gulf Stream warmth sapped it quickly. It will still cause lots of problems though, especially the rainfall so soon after Fred

Hurricane Grace kills eight as it rips through eastern Mexico WWW.BBC.CO.UK The powerful storm brings torrential rain and high winds, causing power cuts and flooding.

Grace has made it over the mountains and entered the Eastern Pacific to strengthen again.

Catastrophic flash flooding in Tennessee, 16" of rain in 7 hours!!...

It's not got long left over the warm Gulf stream. Good camera here.... https://www.livebeaches.com/webcams/nantucket-dreamland-harborview-webcam/

Yesterdays warning.... ...and today's only lightning so far...

However, they have replaced it with a heavy rain warning in the same general area....with thunderstorms expected too!!

Heres a lovely Sunrise shot of Nantucket harbour today,...will be a different scene tommorow!!

Bit like this one(hercules) yesterday, did most of the flight about 600 feet above ground level, made the other half swear in her mandolin lesson.... Was about 350 feet above us at the side of the valley!