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Good morning. We’re continuing to anticipate the arrival of a cool front late on Friday or Saturday morning, which should make for a rather pleasant early fall weekend across the region. It won’t exactly be cold, but it sure will be less humid. Meanwhile, we’re also anticipating the formation of a tropical storm or depression […]
Read MoreAlthough the tropics pose no specific threats to Texas, in the interests of readers of this site all along the Gulf Coast Matt and I will provide updates today and Sunday on the threat posed by Tropical Depression 19. The system is passing near the southern tip of the Florida peninsula this morning, and will […]
Read MoreHistorically, this week marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year looks to live up to the hype as well. We have two tropical storms in the Atlantic today and there are likely to be at least a couple more before next week. We don’t think that any of these systems will […]
Read MoreIt’s kind of crazy to think that our last full tropical update was two weeks ago, and we noted how things were about to ramp up. For many folks in Louisiana, the world is a much different place today than it was then. For Houston, I think we had a moment there. You exhale, but […]
Read MoreJust a quick update on Sunday morning to note the Christmas-tree like appearance of the National Hurricane Center’s Five-day tropical outlook. In the wake of Hurricane Laura this map may cause some anxiety, but the message we want to leave with you is that none of these systems—for the time being at least—really appear to […]
Read MoreGood afternoon. Hurricane Laura has rolled on into Arkansas this afternoon and weakened to a tropical storm. However it has left a trail of destruction in its wake. This post will be very image heavy, with a number of pictures of damage that caught my eye through the day in Louisiana that I’d like to […]
Read MorePOSTED AT 1 AM CT THURSDAY: At midnight, central time, the northern eyewall of Hurricane Laura came ashore over Cameron Parish, Louisiana. This is about 35 miles east of the state’s border with Texas, and a bit further east than forecasters anticipated. This places the storm’s core of strongest winds solidly over the western half […]
Read MoreI have come to the conclusion that hurricanes are fascinating and horrible. But mostly, horrible. Three years ago, at this very hour, those first, tremendous rain bands from Hurricane Harvey were pushing through Houston. It was a Saturday night. The storm had come ashore the day before, and Houston had seen a few bouts of […]
Read MorePOSTED AT 8:20 PM CT WEDNESDAY: Hurricane Laura has made its turn to the north in earnest late this afternoon and evening, and is likely heading for landfall on the Louisiana coast, possibly near Calcasieu Pass, south of Lake Charles. Wherever it makes landfall doesn’t mean much now short of who sees the absolute worst […]
Read MoreHurricane Laura has rapidly intensified today, with 145-mph winds. Matt’s post from this afternoon has the storm’s effects pretty well covered for both Houston, Beaumont, and points east. This is an extremely dangerous storm and will prove especially punishing for western Louisiana. Below you’ll find the National Hurricane Center’s 4 pm CT track update. The […]
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