Edouard

[akt1985]

Here is a thread for Tropical Storm Edouard, which will make landfall on the Texas/Louisiana border later today.

 

[Mike S]

Google DeepMind ensembles have backed off the wind speeds a little bit this morning, but the latest NHC advisory suggests he could make a run at hurricane strength.

It is a tiny thing, which would help any intensification.

 

[Mike S]

50MPH as of the Noon CDT update. 30 miles from Port Arthur. Roughly 4 hours from landfall. I don't think we'll see a 'Cane.

 

[akt1985]

Edouard has made landfall. Hopefully parts of Texas get a refreshing rain to break this heat.

 

[Blountwolf]

Edouard has made landfall. Hopefully parts of Texas get a refreshing rain to break this heat.

Perhaps not THAT much though.

Texas hit with 30 inches of rain in 24 hours during extreme flash-floods as rescues of trapped residents underway

Rainfall was falling at a rate of five inches an hour Wednesday in areas northeast of Houston

www.yahoo.com

 

[slenker]

Perhaps not THAT much though.

Texas hit with 30 inches of rain in 24 hours during extreme flash-floods as rescues of trapped residents underway

Rainfall was falling at a rate of five inches an hour Wednesday in areas northeast of Houston

www.yahoo.com

This was a small system too; I know it isn’t unusual to see stalling tropical storms or remnants dumping a ton of rain, but it certainly feels like extreme rainfall events from TCs recently have been getting more extreme. Could very easily be recency bias on my part, but I feel like they are absolutely getting worse.

 

[Blountwolf]

This was a small system too; I know it isn’t unusual to see stalling tropical storms or remnants dumping a ton of rain, but it certainly feels like extreme rainfall events from TCs recently have been getting more extreme. Could very easily be recency bias on my part, but I feel like they are absolutely getting worse.

There's an obvious reason, but discussing it seems less effective at teaching folks than just letting it prove it to them. Atmospheric rivers are about to get a LOT worse - TCs not required.