Edouard making landfall

At 7 am CDT, T.S. Edouard was making landfall just north of Houston/Galveston. Its minimum pressure was 997 mb and the maximum winds were 65 mph. Flooding is a concern with Edouard.

As for the other invests I predicted would developed, I will admit I was wrong with those forecasts. 90L died a few days ago, and 99L died this morning.

My August forecast looks good, with the long-range GFS developing everything coming off Africa. However, the East Coast should be spared this month due to persistent troughs coming across the eastern U.S. The Gulf Coast and Mexico is now at risk. People on the East Coast should still watch, though.

And for non-tropical news, a derecho passed through Chicago last night. A tornado formed on the north side of town last night, and other areas not affected had wind gusts as high as 94 mph.


-Mitch