Hurricane Ike to Strike United States

Although many days away, Hurricane Ike will likely strike anywhere from Texas to Louisiana later this week. He is currently a very strong storm, nearing Cuba. Updates will follow throughout this week, but for now, here is a preliminary forecast with satellite views from Early Warning Doppler HD:

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Major Hurricane Ike TrakPath:

Water Vapor Satellite:
Enhanced Infrared Satellite:

Severe Potential-9/19 Slight Risk

The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area under A "Slight" Risk for Severe Thunderstorms. Here is what they are saying:
...THE NORTHEAST SWWD ACROSS THE TN/MID MS VALLEYS... A COLD FRONT MOVING EWD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S. THIS PERIOD SHOULD BE A FOCUS FOR WIDESPREAD/POTENTIALLY-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS PERIOD. WHILE AREAS OF GREATEST THREAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN ATTM DUE TO A ROUGHLY 6 HOUR TIMING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS WITH RESPECT TO THE FRONTAL ADVANCE...GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO EXIST FROM WV/VA NWD ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. HERE...STRONG FLOW ALOFT SHOULD SPREAD ATOP THE WARM SECTOR...COMBINING WITH GENERALLY 500 TO 1000 J/KG MIXED-LAYER CAPE TO SUPPORT A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.
Credit:www.spc.noaa.gov
Stay Tuned, Updates will be provided as conditions warrant.