TBITG (The Blob In The Gulf), which I suspected was never really a huge threat to begin with, has decreased in probability of formation in the opinion of the only folks who count, the National Hurricane Center. No “magic words” in this morning’s TWO, but the system might bring some heavy rains to the Florida Peninsula next week. Elsewhere, Hurricane Kirk continues to stride across the deep Atlantic, with Mr. Leslie following in his wake as usual. Neither are a threat to land. You can also see Tropical Depression 11-E (E for East Pacific) on the left edge of the above graphic. It probably won’t intensify much, but it is pumping more water into areas o Mexico already hit this year and is causing flooding and mudslides. Acapulco is still trying to recover from John (and last year’s Otis for that matter) and this is just making things worse.
In the West Pacific, Typhoon Krathon made landfall on Taiwan this morning as a decaying but still quite strong storm, probably causing on the order of $2 Billion in economic impacts …
More as our local recovery progresses … watching the response to the devastation in North Carolina; we make frequent trips to that beautiful part of the country are are heartbroken at the reports. Stay alert for ways to help if you can.
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