Weekly Weather Watch: Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms is forecast across the high plains Tuesday, wind gusts up to 70mph and large hail are possible. Heavy rainfall continues along the East Coast from the tropical cyclone through mid-week. We are looking at heavy rainfall in the Central Plains and chance for tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic Basin. Plus, where is the snowfall. That’s all covered in this Weekly Weather Watch.
HEADLINERS:
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SEVERE WEATHER AREAS:
IN THE GAUGES:
Rainfall will favor the Northern Rockies and the Central to Northern Plains this week. Check out the 10-day totals!
GRAB A RULER:
TROPICAL TIDINGS:
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center has issued the final advisory on the remnants of Gordon, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean.1. Central Subtropical Atlantic (Remnants of Gordon) Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the central tropical Atlantic are associated with the remnants of Gordon. This disturbance is forecast to interact with a non-tropical low to its north while moving north-northeastward at 5 to 10 mph during the next couple of days. Environmental conditions could become more conducive for redevelopment later this week, and a tropical depression or storm could form by this weekend while the system moves slowly northward over the central subtropical Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. -NOAA’s NHC
RECORDS MADE TO BE BROKEN:
A handful of daily high temperature records are possible in the Upper Midwest through Ontario, as well as in Texas. A couple of daily record low temperatures are possible in the West.
ARE YOU CIRRUS?
On this day in weather history:
2004 Flooding and mudslides killed more than 3,000 people in Haiti in Hurricane Jeanne.
1932 A tropical storm struck Annapolis Valley in the Maritimes, destroying 300,000 barrels of apples in Nova Scotia.
The weather pattern is about to make a pretty sharp turn across the country. California starts the week with unusual October heat, including highs well into the 90s and even lower 100s in the Central Valley. Meanwhile, much cooler fall air has reached the Great Lakes and Northeast. The Gulf Coast and Southeast stay unsettled, and there’s that record to watch: a tropical depression is likely to develop over the Gulf this week and could strengthen as it moves northeast. If it becomes a hurricane after the 8th, 2026 will have the latest-first hurricane in the Atlantic Basin record.