Shortly before 10 a.m. CT today, the National Hurricane Center announced Tropical Storm Arthur had formed near the Texas coast. Arthur will be a short-lived tropical storm, expected to weaken tonight into a tropical depression. While we will have a chance for a few showers from Arthur this evening and tomorrow, impacts for East Texas will be minimal. By Friday and Saturday, our attention shifts to a chance for showers and thunderstorms that will be dependent on moisture returning to the atmosphere overhead. A lack of moisture return would result in lower chances for rain; a high amount of moisture return could mean higher chances for rain Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, the chance for rain drops off and the wind is expected to pick up, possibly gusting to 25 mph. As for temperatures over the next week to 10 days, highs will remain in the 90s for the foreseeable future, with overnight lows in the 70s.
On this day in weather history... In 1946, he third-deadliest tornado in Canadian history struck southwestern Ontario from Windsor to Tecumseh. The estimated F4 (possibly F5) leveled numerous homes and other structures along a 15-mile track. 17 people were killed and hundreds were injured. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, information on a new bill in Congress that aims to grow the U.S. Hurricane Hunter fleet. Additionally, storms in the Midwest derailed a train near Monmouth, IL today. Finally, today's satellite imagery of the day, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
