Earlier today, the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories for "Potential Tropical Cyclone One," which is expected to become Tropical Storm Arthur by Wednesday morning. The NHC is predicting this system will move northeast along the Texas coast tomorrow and move inland over Louisiana on Thursday. Flooding from heavy rain will be the primary threat, though there is a low-end severe weather risk. For East Texas, tropical weather hazards and impacts will be minimal. We'll have low chances for rain on Wednesday and Thursday. By Friday, the chance for rain in East Texas will rise ahead of a storm system expected to arrive from the northwest. At this time, there is no severe weather risk from the Storm Prediction Center; however, some guidance suggests at least a low-end risk for Friday. As for temperatures over the next 7 to 10 days, highs look to remain in the upper 80s and 90s, and morning lows will be in the 70s.
On this day in weather history... In 1944, Four intense tornadoes struck in extreme southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa. Two of the tornadoes in Iowa were violent F4s, destroying or completely sweeping away several farmsteads and rural homes. Five people were injured. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, we'll look at flooding across the state as Texas continues to receive heavy rain ahead of a potential tropical storm. Additionally, a new long-range tropical weather outlook was released today. Other segments today include comparing weather at the airport vs. in-town yesterday and last week's forecast accuracy. Finally, today's satellite imagery of the day, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
