…but we have another problem in the Caribbean.
In Texas, it was the SURGE.
In Cuba, it has been the WIND.
In Haiti & Puerto Rico, it has been the RAIN. And it’s happening again tonight.
A tropical disturbance (not organized enough to have a defined “center”) has been lingering over Puerto Rico for the past few days… and almost 30″ of rain has fallen in less than two days. That’s more than enough to send many rivers over flood stage, and the rains have led to at least four deaths in Puerto Rico. Sometimes the strength of a tropical system doesn’t matter as much as its’ movement. We learned that lesson with Tropical Storm Fay in Central Florida. History is repeating itself tonight in the Caribbean.
Where will this disturbance end up? All computer models pull it almost due north (the trough in the jet stream over the Southeast USA will help us out big-time) — either moving it up toward New England or out to sea.
South Florida should see little or no impact from this disturbance… and nothing else is brewing in the tropics as of tonight.
Have a good one!
– Paul
