With a network of over two dozen affiliate radio station around the nation, I get to forecast quite an array of weather conditions. For example, out in Phoenix our friends listening to KGCB-FM have been dealing with 115 degree heat in recent days. Interestingly enough, some moisture from Emily could bring Arizona some welcome rain later this week, also knocking the heat down at the same time.
And, across the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, everyone who hears my forecasts on KVMV-FM needless to say are watching Emily with a very cautious eye. Emily took a bashing over the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico yesterday morning, and weakened to a category one hurricane, just like Dennis struggled to survive over Cuba on its journey toward the central Gulf coast. And, like Dennis, Emily should get her act together quickly today and I still expect a major hurricane at landfall tonight.
Unfortunately for our friends in Brownsville, Harlingen, and McAllen, there is no shallow pool of cooler water near the coast, and I seriously doubt if Emily will weaken right before landfall, like Dennis did. I would not be shocked if Emily attained category four strength again right before landfall.
The best possible situation for the Rio Grande Valley is a landfall on the northeast Mexico coast, with the damaging winds staying south of the river, but with the rain shield extending northward into south Texas. There has been a rather severe, long term drought across far south Texas in recent years, and a good soaking rain is actually good news.
Best bet for landfall now is about 50 to 100 miles south of the mouth of the Rio Grade, but a hurricane watch extends north to Baffin Bay, Texas, and we surely cannot rule out a far south Texas landfall at this time.
So, for our KVMV friends, it will be a long day of waiting and watching…
And, across the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, everyone who hears my forecasts on KVMV-FM needless to say are watching Emily with a very cautious eye. Emily took a bashing over the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico yesterday morning, and weakened to a category one hurricane, just like Dennis struggled to survive over Cuba on its journey toward the central Gulf coast. And, like Dennis, Emily should get her act together quickly today and I still expect a major hurricane at landfall tonight.
Unfortunately for our friends in Brownsville, Harlingen, and McAllen, there is no shallow pool of cooler water near the coast, and I seriously doubt if Emily will weaken right before landfall, like Dennis did. I would not be shocked if Emily attained category four strength again right before landfall.
The best possible situation for the Rio Grande Valley is a landfall on the northeast Mexico coast, with the damaging winds staying south of the river, but with the rain shield extending northward into south Texas. There has been a rather severe, long term drought across far south Texas in recent years, and a good soaking rain is actually good news.
Best bet for landfall now is about 50 to 100 miles south of the mouth of the Rio Grade, but a hurricane watch extends north to Baffin Bay, Texas, and we surely cannot rule out a far south Texas landfall at this time.
So, for our KVMV friends, it will be a long day of waiting and watching…