The official forecast from NHC for Tropical Storm #Gonzalo now shows complete dissipation early next week. Global models are in good agreement about this at this point.
Focus will shift to the next wave/storm emerging from Africa in the days ahead. pic.twitter.com/5qfbXFF7yH
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 24, 2020
The large counterclockwise circulation of Tropical Storm Hanna continues to fling large amounts of Gulf moisture into south Alabama and northwest Florida… Wet, soggy day for many across our local area.
Fortunately, no significant severe weather is expected today or tonight. pic.twitter.com/zmQYlSsOwh
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 24, 2020
In addition to Gonzalo and Hanna, we are also monitoring a strong tropical wave just west of Africa. This system has a medium (40%) chance of becoming a tropical depression through Wednesday over the tropical Atlantic east of the Lesser Antilles. More: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/BJsgNumEDN
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 24, 2020
Updated ECMWF 12z intensifies Hanna to a Category 1 hurricane at landfall Saturday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/Pim0TYcuhk
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) July 24, 2020
SCATTERED STORMS ACROSS THE REGION… Areas of heavy rain continue to pop up this afternoon across south Alabama and northwest Florida. The two areas of heaviest rain at the moment are happening near the Alabama beaches and separately, in a storm near Monroeville, Gosport, Mexia, Perdue Hill, and the US84 corridor in Monroe County. Storms are moving northwest today, being steered from afar by the large counterclockwise circulation of Tropical Storm Hanna.
Widespread severe weather is not expected today, but storms will produce heavy rain at times across the region and potentially loud thunder (and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning in the strongest storms).
