Spotty showers and thunderstorms continue to pop up across the region and drift southwest. Isolated downpours are happening as of 3:41PM near Brewton, Gosport, Lyeffion, Barnwell, Forest Home, and Sweet Water.
Most of us will remain dry over the next several hours. pic.twitter.com/IIoIfI0ehh
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 26, 2023
2:40pm, the temperature at KMOB is now 105, tied for the hottest temperature ever recorded at the site. Previous time we reached 105 was back in 2000. #ALwx #MOBwx
— Michael Mugrage (@muggiewx) August 26, 2023
NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Depression Ten, located near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, at 400 PM CDT (2100 UTC).
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2023
INVEST #93L, the tropical disturbance entering the southern Gulf of Mexico, will likely be classified as a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next 6-12 hours. The system is increasingly organized on VIS satellite imagery this evening.#Idalia is the next tropical name. pic.twitter.com/8UgugGebz7
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 26, 2023
Florida Governor @RonDeSantis has issued a State of Emergency for 33 Florida counties ahead of expected impacts in a few days from the storm that will likely become Tropical Storm #Idalia soon. This includes Bay, Gulf, Calhoun counties and points east. https://t.co/mQgminIbKJ
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 26, 2023
One of the longest Atlantic recon plans of the day you’ll ever see. How fortunate we are for these resources. Throwing everything we’ve got into/around #93L starting Sun am. Simultaneous NOAA/Air Force flights into it, NOAA G-IV jet around it. Crews getting ready, so should you. pic.twitter.com/kBkjxlE0nF
— Dr. Rick Knabb (@DrRickKnabb) August 26, 2023
2PM 26 Aug The disturbance near the Yucatan is becoming better organized. Heavy rains are likely over
portions of W Cuba and Yucatan Peninsula. Interest in these areas & Florida need to stay up to date with the latest at https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ Have your hurricane plan in place pic.twitter.com/cTxRJYRwwZ— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2023
Always the “I” storm that seems to cause problems… Idalia is the next name on the tropical naming list. “Idalia” is pronounced “ee-DAL-ya.”
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 26, 2023
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— ABC News (@ABC) August 26, 2023
Animated visible imagery shows that Invest #93L is becoming better organized, with curved banding wrapping into a now closed circulation sitting in the Yucatan Channel. A tropical depression could be classified by @NHC_Atlantic at any time. pic.twitter.com/TyVtbxvsOa
— Dr. Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) August 26, 2023
