Twin States Weather Blog

Weekend Wrapup

* Greetings from Mobile, Alabama! I'm here visiting some friends of mine...Tonight was STAR WARS and RIBS night. We watched Return of the Jedi, the sixth installment of the series.

I was in the crowd at Bonita Lakes Mall Wednesday night/Thursday morning for the midnight opening of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I REALLY enjoyed it! If you are a Star Wars fan, it truly is a must see!

* Saturday was the final day of Hurricane Awareness Week. The official beginning of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico is on June 1. The action USUALLY gets going by late July, and August and September are usually our two busiest months. The National Hurricane Center put together a website with tons of great information. Check it out:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

* Watching for the possibility of severe weather Monday. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined our area under a "Slight Risk" of severe weather - that's their way of saying they expect some severe weather, but not a widespread episode. We agree with their thinking. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.

Here's the Day 3 Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center:

SPC Day 3 Outlook

* The rest of the weekend looks fantastic, albeit hot. Temperatures tomorrow will probably end up in the 90's! Enjoy the pleasant weather.

posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 1:06 AM