Twin States Weather Blog

Cindy...and Dennis

*TD 3 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Intracoastal City, LA to Destin, FL. As of 10:00 am CDT, TS Cindy was located about 165 miles South-Southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River, moving North at 14mph. Current sustained winds are at 50 mph with higher gusts. Cindy will make a shift to a northeasterly movement.

*Our current thinking is that Cindy's track will be to the right of the NHC official forecast track. We believe the system will skirt the SE LA coast and make landfall late tonight/early tomorrow near the MS/AL state line, between Mobile and Biloxi. The center of the storm will remain to our south and heavy rain will be our main threat and perhaps some wind gusts of 20-25 mph.

*Be sure to check out the "info desk" on TS Cindy. Webcams, satellites, official National Hurricane Center forecasts - it's all there in one place! Be sure to bookmark the Info Desk and check back for updates. Here's the Info Desk on Tropical Storm Cindy:

TS Cindy Info Desk

*TD 4 in the Caribbean has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Dennis. This marks the earliest in history to have four named tropical systems in the Atlantic Basin. As of 10:00 am CDT, Dennis had winds of 40 mph with higher gusts and was located 355 miles south of San Juan, PR, moving West-Northwest at 18 mph. Dennis is forecasted to become a hurricane in the next 48 to 72 hrs. This is still too far out to forecast landfall and its impacts on us, however it certainly does warrant watching. We'll continue to watch Dennis and refine our forecast.

posted by Renny Vandewege @ 12:04 PM