Twin States Weather Blog

Showers and Thunderstorms Today!

With all the moisture in the air, the hot July sun was quick to spark showers and thunderstorms early today. Most of them are located along and south of the I 20 corridor. Those will slowly continue off to the north and east.

Expect cloudy skies with showers and occasional storms to roll through for the remainder of the afternoon. The storms will slowly dissipate as we head into the evening and the sun sets.

The abundant moisture across deep south is due in part to the remnants of Dennis. He is still pinwheeling around about 125 miles westnorthwest of Lexington, Kentucky. Dennis is certainly not a wind threat any longer, just a huge rain maker!

All the wind is once again down in the Carribean Sea associated with Hurricane Emily. She is a very compact storm located about 395 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. The second major hurricane already this season has weakened slightly. Winds as of the 2pm AST advisory were down to 115 mph. She remains a major hurricane however.

The current track looks as if she will threaten the Mexico/Texas border by Wednesday morning. High pressure to the storm's north should keep the storm on it's path toward the west/westnorthwest. The current movement is to the west 20mph.

Although we should be in the all clear for Emily, unlike Dennis, you can always tune in to Newscenter 11 Weather for the very latest on the Storm and her projected path.

posted by Anonymous @ 2:15 PM