Half of Hanna On Land...

Hurricane Hanna has slowly been moving inland this afternoon very close to Port Mansfield.   Recon aircraft information suggested max. winds were 90 mph, but I have not seen any ground truth to support that.  

Kudos to the NHC (National Hurricane Center) for the accuracy of their models that locked on to land fall along the Texas coast and 2 days out pinpointed south of Corpus Christi landfall.  This was a well behaved Hurricane.  As we know, not all are that well behaved. Our clouds and showers are separate from Hanna and it finally appears our rainy conditions will get back closer to "normal".

An obvious benefit to the clouds and showers is temps staying below 90. 

It's a basic summertime weather map with spotty storms dotting the South.   Baring any tropical disturbances, don't expect any major changes for the next 6-8 weeks.

Speaking of the Tropics, Tropical Storm Gonzalo weaken into an open wave and is no longer being followed.  However, we do have another system that appears to be getting organized out in the Atlantic.  NHC has increased the chances for development to 70%.

This will likely be our next named storm (Isaias) early next week.   Of course it will be overhyped and we'll have to endure tracking it for 10+ days.   Unlike Gonzalo, this system will be at a higher latitude meaning the potential for land impacts will be much greater.  I'm drinking a Guinness and will not worry about Isaias until the end of next week.  Stay Tuned