We have had over 12 inches of rain so far in August and the local weather guys don’t think the stalled front to the North of us is going to move out before September.

As a result of Helene down in the Bay of Campeche, we can expect another major rain event to affect the coast next week. The forecast shows thunderstorms predicted every day.

There are a lot of people on the other side of that front who want and need rain, but it is stuck down here. I expect there will be mushrooms growing in the pots with my Mother’s flowering cacti, which may rot.

You can’t keep the bugs out as they head for dry ground. In the areas where there are still snakes, people will see them on their porches.

Raincoats are worthless in the heat, as your choice of soaking is rain or sweat. I’m ready to put my wallet in a plastic bag and leave the umbrellas and raincoats behind.

Position: 22.8N 99.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb ↑.

Currently inland about 85 miles [140 km] West-Northwest of Tampico, Mexico.

It came ashore just South of Tampico and the inland mountains should cause it to dissipate after dumping more rain on an already soaked region.

The NHC has issued its last advisory on the storm, as it has dissipated into a remnant low.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 34.5N 33.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [080°] near 22 mph [35 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 125 mph [200 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 Miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 965 mb ↓.

Currently about 455 miles [ 730 km] West-Southwest of the Azores.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the central and eastern Azores.

Gordon is a small, tight storm with a very distinctive eye in satellite images. It is expected to weaken before passing through the Azores as shear increases and the water becomes cooler.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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