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[Gillian]

Thanks for the updates! We've set aside money for new ponchos

 

[CWIPPERMAN]

Northwest Gulf of Mexico to get soaked by T.S. Fay
Fri, Sep. 06, 2002 8:30 PM ET

James Wilson, Senior Meteorologist
Forecast Summary, The Weather Channel

South
Tropical Storm Fay should gradually track towards the Texas coast between Galveston and Corpus Christi. Rain and thunderstorms are moving onshore over the Upper Texas Gulf Coast and southwestern Louisiana. Through 8 PM CDT, Galveston already picked up near 3 inches with much more rain to come. A flood watch is in effect for the Houston area. Fay is forecast to move slowly westward into Texas on Saturday and could linger there right through Monday with the potential for flooding rains in the central and eastern portions of the Lone Star State. Highs will range from the middle 80s to the mid 90s for the next few days. States from Oklahoma east to Tennessee will see highs 5 to 10 degrees above average. Over the weekend, a storm could take shape midway between the Bahamas and Bermuda and move westward toward the Southeast Coast, lurking just offshore by Monday morning.

Midwest

 

[CWIPPERMAN]

Remnants of Fay drenching Texas, very hot in the Midwest and Plains
Sat, Sep. 07, 2002 9:05 PM ET

R. Hulecki, Meteorologist
Forecast Summary, The Weather Channel


South
Former Tropical Storm Fay moved inland near Palacios, Texas early in Saturday morning. At 1 a.m. CDT, a northeast wind gust of 58 mph was reported at Palacios, but winds have not been a serious problem with Fay. The remnants of Fay are drifting between the Rio Grande River and San Antonio. Rain and thunderstorms continue to move onshore in Louisiana and flood watches stretch from Del Rio to Beaumont. The remnants of Fay are forecasted to drift deeper into Texas and northern Mexico over the next few days with the potential for flooding rains in the central and eastern portions of the Lone Star State. Another band of heavy thunderstorms will move back into coastal Alabama and southern Mississippi where additional flooding is possible. Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to threaten the northern Gulf Coast from Mobile westward. A flood watch is in effect for parts of southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. Coastal flood watches and warnings are in effect along the northern Gulf Coast as persistent southeast winds pile the water along the northern Gulf Coast. High temperatures will range from the middle 80s to the mid 90s for the next few days. Temperatures from Oklahoma to Tennessee will be a few degrees above average. Meanwhile, a storm is taking shape north of the Bahamas and will move westward toward the Southeast Coast, lurking just offshore by Monday morning. By Tuesday, the storm could shift northward to off the Mid-Atlantic Coast.

 

[CWIPPERMAN]

<center>A quick note to anyone that checks this thread. I'm off to WDW in a few hours. Judging by the numbers, quite a few people have been monitoring the weather with this thread. Maybe someone else could keep it going while I'm gone? If so... thanks! </center>