Good morning! Just a brief post on tropical Storm Cristobal, which after pounding and meandering over the Mexican mountains, is now traveling north through the Gulf of Mexico towards coastal LA. While not a major storm (probably won’t strengthen into at CAT1) it’s wide with tropical force winds winds spreading outward 240miles. Landfall is expected Sunday afternoon/evening in LA with flash flooding, storm surge (3-5 feet), 40-60mph winds and isolated tornadoes.
As Cristobal approaches land the northeast side is driving feeder bands with heavy rain and thunderstorms into the Florida panhandle and west coast. See forecasted radar and total rainfall for Florida over the next 36 hours.
Total rainfall in LA coastal sections are expected to be 4-8″, locally 12″. The problem doesn’t end there, as Cristobal maintains its intensity rain and wind wise as it tracks northward into AR, MO, IA, IL (more wind then rain in IL) and WI on Monday into Tuesday. Those states should prepare for flash flooding (heavy rainfall in short period) with 2-4″ and 40-60mph winds. Not great travel days.
Meanwhile, for tri-state area and East Coast, no changes from my previous forecast. Today’s the last day of the triple H’s with temps topping out in the upper 80s to low 90s with dew points in the 70s, down right oppressive! The sudden and much needed cool down will bring isolated yet brief showers and a t-storm mid afternoon between 3-6pm, but nothing widespread like the previous few days. You’ll definitely feel the refreshing drier airmass this evening into Sunday through Tuesday with temps in the upper 70s to low 80s with mostly sunny skies and low humidity. Check out below the refreshing Canadian airmass as it dives in the Northeast dropping invigorating dew points (blue)!
That’s it for now. I’ll be back shortly on my thoughts on what to expect for the rest of June, talk tropic troubles and what’s lurking ahead. Weather is busy and as you know, never sleeps!
Can you make the rain stop in Florida??
Would love to have that kind of control, haha. Recall I gave you a heads up a few weeks ago about significant rainfall for early June! I believe your comment was it always rains in Florida, no biggy. That said, you do get a reprieve and dry out for couple weeks.