Backlash - Face Forward

The Pensacola area is getting a little rain this morning from a trailing band of Gustav -- now downgraded to a Tropical Storm. It's almost more moisture than we saw yesterday. At 7 am, the National Weather Service also issued a tornado warning.

AT 6:55 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GULF BREEZE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

Local weather should look up soon, but then we'll have to start watching Hanna, Ike, and Tropical Depression No. 10.

It's Another Boy!

The name is Ike, shouts the NHC:

THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM IKE WITH AN INITIAL INTENSITY OF 45 KNOTS. GIVEN THE WARM OCEAN ALONG ITS PATH AND THE LOW SHEAR...IKE IS FORECAST TO REACH HURRICANE STATUS IN ABOUT 36 HOURS.

Hanna Is a Hurricane...

... and she has children following her:

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Bryan at Why Now? has the details on one of the kids, temporarily named Tropical Depression No. 9.

Hannah Is A Sister

NHC:

THE DEPRESSION IS UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM HANNA.
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A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2-3 DAYS AS HANNA MOVES AROUND THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THEREAFTER... THE TRACK BECOMES MUCH LESS CERTAIN AS IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW HANNA WILL INTERACT WITH A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST.