Tropical cyclones - 3 September

Well, I thought we'd get a lull from hurricanes. You can but hope. Nature decided otherwise.

Hurricane John is fading fast, that is, as a system with a lot of wind around it. Problem is, hurricanes are made of a lot of water, hanging around in various levels of the atmosphere. Once the wind goes out of them, all of that water has got to come down. We've seen that with Ernesto in the eastern USA. John is going to play the same foul trick on Baja California, northwestern Mexico and the southwestern USA.

I copy the warnings from the NHC:

Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches [75 to 125 mm] with isolated maximum storm totals up to 18 inches [450 mm] are possible over the central Baja peninsula. Northwestern Mexico could receive 3 to 6 inches [75 to 150 mm] with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches [250 mm]. These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud-slides over mountainous terrain. Moisture from John could help produce 1 to 3 inches of rain over the southwestern USA and western Texas through Monday.

Please Relay This Warning - Please Relay This Warning

I haven't finished yet with the bad news.

Tropical depression Six has formed in the central Atlantic and will turn into a hurricane by the middle or end of the coming week. The name to watch is Florence, and she will become an issue early next week (that is, week commencing 10 September).