Not long ago I put a forecast out where we would not be relying on the monsoon ridge as much for the system to restart itself, but rather favorable patterns for tropical storms and hurricanes south of the area, being drawn northward with the Meteorological Fall pattern with low pressure systems off the California coast. This looks to be increasing in that direction as a system west of Mexico is showing promise to be the next named system, Nora. Systems named Nora in the past have come close to the region so this one bears watching. Starting today in the Eastern half of Arizona we will see the first of the severe storm warnings, increasing on Friday and into the weekend as the system becomes better organized.
‘Nora’ looks to move in the general direction of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, impacting that area between August 29-30th. If traveling in that area during that time, be mindful of the system to come. August 29th so happens to be the pinnacle start date where hurricanes strike the North American Mainland more often than not. We have seen many systems do this, from Hurricane Katrina on August 29th to the Great Miami Hurricane in 1926, hitting there on September 11th, the peak of the hurricane season. We may be adding yet another system to the list. I have issued a Hurricane Watch surrounding August 29th of this year for Southeast Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana. This alert was issued over at National Weather Force, my national page.
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Hurricane Season goes through October for the most part. October is still a time when storms can be pulled northward, both in the Atlantic and Pacific.
As for Arizona, Nora may very well come as close as they come sometime early to mid-this next week, which is the week of August 30th – September 4th. We are still a bit a ways out from this, but a system coming north of Cabo and making a run at the United States has deep enough moisture to warrant a Flood Risk in the Southwest United States. Preliminary estimations in my long range flood risk model suggests the Central/Western half of Arizona for the focus spot this go around. Again, a bit far away for confidence, but given the current pattern and consistency, do feel this to be the right call.
So, like I said days ago, you should already be focusing on the next monsoon surge and getting your flood preparations back into order. I will be back at the helm issuing micro-climate alerts over the e-mail alert system as well as in the AZWF group as the days move along.
Stay tuned to Arizona Weather Force for further updates …
The following images are of the longer range flood risk model. Showing a high risk this far out is telling and bears monitoring closely. There are four images, NW, NE, SW< and SE half of Arizona for the first part of September with the arrival of deeper tropical moisture…
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– is a consulting meteorologist for over 50 different companies, including large oil companies like BP. He has certs from MSU and PSU as a meteorologist. Both short and long-range is very important to know in those jobs so you can bet on accuracy here. He is versed in fields like Western USA, Tornadoes, Floods, Hurricanes, High Winds, Fire Behavior, Snow and Blizzards, Short Range, Long Range, Seasonal, and Life-Threatening decisions with over 20 years experience, out-forecasting even the National Weather Service with lead-time and precision, which makes him a focus of ridicule and envy in the weather community due to having such accuracy.