Tropical Update: Tropical activity quiet in Gulf

Gulf of Mexico should remain quiet through the weekend with no tropical activity expected. Area of low pressure near the Carolina coast is not expected to form into a tropical system since it is close to moving on to the Carolina coast. But it will bring heavy rain & the threat for flooding to the Carolinas. In the eastern Pacific, a tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and storms west of Central America. It has a LOW 20% chance for development over the next week.

Tropical Update: No development seen in the Gulf

No tropical activity is expected for the Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. There's a low 10% chance of a tropical system forming off the east coast of Florida. But any major development is unlikely as this area of low pressure drifts towards the US this weekend. In the Eastern Pacific, there's a low 20% chance of tropical development over the next 7 days with a tropical wave near Nicaragua moving west at 10-15 mph.

Beryl long gone from Houston area, cleanup begins

Post Tropical Cyclone Beryl is now near Detroit, Michigan still bringing the threat for heavy rain, flooding and even a few tornadoes to parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast. It has 30 mph winds and should cross into Canada by tomorrow. National hurricane center is also monitoring an area of showers and storms off the SE US coast with a very LOW 10% chance of development over the next 2-7 days. No tropical activity is expected in the Gulf of Mexico for the rest of the week.

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Tropical Weather Forecast: Beryl moving on, heat moving in

Beryl is now a Post-Tropical cyclone near St. Louis with 30 mph winds bringing a Flood and tornado risk to parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes area. There are still over 1 million people without power in the Houston area from strong winds that Beryl produced yesterday. The good news is that there are no other tropical cyclones expected to form in the Atlantic basin over the next few days