I was in my last class for the day when all heads peered out the window at one instant. It was pouring! Since it was close to dismissal time, we all groaned about having to get to our cars/buses in the rain. But magically the clouds parted and gave way to a brilliant ray of sunshine, and thus our commute home was dry. That's an isolated storm for you.
Just took a look at the radar and it looks like more scattered storms are on the way, with one forming in Northeast Louisville and another south of Indianapolis. Expect short periods of rain with a couple claps of thunder built in through this evening. As promised, we should be dry for the weekend, making for excellent state fair weather.
The tropical wave I talked about yesterday (the one near the Caribbean) has now been upgraded to a high risk of development. Looks like we could have tropical storm or hurricane Fay on our hands by the weekend. Here's the discussion from the National Hurricane Center:
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH INTO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. WHILE THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE LOW CENTER AT THIS TIME. NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND HISPANIOLA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
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