TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE Discussion Thread

Kind of a bummer. I love this weather at night. Good sleeping weather!

Well it's good to see typical weather nerds discussing weather nerd stuff, rather than measuring water depths in our houses....This was a good practice run.....

There are numerous vortices right now. One is on the coast near Terrebone and another one about 100 miles SW of that one. That one is actually moving SW. Then there is the broad circulation affecting the metro area. There are more. I’m now focused on the rainfall. I guess there is still a chance the NHC center could do a little more before landfall but I doubt it. The swirls look closed but are void of significant convection. The true energy is onshore then E of NOLA. That’s how I see it. 1/4 inch rain now in 12 minutes. I’m about ready for this to end.

Posted the picture on Facebook, but I’m on my phone!

Hard to believe the scope of this “potential tropical cyclone.”

Officially, the hurricane hunters found it lacked a well-defined circulation. Thus, it’s not Tropical Storm #Claudette. They found a center of circulation, it was just somewhat broad. Therefore…no name.

I’ve seen way more disorganized storms classified before. From a messaging standpoint, it’s certainly hard to communicate that it has 45mph winds/flooding rain potential with no name.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck…treat it like a duck, HA!

(Edited to add the mentioned picture)

Sun is out in Thibodaux. Only had sprinkles all day

Spinning through 2 inches now. Windy again and pressure down to 29.75 .

There you go, Scot!