Anyone got an eye on that disturbance in the western Caribbean? There’s a couple folks on here that know their stuff. Just ran across it today and didn’t see anyone discussing yet.

Too early to really discuss other than it’s a thing out there. Should have a much better indication of likely intensity and track by Sunday evening. I hope it brings more rain to places that didn’t get it from Francine. There’s still parts of central and NE AL dry dry dry.

I ran across some info yesterday. Still a week out. I pay more attention now than before. I was 350 mile from the coast. Now I’m 10 miles.

It's still pretty far out to be getting too worried, but some models aren't looking good. The weather nerds are starting to get all giddy

https://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=124312&start=700

No position fix at all though. So for now, its just a blob. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/xgtwo/two_atl_7d0.png

Navarre, Destin and Santa Rosa Beach better buckle down

Been watching mikes weather channel some today. The guy is pretty good. Sounds like more confidence by the day and mobile seems to be dead center for now. All depends on that cold front where it ends up

I’m heading to Dauphin Island Wednesday so i hope it’s all hype and no show.

You fishing?

My daughter is headed back to her home in Mobile today. We been watching it no definite track yet

Unfortunately, that would mean widespread destruction and no power for us down here on the coast. I personally hope N AL gets rain some other way.

That guy is a far superior Wather man than most any guy you will see on the TV. He actually tells you useful information.

As far as dangerous weather is concerned, right now this blob aint going to be much of a concern. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/96L_intensity_latest.png
Still could make some spinners and local big storms though.

I’ll take a little more rain here in Mobile but I’m supposed to be on that Prairie Glades SOA dove hunt next Saturday.

The GFS models have been all over the place with this one for the last three days. Texas one day, Mobile, panhandle of FL, back to Mobile/MS line and now not much going to Central FL.....

I hate to say things like "I hope it hits us" because I know that if it does, that means that many down south will suffer. I just pray we get rain, from something, whether from the stormm, or the front that's predicted to pull it ashore.

We have two large Water Oaks in our front yard that provide mid day and spotty afternoon shade. They started shedding leaves last night. My front yard is covered with leaves. I have not seen this happen in the 17 years we've lived here. The leaves that are coming off are gray. Looking up into the trees, there's thousands of gray leaves on those two trees. I sure hope that they aren't going to die. If they do, I won't have one bit of shade and our power bill will definitely climb. We have Oak Wilt here. I'm afraid that the stress may help it hit those two trees.

I spot mowed my yard again today. I'm a yard guy. My yard normally looks like a golf course. I have not mowed my front yard in over 2 months. The Tifsport bermuda in the front hasn't even sent up seed heads. My back yard is pure clay, a rarity on Sand Mountain. The grass back there is still greenish. I'm mowing it because of some small spot of crab grass. Just keeping the seed from maturing. I'm clipping about 1/2" off the bermuda and mowing about every 10 days. I've tried irrigating and from appearances, it's not helping. We got 1/2" of rain, 3 Saturdays ago. Just a random, pop up shower. It didn't green up any grass that I can see from my house. The pastures here are done for the year.

There was a snippet on channel 31 news this past week. I wish I had posted it here, because I know some of you guys think that I "cry wolf" about it getting dry here. It seems like if there's a drought in AL, that it hits Marshall county, every time. The young lady that's a meteorologist explained why it was often dry on Sand Mountain. We know it's because of the mountain, but she explained the science behind it. I can't remember the term she used for the weather anomaly.

Unfortunately, that’s part of the game when you chose to live near the GOM/Atlantic. FYI, I have and still own a condo in OB so I understand the sentiment.

Yeah I certainly don’t wish any harm to life or property on the coast, but it’s often times these tropical systems that bring the only rain this way for two months in late summer and fall. If we don’t get remnant tropical storms we often go without. I lived 18 miles from the coast for a few years and I left. I wouldn’t have anything down there with the risks involved in these storms every summer. It would drive me crazy.

Just part of it Matt. Our family lost a home during Fredrick, three condos due to Ivan and had two feet of water in a ground level house courtesy of Sally. I can’t remember all the property damages and how many piers we rebuilt. It’s just a way it’s been for my family that moved onto the island in the late fifties. About all I can say is I’ll take a hurricane with several days notice over a tornado without any.

I knew a guy that threatened to whoop Jim Cantore if he didn’t get out of his front yard during Katrina. Greg didn’t have a care and half the streets in Biloxi are named after his kinfolk.