Idalia

It appears we're going to see a hurricane make landfall on the Gulf Coast this week.

All eyes were on tropical depression Nine dumping rain on East Texas and on Hurricane Franklin out in the Atlantic. It appears now that Franklin will stay offshore and the Gulf Stream will carry it off toward the cooler waters of the North Atlantic.

But suddenly tropical depression Ten popped up out of nowhere in the Carribean, and quickly organized itself into a Tropical Storm, named Idalia.  Current forecasts have it becoming a hurricane by Tuesday night, and making landfall near the Big Bend area of the Florida coast Wednesday morning. It's expected to cross into Georgia later on Wednesday and cross the state to the southeast of Atlanta.

Too close for comfort, as these predicted paths can change on a daily or even hourly basis. 

Meanwhile, it's hot here in Atlanta.  The intense heat waves that have plagued so much of the U.S. have made a second appearance here this summer.  The forecast high is 97°F, but with the humidity it will feel like 102°.

Ninety-five more days left to the 2023 hurricane season.