8/8 Thursday Team Tropical Update

Meteorologist Trey Tonnessen

Tropical Storm Debby still in the vicinity of Charlotte this afternoon, with upper ridging over New Mexico. That ridging extends southeastward into the northwest Gulf of Mexico. The circulation around Debby has effectively produced a surface boundary to the north of Interstate 10. Northwest winds have surged along this boundary in the last hour or two to 15 to 20 mph, and have dropped dew points on the Mississippi coast significantly in the last hour or so. Unfortunately, temperatures are still hot, in the middle and upper 90s.