Today in the "News" and upcoming severe weather in the south

I took this picture this past Tuesday, as the tail end of that line of "storms" was passing over my area. I found the sunlight from the sunset was creating some interesting coloring in the fast moving clouds as they raced to catch up with the system that didn't do much of anything here... We didn't even get much rain with it, with my CoCoRaHS approved rain gauge only tallying 0.35" of rainfall (shameless plug... yes, I know). You can see clearly in this shot though that there was some wind generated by this system as the palm trees (yes, I am so far south that my Mickey D's actually has palm trees in the parking lot) were being tossed around, offering a tropical feel. Is there a TCDS (Tropical Cyclone Deprivation Syndrome)???

I was quite disturbed to have another one of those rare opportunities to watch the news, and silly me, I did. What a depressing thing it is to watch the news anymore! First, there was the overly dramatized small explosion in Times Square that injured no one... only briefly impacted the subway system... and caused only minor damage to an Army recruiting office, but somehow, they are turning it into some sort of huge story, where...

The FBI said the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force "is on scene working with" New York police.

Then, you get into the political junk that I have been avoiding like the plague... or perhaps like malaria... more on that in a second... anyways, there is talk of a do-over in both Florida and Michigan of their Democratic primaries... Then, the malaria thing... apparently, the government is looking for "volunteers" who wouldn't mind being injected with the deadliest form of malaria to see if they will be responsive to the vaccine... Yep, they might pay $2,000 or more... to inject you with a deadly virus... how much is your life worth? I think I will pass on that study... Then, a story about a 4 year-old who showed up at school drunk. A 4 year-old?! Good grief, people... TWC might be ridiculous to watch anymore with all the green warm-up theories... but I would much rather watch that than the soap opera, I mean "news" I watched this morning.

As for tomorrow, weather is expected to roll in as yet another system works its way across the CONUS. The dynamics aren't very well aligned for a significant weather event, but moisture and jet winds create a sufficient environment for some rotation and an SPC outlined area of slight risk for severe weather, which includes yours truly... the tornadic threat rest mostly in the Carolinas on Friday night though...

ACROSS SERN GA AND FL...THE ORIENTATION OF THE SSW-NNE ORIENTED MID LEVEL AND STRONG FORCING ALONG THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF A SQUALL LINE MOVING THROUGH THIS AREA OVERNIGHT WITH WIND DAMAGE THE PRIMARY THREAT.

A squall line... what a rarity...

Off to pain and torture...

Update: The NWS guys have issued a Flood Potential Outlook for tonight through the weekend, as 3 systems are expected to cross paths somewhere nearby causing buckets of water to fall in the area. Though they aren't certain which areas will see the greatest amount of rainfall, it is certain to be a wet day tomorrow. Be sure to bring your galoshes with you. We are under a flood watch beginning at 1AM. Also, the SPC has expanded their slight risk area... should be an interesting day.Ciao,
~Dewdrop