Tropical Storm Marco, the little guy

An itty bitty tropical storm has formed over the Bay of Campeche. Let's all squint to look at Tropical Storm Marco, who formed yesterday, while I was basking in the glow of my euphoric weekend, thereby making me totally oblivious of his arrival. When I say itty bitty, I mean... tropical storm force winds only extend 10 miles from his center... I have a further drive to work. Anyways, here's the crazy part:

SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... AND MARCO COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT REACHES THE COAST. MARCO IS AN EXTREMELY SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE.

This itty bitty tropical storm, which could become a hurricane does not pose a threat to the United States. Even Mexico won't have a large area impacted.

Update 2:00PM: Tropical Storm Marco made landfall as a tropical storm, still as a miniature storm.

I got this in a message from Steve in Texas, where he shared with me his results from an otherwise disappointment of a chase...He found this gem in Lawton, while returning from Oklahoma. Thanks for sharing, Steve!

Have I mentioned that I am currently going through training to become a member of the local CERT team. CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. It's exciting to consider the basic skills and knowledge that could go a long way in aiding people until better trained help can arrive. So far, I have participated in 2 meetings of a 6 week training course. Last week, they let me put out fires using a fire extinguisher. Are they nuts?! Anyways, in that first shot, I've got my partners back as she tries to tackle the fire. In my shot, I was a little too quick for the photographer. Dewdrop, Fire Fighter Extraordinaire!!! Next week, I get to pretend to do first aid... :O)

Have a lovely day!
~Dewdrop