The cluster of thunderstorms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico became Tropical Storm Humberto today. This storm will make landfall overnight on the Upper Texas coast and then move inland over Louisiana and Mississippi, bringing significant rainfall amounting to 5 to 10 inches there. The abundant moisture may be some good news here in Virginia, as an approaching cold front will hopefully draw this moisture north into our area on Friday. The front is scheduled to arrive Friday night and I expect some showers and thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and continue into the night. Potentially this could be some beneficial rain, considering the lack of rain we've had over the last two and a half weeks. By Saturday morning, the front will be exiting our area, with more dry and pleasant weather behind it for the weekend.
Meanwhile, way out in the Atlantic, the other tropical wave we've been watching very closely has become Tropical Depression #8. I expect this to become Tropical Storm Ingrid as it moves west-northwest over the next 24-48 hours. By the way, if you're wondering where the name Ingrid came from, it replaced Iris, which was retired in 2001. In fact, the "I" names were retired in the Atlantic/Caribbean/Gulf four years in a row from 2001-2004. The retired names were Iris (2001), Isidore (2002), Isabel (2003) and Ivan (2004).
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