Hurricane Nicholas

NHC/NOAA ^ | 12 September 2021 | NHC/NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Nicholas has formed in the SW Gulf of Mexico

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[NautiNurse]

The peak of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season marches on...

[NautiNurse]

...Tropical Storm Nicholas Forms in the SW Gulf of Mexico...

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas from the
Mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Aransas.

1000 CT Update
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About 130 MI NE of Veracruz Mexico
About 405 MI SSE of the Mouth of the Rio Grande
Max Sustained Winds...40 MPH
Moving...NNW at 13 MPH
Minimum Pressure...1008 MB

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center.

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[janetjanet998]

slow mover once it moves inland and stalls over LA as another system heads for the east coast

[NautiNurse]

Saw the deceleration in NE TX.

[Mouton]

Bastardi was talking about this last night. Said if it stays closer to the area below mid texas coast, probably will not be a hurricane. Were it to travel farther north north east into the gulf, it would be one.

From the look of the recent models, it appears it will remain a TS.

[NautiNurse]

Looks like it will rake along the SE TX coastline.

[NonValueAdded]

That 40-60% area off the east coast of Florida disappeared in the 11 AM graphic.

[NautiNurse]

It is in the 5-day graphic. Absent from the 48 hour graphic.

[nomorelurker]

I’m North of Corpus Christi looks like I can hold off on watering plants. This thing popped up quick local 6am news noted a disturbance area but nothing about named storm

[NautiNurse]

Last night the NHC expected to name Nicholas today. So they did. NHC currently anticipates 65 mph winds near landfall.

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[texanyankee]

Wish it would veer more to the west so we can get some much-needed showers in the Texas Hill Country.

[NautiNurse]

Oh my...coming around Japan’s back door.

[Hazwaste]

Been living on the gulf coast for the past 35 years. Retirement is coming in just a few years. It’s going to be spent far away from the coast, in a house up on a hill somewhere in central Texas. The gulf coast has been a great place to live, but we’ve lived through enough hurricane seasons and dealt with enough damage.

[blam]

"...in a house up on a hill somewhere in central Texas."

I've decided that if I had to do it all over again that I'd have stayed in Texas too. Maybe the Wimberly area.

[NautiNurse]

You may well have rain if Nicholas is at the coast between Corpus Christi and Port Lavaca.

[NautiNurse]

The gulf coast has been a great place to live, but we’ve lived through enough hurricane seasons and dealt with enough damage.

Sounds like "Build Back Better" isn't in the cards. I understand completely.

[Alas Babylon!]

I hope it doesn’t further delay the reopening of Texas and Louisiana gas refineries.

Gas prices have gone up 5-10 cents since Ida.

[NautiNurse]

Good point. Current forecast models predict landfall near Port Lavaca, tracking inland between Austin and Houston. This track should spare most oil production.

[Alas Babylon!]

I think most of the problem with Ida for the refineries was flooding and electrical restoration (or lack thereof).

While I don’t expect much storm damage (wind, storm surge), further torrential rain and flooding will not be helpful.