Monthly Archives: August 2009

Welcome, InstaPundit readers! I apologize for the relative dearth of updates on today’s tropical developments, at least as compared to my hyperactive weatherblogging of years past. Alas, “free time” isn’t a terribly viable concept when you have a 19-month-old and a 1-month-old. 🙂 Indeed, I’m only able to post this update because the previously crying 1-month-old has finally fallen asleep… Read more »

[UPDATE, 11:00 PM MDT: Welcome, InstaPundit readers! I have (finally) posted a new update, covering both Ana and Bill.] Mark it down: on August 15, two-and-a-half months into the Atlantic hurricane season, we finally have our first named storm. Tropical Storm Ana formed overnight. It was our original “proto-Ana,” the one further west, that ultimately won the “race” and earned… Read more »

Tropical Depression Two, our erstwhile “proto-Ana,” is dead (or at least dormant; regeneration remains possible), and Tropical Depression Three — the new “proto-Ana” hotness — has yet to be born. For now, Three-to-Be is just “Invest 90L,” a mere tropical wave. But the National Hurricane Center thinks that will change soon: SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED… Read more »