Isaac May Bring Rain and Gusty Winds to Parts of North Texas

Isaac was downgraded to a Tropical Storm today but it continues to bring heavy rain and wind to parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.  Flooding is becoming a huge concern as many areas have picked up 10" of rain with another 12 hours of rain still likely to come.

Isaac is moving slowly to the NW at 6 mph according to the 4pm update from the National Hurricane Center.  Winds are still estimated to be 70 mph.

Here is a look at the movement of Isaac over the past 24 hours.  It has moved just 150 miles in 24 hours.  That is about 6.25 mph.  (A house mouse can run 8 mph... I looked it up.)

The track of Isaac looks like it will impact our weather in North Texas.   Below is a look at the computer models.

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Several models take this into NE Texas Thursday evening into Friday morning.  If this were to occur we would see gusty winds and rain chances for areas along the I-35E corridor to the east.

So with that said here is a look at our rain chances for Thursday thru Friday.  I place the expected wind gusts here in Dallas/ Fort Worth on the maps.  This is not going to be a big wind for us, but you will notice a much breezier day Thursday into Friday.  Winds will be a little higher in East Texas with gusts possibly up to 40 to 45 mph from Paris to Mineola to Texarkana.

HISTORY OF ISAAC...

Isaac became a Tropical Storm 8 days ago on Tuesday, Aug 21.  Here is a look at the track Isaac has taken over the past 8 days.  This is a great animation.

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FORECAST FOR DFW...

Tonight... Mostly clear.  Low of 74.  N/NE 5-15 mph

Tomorrow... Mostly to partly sunny.  Becoming windy.  High of 93.  Rain chances in the late afternoon into the evening.  Best rain chance will be east of Dallas.  N 15-30 mph.

Tomorrow Night... Mostly cloudy and windy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible for areas mainly east of Dallas.  Low of 76.  N 15-35 mph.

Friday... Partly to mostly sunny.  Breezy.  Isolated showers and storms.  Rain chance 20%.  High of 94.  W 15-25 mph.

Saturday... Mostly sunny and hot.  High of 98.  S 5-10 mph.

Sunday... Mostly sunny and hot.  High of 100.  S 5-10 mph

Labor Day (Monday)... Mostly sunny and hot.  High of 100.  S 5-10 mph