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ur. ivucnaeis agrees, saying we have the tendency to see a continuous trough in the Jet Stream, which has produced most of our summer weather, for the next couple of weeks,” but added there is no way to tell what was in store for fall.
He said the immediate concern “is that the ground is so saturated with rainwater that the inevitable tropical storms of August could produce significant flooding.”
The tropical storm season in this area can range from June to November but usually is concentrated from early August to late September,
“The last wet summer we had like this was in 1972 when Humean Agnes hit the East Coast,” he said, adding that the only other similar summer would be that of “1969 when Camille swept up the East Coast.”
Both hurricanes did significant damage not only to the coastal areas but dropped massive amounts of rainfall from the Gulf of Mississippi to the New England states.
Dr. Michaels was quick to add that there is no way of knowing if a tropical storm of Camille’s magnitude is on its way; in fact, he added, “the jet stream is deflecting them— 264371011ike the last Hurricane Dean—out to sea.”
“It’s a very unusual year,” he repeated.
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