Tropical Depression Harvey

Tropical Depression Harvey is located in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days into a Tropical Storm. Harvey initially formed just east of the Windward Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It reached tropical storm status from August 17-19, but dissipated over the eastern Caribbean after encountering unfavorable environmental conditions. As of now the path takes it into southeastern Texas on Saturday.

As the storm strengthens, flooding rains look to be the biggest threat. Some models are printing out over 10 inches of rain in a short period of time. Should Harvey become a hurricane and make landfall in Texas, it would be the first hurricane to do so since Ike in 2008, which was 3,226 days ago. Harvey is the eighth named tropical system for the Atlantic hurricane season. 

For Delmarva, there are no signs of any tropical activity around our area for at least the next 7 days. The Atlantic hurricane season ends November 30.