Sally? Gee!

Tropical Storm Sally has formed.  But not from the tropical wave you might be thinking of.

The new storm developed from a small disturbance just as of Miami that the National Hurricane Center gave little chance of forming into anything significant, and yet when it bisects the Gulf of Mexico on a northwesterly track, it is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the coast of Mississippi. 

As for the wave that came off the coast of Senegal, it has finally developed into a tropical depression and will likely become Tropical Storm Teddy late today (Sunday, September 13).  Then it should become a hurricane soon after. 

But get this.  Teddy will likely turn to the north sooner than originally anticipated, as the GFS computer projection now agrees with the Euro that will pose no threat to land. So those earlier projections of this storm affecting the whole damn U.S. East Coast appear to have fizzled.

I have to remain vigilant, though.  The hurricane season comes to end at the end of November, and the Northeast could still get that late -season storm the 2020 almanacs have been hinting at.

In the meantime, the 2021 almanacs should be out soon.  I can't wait to see what they say about next year!