The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring four regions for tropical development, two of which have a good chance of impacting the United States around Labor Day weekend.
Over the coming week, large sections of the Western United States will be subjected to a lengthy and intense heat event that is projected to break several records.
The National Weather Service has warned that this heat wave might challenge monthly records in California's Central Valley over the holiday weekend.
On Labor Day, Sacramento might reach 110 degrees.
Storms in the Midwest and the southern US
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They understand that predicting Labor Day a week in advance may be a little early, but with the tropics heating up this week, there are a few things they believe you should be aware of, as per CNN.
The biggest region of worry remains in the Atlantic, as it has the highest possibility of becoming the next named storm, which will be called Danielle.
"Although environmental circumstances are only marginally favorable," the hurricane center noted in its tropical forecast, "some slow development of this system is predicted over the next several days, and a tropical depression is likely to emerge later this week."
Throughout the week, the disturbance will continue to move westward before shifting gradually northwest near the Leeward Islands.
It has a 50% probability of developing a tropical storm during the next 48 hours and an 80% chance of forming within the next five days, according to the hurricane center.
Forecast models now show the storm lingering north of the Leeward Islands, making a northeasterly turn, and heading out to sea.
It may interact with Bermuda, but it does not now constitute a direct threat to the United States.
However, depending on how strong the storm becomes and how near it comes to the US before turning away, it may generate a rip current risk for areas of the East Coast.
Trusting a prediction model beyond seven days is reportedly risky since it's most likely a "fantasy storm," but the country is already within the seven-day timeframe, so the next few model runs will be highly informative about what the storm may do.
If a hurricane forms off the coast of the United States on Labor Day, it might have ramifications for the country even if it does not make landfall.
Perhaps if the storm lingers well offshore, citizens might expect strong gusts and even rip currents along the East Coast.
The larger the storm, the higher the seas and the more powerful the rip currents.
Furthermore, the closer the storm gets to the United States, the more powerful the consequences will be.
With severe heat anticipated for most of the state and Western United States, the grid operator expects high power demand, largely from air conditioning usage, and is appealing for voluntary conservation measures to assist balance supply and demand, according to a letter from California ISO, as per The Washington Post.
Additional Flex Alerts may be issued through the Labor Day weekend as high temperatures are expected across much of the West.
Except for near-coastal locations where cooler ocean water may help to lessen the heat, few areas from California to the Northern Plains will be spared.
Temperatures will range from 10 to 15 degrees above average, which is more typical of mid-July than early September.
The Weather Service issued a warning that "severe heat will considerably enhance the possibility for heat-related diseases," characterizing the circumstances as "dangerously hot" with "little nighttime reprieve."
Forecasters are also concerned that the heat will severely desiccate the already parched countryside, increasing the danger of wildfires.
The National Interagency Fire Center's Predictive Services has issued a "high risk" for fires in Northern California by the weekend; much of the remainder of the Western United States is under a moderate danger.
