Hurricanes Are Starting To Form

While we don't necessarily deal with hurricanes in this part of the country - we definitely deal with the effects. You might remember me going to the Bahamas Weather Conference earlier in the year - and a big part of that talked about hurricane preparedness. It was amazing to me how much of an effect a major hurricane down south can affect everyone - even those of us in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, etc.

Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall in the Florida panhandle, and is the first landfalling tropical storm/hurricane of the year. There are a couple of other storms we are watching as well, and depending on what happens with them you may or may not see me talking about them on-air. Ana and Bill have both formed, and both are looking strong.

Hopefully the hurricanes can stay away from the United States this year! Keep track by going to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov or just look for any posts of mine on this weather blog.

Have a good night, and stay warm because we'll see lows back in the lower 50s and upper 40s around the area.

~KDLT Chief Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer