Tropical Storm Bonnie Forms

July 22, 2010

[Image of 5-day forecast and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]

Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed near the Bahamas, and it is headed toward the Gulf Of Mexico.

Maximum sustained winds were 40 mph. Current forecast models take the storm into the Gulf of Mexico, across the Deepwater Horizon spill location and into the Texas or Louisiana coast sometime on Sunday or Monday. A Tropical Storm warning has been issued for the southern tip of Florida.

Work on the relief well in the Gulf of Mexico has been suspended in advance of the storm.

Comments

4 Responses to “Tropical Storm Bonnie Forms”

  1. allen former resident now in houston on July 22nd, 2010 7:26 pm

    we’ll keep all of our gulf friends in our prayers. please do the same for us.

  2. Disappointed on July 22nd, 2010 7:01 pm

    The thing that worries me the most is the oil thats in the gulf.. what are we going to do????

  3. ryan on July 22nd, 2010 6:40 pm

    bring it on!!!!! maybe the roofing business will kick off again!!

  4. Beth Mahoney on July 22nd, 2010 11:16 am

    This is the last thing the Gulf needs, my Lord these poor people can’t catch a break..