The Don Is Dead

Check this out from the National Hurricane Center...
"THE DON IS DEAD.  THE CYCLONE LITERALLY EVAPORATED OVER TEXAS ABOUT
AS FAST AS I HAVE EVER SEEN WITHOUT MOUNTAINS INVOLVED.  DON HAS NO
CONVECTION...MEAGER RAINFALL...AND ONLY A SLIGHT SIGNATURE IN
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR DATA.  THEREFORE...THIS IS THE LAST
ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM.  DON SHOULD OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH LATER
TODAY AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO POSE
A RAINFALL THREAT."

For those who tracked this storm, it was an excellent exercise in plotting coordinates and forecasting landfall. For those who watched the RADAR like me, tracking the rain as it progressed toward shore, I thought for sure the RADAR was malfunctioning as 'ground clutter' completely obscured any rain echoes. For those who were hoping for beneficial rains, well, maybe next time. I think the cotton pickers at least appreciated the disintegration of Don.

Turned out that tropical storm Don choked on drier air that got sucked into the system. Often, this happens to hurricanes and weakens them quite a bit. Therefore, this tropical system, not impressive to begin with, did not stand a chance. Still, the storm system literally fell apart. I've never seen a tropical system just give out so quickly.

MS