From William Cole: A Air Quality Alert has been issued for the following counties in North Texas until Monday September 26. Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant & Wise.

OZONE ACTION DAY The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Monday, September 26, 2022. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts) Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org) EPA Air Now (www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0) Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org) North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality (www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)

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From William Cole: A strong T-Storm will impact portions of eastern Hopkins County through 300 PM

At 224 PM , Live Radar was tracking a strong T-Storm near Mount Vernon, or 13 miles southwest of Hagansport, moving south at 15 mph.

Wind Gusts Up To 50 Mph And Half Inch Hail. Gusty Winds Could Knock Down Tree Limbs And Blow Around Unsecured Objects. Minor Damage To Outdoor Objects Is Possible.

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From William Cole: Strong T-Storms will impact portions of southern Hunt, southwestern Hopkins and Rains Counties through 300 PM

At 220 PM , Live Radar was tracking strong T-Storms along a line extending from Caddo Mills to 6 miles west of Como. Movement was south at 15 mph.

Winds In Excess Of 40 Mph And Pea Size Hail. Gusty Winds Could Knock Down Tree Limbs And Blow Around Unsecured Objects. Minor Damage To Outdoor Objects Is Possible.

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Here’s a look at Live Temperatures across North Texas, Local Radar and the Updated Forecast Map.

DFW today Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and T-Storms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming north this afternoon. -William

IAN FORECAST TO BEGIN RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING TONIGHT… …SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN CUBA

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 15.7 North, longitude 80.0 West. Ian is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). A turn toward the northwest is expected this evening, followed by a north-northwestward motion on Monday and a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to pass well southwest of Jamaica this evening, and pass near or west of the Cayman Islands early Monday. Ian will then move near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday and emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalStorm Ian, located over the western Caribbean Sea, on Tropical StormGaston, located a few hundred miles west of the western Azores, andhas issued the last advisory on Post Tropical Cyclone Hermine,located over the far eastern Atlantic.Central Tropical Atlantic:An area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of theCabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized shower and T-Stormactivity. Any development of this system should be slow to occurwhile it moves very little through the early portion of this week.Environmental conditions could become marginally more conducive fordevelopment by the middle portion of this week, when the system isforecast to begin moving slowly northward.* Formation chance through 48 hours low 10 percent.* Formation chance through 5 days low 20 percent.Forecaster Papin

IAN FORECAST TO BEGIN RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LATER TODAY… …HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR WESTERN CUBA WHERE SIGNIFICANT WIND AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED

At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 79.8 West. Ian is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A turn toward the northwest at a similar forward speed is expected later today, followed by a north-northwestward motion on Monday and a northward motion on Tuesday with a slightly slower forward speed. On the forecast track, the center of Ian is forecast to pass well southwest of Jamaica today, and pass near or west of the Cayman Islands early Monday. Ian will then move near or over western Cuba Monday night and early Tuesday and emerge over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.