Tropical Storm Isaias Could Turn Into Cat 2 Hurricane

Craig Allen, he was on earlier, but we need an update. Meteorologist Bloomberg Surveillance, a lack of hysteria in order. Craig, you you said this is gonna become a hurricane. Does it do that out of the water before it hits New Orleans? Yes. It does. It'll be developing over the water because the hurricane needs the very warm, moist, tropical water. And as you mentioned in the last time we spoke is that the water temperatures down there in The Gulf are around 90 degrees. That is perfect for rapid intensification of a of a of a tropical system. So with that in mind, it will likely become a category one or a category two, maybe even a low category three very rapidly over the next twenty four to forty eight hours, Tom. And, it definitely will be a hurricane by the time it reaches the coastline. I I... Like I said, I I think it could, easily reach hurricane status within the next twenty four hours or so. You know, I just have to say, Craig, in another lifetime, I used to toss to you to do the weather at CBS local here in New York. So it's lovely to be on with you. And I just had to say that it's so good to see you again and to chat with you. Same here, Chris Rovzner. Yeah. Same same here. That was with Douglas Edwards. Right? Douglas Edwards. CBS a few years ago. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So you know. Sike, you can't do that. Don't do that to Alix Steel. He's always doing that to me, Craig. Get in here and help me out. What happens with this storm as it moves its way up the coast, or does it nor does it just go out, you know, to see? Yeah. So back to the matter at hand. Okay. So so seriously, now we're talking about the potential of a storm surge, strong winds gusting over 100 miles per hour, if not sustained at 100 miles per hour, reaching the, the Gulf Coast anywhere between approximately New Orleans and Pensacola, and then it gets on up into the Ohio Valley sometime over the weekend. Now the storm itself, while overland, will lose a lot of its strength. It cannot develop. It cannot keep its consistency or its structure while it's overland. It derives its energy off the water. So now you're gonna lose the wind, but you're definitely going to hold on to all that rainfall. And it has to go somewhere, and it looks like the, the jet stream is going to push it over to the east. So what that means for the I 95 cities... Well, first of all, I 95 South Of DC is going to get some very heavy rain again. Boy, I I I really hope that we don't have the kind of rainfall in places like Asheville, like we had last time around. But Yeah. Yeah. That that would be absolutely horrible. But from DC, I would say Saturday afternoon into Sunday afternoon, rainfall for you, then up to New York City from, let's say, Saturday night into Sunday, and then it makes its way on up into Boston during Sunday and Sunday night into Monday before finally Right. You know, pushing pushing itself out to sea. Craig Allen, thank you for the briefs. Really appreciate it. Head on twice today, which is very valuable. Craig Allen, Bloomberg News meteorologist. And, of course, what we love about these guys, you know, he's not out in the tidal waters and waiters. Right. You know? We always see that. The networks like to throw their people out there in the weather. We let Tucker do that. He's sitting in his office. Yeah. That's where he should be. Craig Allen, thank you so much.