Tropicast: 07/21/2011

Good morning to all!  What I found when I woke up stunned me: Cindy was near hurricane status.  She won't get to hurricane, but she got pretty close for a "weak" storm.  I was also surprised to find Bret still alive, but on a weakening trend.  At this time, I don't foresee putting up Bret's page again or creating a Cindy page.  If a drastic change occurs, I might change my mind.  Why, you might ask?  Just take a look at Bret's satellite:

Just pathetic.  And Cindy's:

Looks more like an extratropical cyclone (a low pressure system on land) than a tropical storm.  So now you've seen the weakest of them all, now let's move on to Major Hurricane Dora.  First, the satellite:

She has more intense thunderstorms than yesterday, but overall a weaker look.  I have a feeling that she recently went through a cycle.  She is still expected to become a 145 mph beast, and there is a small chance she brushes with category 5 status.  We'll try to keep you up to date.  All right, that's all I have for you today, if you like the blog, make sure to like us on Facebook, and stay tuned!