Depression forms; could threaten U.S. mainland next week
Tropical depression #4 has formed this morning out in the Atlantic Ocean. With top sustained winds of 35mph, it is already close to becoming a tropical storm. Should it gain 4mph in windspeed, we'll have "Dean" on our hands.
Current forecast models show a continued westward momentum with strengthening likely. The official forecast from the National Hurricane Center has a strengthening hurricane in the Caribbean Sea in five days. We will be closely watching this.
Eric has over twelve years of experience in broadcast Meteorology and is the only local Meteorologist who was born and raised in Rockford! In June 2008 he was given the prestigious Silver Dome Award for best TV weathercast from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. He attended St. Edwards Grade School and Boylan High School here in Rockford before heading to Northern Illinois University. After receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, Eric worked at KTRE-TV in Lufkin, Texas and KLTV in Tyler, Texas. His parents live in Belvidere and are loyal viewers every night. He has an older brother who lives in the Chicagoland area and a sister who watches WREX on a fuzzy tv up in East Troy, Wisconsin. He's happy to share his Rockford home with an 8 year old black lab named Theo. Around the station Theo's been nicknamed the "13 Weather Lab."
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