Tropical storm Francine forms in the Gulf of Mexico; Expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday

Thanks for posting this, www.theeyewall.com is pretty great for anyone living in Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Eastern US (especially Gulf states and Florida), or anyone interested in weather and extreme events. Been following their RSS feed for a few months now (previously saw them mentioned here on tildes!) and they're incredibly consistent, useful, and professional with their updates. Nothing alarmist, great explanations of complicated weather patterns, and everything backed by science and data.

Side note: not sure if it's just me or not, but I've noticed that a lot of recent storms have been penetrating more and more into the landlocked areas of the US. Obviously the coastal states get the brunt of the damage, but many storms are now strong enough to sustain multiple days of going through various states that may or may not be prepared to deal with the amount of rainfall that a tropical storm or depression brings. Like this one's predicted to hit all the way up to the Midwest. Is that normal? Or is it yet another effect of man-made climate change?