Ooof. ECMWF 18z is westward as well. So, two camps: quicker right turn into Louisiana as a weaker system. Or, slower, westward track allowing for powerful hurricane.

Miss. River forecast at #NewOrleans Carrollton gage was updated to show a crest of 19ft. on Fri. into Sat. to account for potential storm surge impacts on lower Miss. River from #Invest92. NOLA is protected to 20 feet with levees. 92 could strengthen to a…

Migrant kids in overcrowded #Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents, reports @NBCNews. https://t.co/LS291iNQ9Z

U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Report: Mass Attacks in Public Spaces 2018 https://t.co/QpVxBhkjbX

A map of mass attacks in the U.S. in 2018 from the U.S. Secret Service report

Backgrounds of mass attackers from 2017 and 2018

Behaviors of the attackers that elicited concern prior to the attacks

EAM message, callsign changed to Mail-Call TLPLTN - SK42TKHHLBLLDYV5U4R6SQUT Mail-Call

The wreck of this sunken one-of-a-kind Soviet nuclear submarine is leaking radiation: https://t.co/YHT5omErtg

lol https://t.co/cY603kQHDT

Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States is moving ahead with plans to build an international military coalition to protect waters around #Iran and #Yemen. (Axios)

JUST IN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatens Britain with "grave consequences" for the detention of the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

#BREAKING Two #Qatar|i military training planes collide, pilots eject safely - defense ministry

USAF KC10 dragging USAF B-52H 61-0002 over Nova Scotia ready to cross the pond

A shopper in Croydon did a double take doing his weekly shop when he spotted a steak that had a startling resemblance to… Russian leader Vladimir Putin! Have you ever seen any famous faces in your food? We want to see!

**Climbing out of Mildenhall is #USNavy E6B Mercury, callsign SNAIL58 163918 0909z.**

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): #Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium reached 213.5 kg while the nuclear deal allowed only 202.8 kg

Keeping an eye on the eastern Med today.

Potential Tropical Storm 02L (Barry) is forecast by NHC to become a 75-knot (Category 1) hurricane by Saturday morning. Advisories will be updated going forward as an active system. So it begins.

Its a boy! #Invest92 is officially the second named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season; #Barry. System is expected to strengthen before making landfall somewhere near the TX/LA border later this week as a hurricane.

The track will allow Barry to become a hurricane by Friday. The Gulf of Mexico water is very warm. While preparing for a strong Category 1 hurricane is bad enough, be on guard for a stronger storm. The rain will be incredible -- totals probably will exceed…