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Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast
Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast The next named storm of the 2021 hurricane season is now developing. It's off the East Coast of the United States and could become a tropical depression or tropical storm on Friday night, Sept. 17, or Saturday, Sept. 18, forecasters say. It has moved about 250 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia on mid-afternoon Friday. (See first image above.) The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter.  "Shower and thunderstorm activity is becoming more organized near this new center," National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon. "If these development trends…

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by Joe Lombardi
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After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "potential development" in the Atlantic Basin that could become tropical systems in the coming days. The first is a tropical wave and an upper-level trough producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over portions of Central America, southeastern Mexico, and the adjacent waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico.  A tropical depression is likely to form on Sunday, Sept. 12, or Monday, Sept. 13 while the disturbance moves northwestward and then nort…

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by Joe Lombardi
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After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "disturbed weather" in the Atlantic Basin that could develop into tropical systems in the coming days. Any could become the next named tropical storm. The next name on the list, following the now-departed Henri, is Ida, followed by Julian and Kate. The first is a broad area of low pressure that's expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea from a tropical wave currently located over the central Caribbean Sea. (See the image above.) "Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding
Not Over Yet: Slow-Moving Henri Bringing More Drenching Downpours, Flash Flooding Fears of dangerous winds from Henri never materialized for most of this region after the storm weakened significantly before making landfall, which wound up being about 50 miles farther east than earlier projections. But Henri has not exited yet. The slow-moving system is bringing more drenching downpours, leading to flash flooding on Monday, Aug. 23. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) became a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday morning, before returning to tropical storm status early Sunday morning.  It's now been downgraded to a tropical depression as it continues to produce heavy …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Weather Systems In Atlantic Ocean Could Become Tropical Storms Two Weather Systems In Atlantic Ocean Could Become Tropical Storms
Two Weather Systems In Atlantic Ocean Could Become Tropical Storms Hurricane Dorian has finally headed out to sea, moving off the southeastern Canadian coastline. Now, forecasters are watching three separate storm systems in the Atlantic Ocean during the height of hurricane season, two of which could be threats to the East Coast. The next tropical storm to emerge will be named Humberto. Experts say it could form by the end of this week from a new system that emerged over the week. It's projected to move over the Bahamas, which was just devastated by Dorian, and Florida. A second system is also approaching the Caribbean and may become a tropical depre…

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Eye On The Storm: Here's How Much Rainfall Florence Will Drop On Region Eye On The Storm: Here's How Much Rainfall Florence Will Drop On Region
Eye On The Storm: Here's How Much Rainfall Florence Will Drop On Region Florence has been a slow-motion catastrophe for the Carolinas. The hurricane turned tropical storm, which is now a tropical depression, has resulted in 18 deaths, up to 40 inches of rain in some spots, trapped hundreds, knocked out power to more than a half-million homes and businesses and made hundreds of roads in North and South Carolina impassable. The sprawling storm, which made landfall on Friday, is now headed our way, with parts of it now over six states. As Florence heads north and east, it will be moving at a faster pace, but there is still the potential for 4-6 inches of rain in …

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by Joe Lombardi