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Multiple Systems Have Potential To Be Next Named Tropical Storm Of Hurricane Season
Three areas are being monitored for the potential to become the next named tropical storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with one of them having a strong chance. In particular, an area in the southwest Caribbean has a high chance of development, according to an update Friday morning, Nov. 1 by the National Hurricane Center, rating the chance at 70 percent. It's expected to develop by the weekend with a depression possibly forming by early next week. It's moving to the north/northwest slowly and and is expected to advance into the Gulf of Mexico next week.&…
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Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts
A new system that could become a named storm could form just as the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season enters its final month. Click here for a new, updated story: Chances Increase System In Tropics Could Become Tropical Storm "Forecasters are focusing on the western and central Caribbean Sea which are expected to spawn the next tropical threat," according to AccuWeather. "There is a high chance of a tropical depression or storm forming in these waters du"ring late October and early November." AccuWeather pinpoints the time frame for possible development as between Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Fr…
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New Tropical System In Atlantic Being Watched By Forecasters
Forecasters are monitoring a new system in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It's located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands in West Africa. "This system is forecast to move generally westward to west-southwestward," according to the National Hurricane Center, "and environmental conditions could become more favorable for gradual development by the middle to latter part of this week. "A tropical depression could form as the system begins moving west-northwestward and approaches or moves near the Leeward Islands by the end of this …
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Potential New Tropical Storm May Form In Same Area That Launched Helene, Milton
The same area that launched two major hurricanes in a two-week span could be the breeding ground for a potential new tropical system. "We expect another gyre to get going over Central America later next week," said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva, "From this large, slowly spinning area of low pressure, a more distinct area of showers and thunderstorms may form, and from that, a tropical depression or tropical storm may evolve." The system could take two possible paths -- either northern (as Helene and Milton did) or southern. (See the first image above.) Meanwhile, …
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Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching
A mid-season lull in named storms may soon be a distant memory, with tropical activity ramping up this week. "Later this week into the upcoming weekend, forecasters are monitoring the potential for a storm to take shape along the Southeast Coast," said AccuWeather.com, noting that it could pose a threat "for rounds of rain along the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts by the upcoming weekend." Forecasters are now monitoring these other systems over multiple zones. Here's a rundown: A westward-moving tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea is "expected to become more conduci…
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Here's How Much Rainfall Beryl Will Bring To Northeast, When To Expect It
Beryl, now a tropical depression a day after becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the US in 2024, will bring heavy rainfall to much of the Northeast. Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm late Monday morning, July 8, after it landed along the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane just before daybreak. "Beryl's effects will be felt far beyond the Lone Star State this week as the storm will race north and east through the Midwest and then the Northeast, bringing heavy rain and a continued risk for a few tornadoes," according to AccuWeather.com. Later on Tuesday, July 9, Beryl …
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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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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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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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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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