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New Update: Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm New Update: Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm
New Update: Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm Forecasters are tracking the increasing chance of another potential tropical threat that could form in the same area that Helene developed. A new named storm, which would be called Kirk, may form close to the US coast during the first days of October, forecasters say. "An area of low pressure is forecast to form over the western Caribbean Sea in a couple of days," the National Hurricane Center said on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29. (See the first image above.) "Development chances are gradually increasing and there is a medium chance for a tropical depression or tropical storm to form and mov…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing
Tropical Storm Beryl Expected To Make Landfall In US As Hurricane, Then Track North: Timing The second named storm of the 2024 hurricane season is projected to trek north through the US this coming week. According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Beryl, which is now churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is predicted to make landfall in south Texas as a hurricane on Monday morning, July 8. Beryl strengthened to Category 5 hurricane status last week before making its first landfall—over the island of Carriacou in Grenada. "Beryl could stall over Texas, which may result in excessive rainfall and widespread, major flooding in some areas early week," AccuWeather says. Some …

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by Joe Lombardi