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Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm
Latest Update: System In Tropics Could Become Next Named Storm There is an increasing chance that a system now being monitored could develop into a tropical storm just as the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season enters its final month. "Broad low pressure is likely to form over the Caribbean in a few days and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend." the National Hurricane Center said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 28.  Water temperatures remain warm in the area where development is expected, which will further boost chances of formation. "I know there will be showers and thunderstorms in this zone this week," AccuWeat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts Next Named Tropical Storm Could Form Just As Final Month Of Hurricane Season Starts
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 Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130 New Tropical Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130
New Tropical Threat Looms For US Coast As Helene Death Toll Rises To 130 There's a new threat in the tropics as millions of Americans are still reeling from Helene, which devastated the Southeast after making landfall in Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane.  The death toll from Helene has increased to 130, with hundreds missing, and many still without power or having issues with cell phone signals and internet connectivity. The new potential tropical storm is now located over the western Caribbean Sea and is expected to slowly move west-northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico during the latter portion of this week. That's the…

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Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching
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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by Joe Lombardi