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Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected
Hurricane Oscar Rapidly Forms In Atlantic With Stronger Winds Than Expected It's been a busy day in the tropics. Just hours after Nadine was upgraded to a tropical storm early Saturday morning, Oct. 19, a brand-new hurricane burst onto the scene. Oscar, is now near the Bahamas after starting off just north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean, has been moving westward during the week, and escalated quickly on Saturday, before becoming a Category 1 hurricane in the afternoon. It has sustained winds of 80 miles per hour with higher gusts, both higher than had been predicted, the National Hurricane Center says. Just hours before that, it became a t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season
Pair Of Tropical Systems Threaten To Become Next Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Forecasters are monitoring a pair of systems in the tropics that could develop into named storms. One system, called Invest 94L, is now in the Central Atlantic, and expected to pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, Oct. 18, and then move toward the Turks and Caicos or the Dominican Republic this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. There's a chance it could strengthen as it enters warmer waters. "It is possible the rainstorm goes on to become the next depression and named storm of the 2024 Atlantic season," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex  DaS…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Tropical System In Atlantic Being Watched By Forecasters New Tropical System In Atlantic Being Watched By Forecasters
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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by Joe Lombardi