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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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by Joe Lombardi
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Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm Chances Increase Helene's Breeding Ground Could Spawn New Tropical Storm
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. Click here for a new, updated story - Here's Latest On Potential New Tropical Storm With Millions Reeling From Deadly Storm Helene A new named storm 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…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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