Hurricane experts are warning of two more potential tropical storms heading towards the US, just days after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida, leaving more than a dozen dead.
Hurricane season is in full swing and with just over a month to go, hurricane season has begun National Hurricane Center has already started monitoring two potential storms heading towards the US.
A tropical disturbance in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has been flagged as a potential tropical depression by the NHC.
Currently, the disruption, which the NHC is calling Invest 94L, is taking place just west of the Cape Verde Islands.
Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said, “The disturbance could be anything from a developing tropical disturbance, to Tropical Storm Nadine, to a messy wave of tropical moisture.”
If Invest 94L develops into a tropical storm, it will be named Tropical Storm Nadine, which is next on the list after Milton.
Although the storm became more organized this morning, officials still believe there is not enough organization of thunderstorms to be considered a tropical depression, the NHC said.
Further development is not expected until the middle of the week, but is being closely watched after Hurricane Milton developed from a category one to a category five storm in less than 24 hours.
If Invest 94L develops into a tropical storm, it will be named Tropical Storm Nadine, which is next on the list after Milton.
Fox again Hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross said: ‘[It will] continue on a westerly path that could take it near the northeastern Caribbean islands in about a week. The disturbance could be anything from a developing tropical disturbance, to Tropical Storm Nadine, to a messy wave of tropical moisture.”
Although the storm became more organized this morning, officials still believe there is not enough organization of thunderstorms to be considered a tropical depression, the NHC said.
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Storm Nadine is expected to be short-lived and has a 50 percent chance of formation.
Tropical Storm Leslie was also flagged by the NHC, but is not expected to make landfall in the US.
The storm was located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean with winds of 50 mph and 10 mph to the northeast, but these winds have diminished since the NHC advisory.
The storm is about 2,200 kilometers away and is moving in the opposite direction, according to the Mirror.
Forecasters at the NOAA National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center warned in May that the hurricane season would be “above normal.”
NOAA has forecast a total of 17 to 25 named storms, meaning there will be wind speeds of 39 mph or more.
Hurricane Milton was labeled “dangerous” and “catastrophic” after making landfall late Wednesday night with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour
Milton is said to have caused $50 billion in damage, according to President Biden’s statement on Friday
Of the eight to thirteen named storms expected to develop into hurricanes, four to seven major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher with winds of 110 mph or greater) are expected to develop.
Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the US, killed more than 200 people, reported CNN.
President Joe Biden sent 1,000 active-duty troops to North Carolina to help respond to Hurricane Helene, the White House announced.
Hurricane Milton was labeled “dangerous” and “catastrophic” after making landfall late Wednesday evening with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour.
More than three million homes and businesses were without power on Thursday morning, as the first casualties were reported before the hurricane made landfall.
Milton is said to have caused $50 billion in damage and killed at least 16 people, according to President Biden’s statement on Friday, the Daily Mail reported.