Hurricane Tracker Reveals Latest News About Nadine and Leslie as One Upgraded and the Other Declined Off Florida Coast
A hurricane tracker has revealed the latest developments of storms ‘Nadine’ and Leslie that were brewing in the Atlantic Ocean before Milton hit Florida.
Nadine, a non-tropical area with a low-pressure system, formed just 650 miles off the state’s east coast earlier this week, raising fears that it could develop into a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced this on Wednesday evening storm had diminished due to adverse environmental conditions.
Leslie, a tropical storm that formed in the Caribbean, has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it heads northeast — a similar track to Hurricane Kirk.
There is currently no land threat and no coastal warnings or watches are in effect for Leslie.
Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, flooding entire streets, destroying homes and leaving millions without power as search and rescue teams battled the elements to rescue victims.
The Category 3 storm has now moved back out to sea, where it will push deeper east into the Atlantic Ocean.
But meteorologists were also monitoring two other storms: potential Tropical Storm Nadine and Hurricane Leslie.
Nadine was listed as Invest 93L on weather maps as experts monitored the system.
The potential tropical storm was labeled “investment” because it is a weather system that is monitored for possible tropical cyclone development.
And the ‘L’ indicated it was a low pressure system.
NHC reported a small chance of 93L developing into Nadine in the coming days as it was only 15 miles per hour from the Florida coast.
“There is likely to be some additional strengthening today and tonight, followed by a weakening until early next week,” NHC shared in a statement.
But the agency announced late last night that ‘Nadine’ is no more.
AccuWeather hurricane forecaster Alex DaSilva said Newsweek: ‘There were many hostile winds south of Bermuda, and the storm was torn up.
‘That’s why it was never able to develop into an organized tropical system.
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday evening, but has since moved east into the Atlantic Ocean
“Perhaps Milton could have imposed some additional wind shear.
“The wind shear prevented this from becoming an organized tropical system.”
Leslie is churning into the Saragossa Sea with sustained winds of 87 miles per hour.
The hurricane is moving west-northwest at a speed of 11 kilometers per hour. Models show it could turn northeast on Friday and move from east-northeast to east over the weekend.
Floridians are now dealing with the aftermath of the deadly storm, with more than three million homes and businesses without power and the first casualties reported before it made landfall.
The NHC called the Category 3 hurricane “dangerous” and “catastrophic” after it made landfall late Wednesday evening with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour.
Communities across the state were warned to evacuate as the western coast of the Southern Peninsula was expected to be razed with at least 117 tornado warnings hitting the area, dozens of which are said to have materialized.
Leslie is currently a Category 1 hurricane moving northeast. The storm is not expected to make landfall
The full extent of Milton’s damage is still unknown, but reports and photos show extensive destruction, including yachts, sailboats and other vessels thrown ashore, downed power lines and homes left in ruins.
“As the day progresses, we will better understand the extent of the damage,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said.
“We still have more to do, but we will definitely get through this.”
Milton reached just two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida before moving inland and hitting North Carolina.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted as many as 25 named storms for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Milton is the thirteenth storm of the 2024 season, which has seen four tropical storms and nine hurricanes so far.