‘Floridians should prepare’: Tropical disturbance has high chance of storm formation
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged residents Sunday to prepare for a tropical disturbance that may impact the Sunshine State this week.
“We are closely monitoring Invest 98L which has developed in the Southwest Atlantic,” DeSantis said in a tweet. “Floridians should prepare for an increased risk of coastal flooding, heavy winds, rain, rip currents & beach erosion as early as Tuesday.”
The area of low pressure located more than 300 miles north of Puerto Rico has an 80% chance of formation through the next 48 hours and 90% through the next five days, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday in its 7 p.m. advisory.
“Regardless of development, there is an increasing risk of coastal flooding, tropical-storm-force winds, heavy rainfall, rough surf, and beach erosion along much of the southeastern United States coast, the Florida east coast, and portions of the central and northwestern Bahamas beginning in the early to middle part of this week,” the hurricane center said. “Interests in those areas should continue to monitor the progress of this system as tropical storm, hurricane, and storm surge watches could be required for a portion of these areas by early Monday.”
Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist with the hurricane center in Miami, said in a tweet Sunday night that the system is “increasingly likely to cause substantial impacts” for the southeast U.S. coastline, especially in eastern Florida. He also noted that “major waves and dangerous storm surge” are possible.
But this isn’t the only system being monitored Sunday by the hurricane center.
Second system
A well-defined area of low pressure located several hundred miles east of Bermuda could turn into a tropical storm over the next couple of days while the system drifts over the central Atlantic Ocean.
The system has a 70% chance of formation through the next five days.
This story was originally published November 6, 2022 at 8:59 AM with the headline "‘Floridians should prepare’: Tropical disturbance has high chance of storm formation."
