Tropical storm Florida

If sustained winds strengthen to 39 mph, it would become Tropical Storm Alex, the first name on this year's list of storm names for the Atlantic basin. The ...

The heaviest rain will likely occur in South Florida from Friday through Saturday night, with AccuWeather Local StormMax™ predicting up to 20 inches. Download your local site's app to ensure you're always connected to the news. And look at our special subscription offers here. AccuWeather forecasters are predicting up to 20 inches in some areas. As the storm moves into Florida, it will bring a large swath of torrential rains from the Keys to the southern and central parts of the state. The system, which has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is expected to become a tropical depression on Friday and a tropical storm late Friday or Friday night as it moves northeast over the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Hurricane Center.

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We would also have to watch for an isolated tornado risk if a more northerly track emerges. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the west coast of the Florida peninsula south of the Middle of Longboat Key and for the east coast of the Florida peninsula south of the Volusia/Brevard County line, including Lake Okeechobee. There is also a Tropical Storm Watch in effect for all of the Florida Keys, including the Dry Tortugas and Florida Bay. ORLANDO, Fla. - A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for portions of Florida as the area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico has become a potential tropical cyclone, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Alex, the first named storm of the season, could form later today or tomorrow, threatening southern Florida.

"To me, this indicates that the wind shear in the area may slow the organization of the potential storm and, for now, keep it from growing rapidly." Wind shear is the change in wind speed and direction as you move up in the sky. "Whether the storm organizes or not, a significant flood event is possible across south Florida and the Keys," CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says. -- the system will need to strengthen and reach sustained winds of 39+ or higher. "These details remain uncertain as it will depend on the exact track the system takes. "Tropical storm watches or warnings could be required for some of these areas later today."

A swirling area of thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula is forecast to become a tropical depression or weak tropical storm ...

State of play: DeSantis' redistricting map is slated to stay intact ahead of the 2022 midterms. Details: The heaviest rains are predicted to fall from Friday through Sunday across the Florida Keys, South Florida and northward throughout much of the peninsula. In fact, rainfall forecasts for Florida have been increasing for this storm.

Since hurricane recordkeeping began in the Atlantic, roughly a third of all June tropical storms and hurricane impacts have been in the state of Florida.

With the development window quickly closing Thursday and Friday, there won’t be much opportunity for the system to grow into much more than a low-grade tropical storm before reaching the western Florida peninsula Saturday morning. The last named storm in June to impact the state was Tropical Storm Colin in 2016, which caused locally heavy rainfall (up to 17 inches) in the Tampa Bay metro area. Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to investigate Thursday afternoon and will be in the area by around 2 PM or 3 PM ET.

Parts of the Tampa Bay area have been placed under a tropical storm watch ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone One.

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Tropical storm watches have been issued for South Florida by the National Hurricane Center for the tropical system currently in the Gulf of Mexico.

Despite strong upper-level winds, this system is likely to become a tropical depression or tropical storm while it moves slowly northeastward over the ...

Upper-level winds appear too strong for significant development of this system while it moves to the northeast, away from Florida. Chances of the system developing into at least a tropical depression remain high at 90% over the next 48 hours and five days. A broad area of low pressure located over the northeastern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and Yucatan Peninsula. Despite strong upper-level winds, this system is likely to become a tropical depression or tropical storm while it moves slowly northeastward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and southeastern Gulf of Mexico during the next day or two.

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South Florida, including the Florida Keys, western Cuba and the western Bahamas could pick up anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts, from this system. Gusty winds could stir up high surf and dangerous rip currents along the Southeast coast, even with much of the rain from this system staying offshore. Heavy rain is possible in the northwest Bahamas. The system then moves east of Florida Saturday night with slowly improving conditions. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. Tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or greater) could arrive in these areas by Friday night or Saturday morning and could last into Saturday afternoon or evening. - The system will bring soaking rain to parts of Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas.

Heavy rainfall will spread over portions of Cuba, the Florida Keys, and South Florida on Friday and Saturday with flooding possible, according to the NHC.

The average for major hurricanes is three. But rainfall forecasts are trending up with a model output of as much as 10 inches in metro South Florida, according to NBC 6 Hurricane Specialist John Morales. Six to 10 inches is expected in Cuba, with an isolated maximum of 14 inches.

Tropical storm watches were posted Thursday for Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas as the system that battered Mexico moves to the east.

"Heavy rains will begin to affect South Florida and the Keys Friday and continue through Saturday," the Hurricane Center said in an online post. The Hurricane Center said maximum sustained winds from the system as of Thursday afternoon were about 35 mph (55 kph) with higher gusts. In Florida, the tropical storm watch extended from Longboat Key on the Gulf Coast across the southern Florida peninsula, including Lake Okeechobee, which is always a danger for flooding.

The National Hurricane Center has designated an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico as Potential Tropical Cyclone 1.

It is still a tropical storm when it has winds below 74 mph. A tropical cyclone is an area of low pressure in the tropics that has a well-defined center at the surface. The main characteristic of a tropical cyclone; depression, storm or hurricane is a well-defined center at the surface.

The effects on the Tampa Bay area from the system are likely going to be minimal, forecasters say.

The weather service says the highest chance of rain will come Saturday, where it’s been pegged at 70 percent for Tampa Bay with a chance of thunderstorms. While it’s possible the storm’s track could shift north to make landfall within Tampa Bay or closer to it, Flannery says the shift wouldn’t change much for this weekend’s outlook locally. “There’s always a chance for deviation but the reality is, this is just a weak system,” Flannery said. Watches also were issued for southeast Florida, portions of Cuba and the northwestern Bahamas. The chance of rain Friday night will be 60 percent, while Sunday morning has a 40 percent chance. Maximum sustained winds were at 35 mph.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to become a tropical storm Friday and is expected to bring heavy rainfall and possible ...

The system is expected to develop a well-defined center and become Tropical Storm Alex later today.

Central Florida, South Florida and the Florida Keys could see 4 to 8 inches of rain. Some areas in South Florida and the Keys could get 12 inches. Download your local site's app to ensure you're always connected to the news. Much of that rain may fall in 24 hours and could cause street and highway flooding, AccuWeather said. Additional strengthening is possible after the system moves east of Florida over the western Atlantic late Saturday and Sunday. As it crosses the state, weather may improve significantly Saturday afternoon in southwestern Florida. Central and southern counties should be mainly dry, sunny and warm on Sunday.

South Florida will see anywhere between four and twelve inches of rain from Friday night throughout the day Saturday due to tropical moisture.

The warning covers Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, among other areas.

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The system could become Tropical Storm Alex, the first storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

The center warned of “considerable” flash flooding and said that some cities along the coast could see a storm surge of up to three feet. Meteorologists expect an “above normal” Atlantic Hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30, with 14 to 21 named storms. It killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing, The Associated Press reported. Some areas in northwestern Bahamas could see up to 10 inches. pic.twitter.com/USGWhSfcuN June 3, 2022 A tropical storm warning, bringing with it an elevated risk of extremely strong winds and heavy rain, was in effect across South Florida, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. As of Friday morning, the system had sustained winds of 40 miles per hour and was expected to develop a well-defined center and become Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center, in its 5 a.m. Friday update, expanded a Tropical Storm Warning to include half of the state with a growing system expected to ...

A tropical weather system forecast to become Tropical Storm Alex will bring heavy, flooding rainfall and strong winds to the Florida Keys and South Florida, ...

Once this occurs, it will earn the name Tropical Storm Alex. - The National Weather Service forecast office in Miamiis warning of"major rainfall flooding [that] may prompt many evacuations and rescues." - Some areas, including the Florida Keys and southern Florida, could see up to a foot of rain in this storm, with rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour at times.

A tropical storm warning is in effect in Miami, Fort Myers and West Palm Beach as South Florida braces for its first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Miami to Vero Beach will see the brunt of the heaviest rain and tropical storm conditions Saturday morning. The heaviest rain will target Miami, Naples and West Palm Beach, where residents could see up to 6 to 12 inches of rain. The storm is forecast to make landfall between Fort Myers and Naples late Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service last reported the potential tropical storm's location in the Gulf at about 470 miles west-southwest of the city.

Weather experts say the yet-to-be-named system could move across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico through Friday and across southern and central parts of Florida on Saturday. Much of South Florida is under a tropical storm warning amid the looming threat of what could soon become Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Regardless of whether the system develops into a tropical storm, the impact across South Florida remains the same, he said.

Tropical storm warnings were issued early Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the ...

“Heavy rains will begin to affect South Florida and the Keys Friday and continue through Saturday,” the Hurricane Center said in an online post. As a Pacific storm, Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing in Mexico, officials said. But local flooding is likely and winds could be somewhat strong. A system becomes a tropical storm when winds reach 39 mph. The National Hurricane Center predicts that rainfall up to 10 inches is possible in South Florida, including the Florida Keys. The storm is not expected to produce huge winds or major storm surge. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin.