Storms Churn Across Atlantic in Hurricane Threat: Weather Watch
The start to the most active part of hurricane season is on Bloomberg Green’s radar today.
Three tropical storms are currently churning across the Atlantic Ocean in a dazzling start to the most active part of hurricane season. Traditionally, the basin starts to spin up its most powerful storm after Aug. 20 with the statistical peak arriving on Sept. 10.
Tropical Storms Emily, Franklin and Gert have all popped up in the last 24 hours. Of the trio, Franklin is the most dangerous as it will bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico and make a direct hit on Hispaniola, the island home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, on Tuesday into Wednesday. Emily will drift away from land and Gert is forecast to break up soon.
As much as 15 inches of rain could fall across Hispaniola, which would trigger dangerous flooding and landslides on Haiti and Dominican Republic. If the storm survives the passage over the island it is expected to build to hurricane strength in the central Atlantic far from land.
In addition to those three, there is an 80% chance a patch of thunderstorms and showers in the Gulf of Mexico could also spin up into a tropical storm in the next few days driving into southern Texas or northern Mexico. It is currently forecast to pass south of the main offshore oil and natural gas production region in the Gulf.
Finally, another storm is brewing near Cape Verde off Africa’s coast.