Although the National Hurricane Center’s depiction of the Atlantic on Friday seems menacing, Americans do not need to worry about tropical storms or hurricanes at this time.
The six unique pins on the map represent the whole gamut of tropical activity, from two tropical depressions to a tropical storm to a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone to a tropical wave.
As we approach early September, when tropical storm activity in the Atlantic often peaks, the presence of several systems should come as no surprise.
The following are the new choices.
Former tropical storm Idalia
Meteorologists have reduced Hurricane Idalia, a Category 4 hurricane before slamming into Florida’s Big Bend on Wednesday, to a “post-tropical cyclone.” The storm is no longer tropical but rather a “extratropical” cyclone.
Idalia is predicted to become a tropical storm again as it churns across the Atlantic near Bermuda. According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, the Bermuda region might witness tropical storm-like conditions by Saturday. Due to the forecast heavy rainfall, the island is in danger of flash floods and urban flooding.
After almost hitting Bermuda over the weekend, the system’s future path and intensity remain unknown. According to the Hurricane Center, “there is significant uncertainty in the long-term track and intensity forecast for this system.”
According to AccuWeather, if Idalia survives, it will be guided northwestward onto Cape Cod, Massachusetts, later next week. Current weather projections, according to the National Weather Service in Boston, “have a handle on whether or not the remnants of Idalia curve back towards the Northeast as a rain maker.”
Hurricane Franklin
AccuWeather says it has been over a week since Hurricane Franklin landed in the Dominican Republic.
According to AccuWeather, Franklin has fallen to a weak Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as of Friday morning, with its center located around 470 kilometers northeast of Bermuda.
According to the hurricane center, Franklin is expected to become an extratropical storm as it travels eastward into the central Atlantic on Friday night. Franklin’s leftovers would certainly continue to travel into the middle and then eastern Atlantic before disappearing early next week.
Tropical Storm Jose
Tropical Storm Debbie The hurricane center believes that Jose will be “absorbed” by Hurricane Franklin and will not survive much longer than Friday night. Jose is now far from land and hence poses no threat.
Keep an eye on all tropical storms in the Atlantic basin.
Gert, a subtropical storm
Tropical Storm T.D. Gert, meanwhile, is positioned pretty far out in the Atlantic and presents little threat to land. According to the hurricane center, Gert is expected to build into a tropical storm this weekend before weakening and dissipating by early next week.
Gert was officially identified as a tropical storm on August 21, 2023, making it the sixth storm of that year’s Atlantic hurricane season. The next day, it was reduced to a tropical depression.
Tropical Depression No. 12
Tropical Storm T.D. A group of 12 gathered in the eastern Atlantic on Friday morning. It is anticipated to intensify into Tropical Storm Katia later on Friday.
The system is predicted to weaken on Sunday morning, degenerating into a remnant low by Sunday evening.
Even though Idalia is no longer a danger, you should still have a go bag or bug-out bag prepared in case of need.
A tropical wave will build off the coast of Africa.
A tropical wave is expected to pass off the west coast of Africa this weekend, according to the hurricane center. “Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system during the early and middle parts of next week,” according to the National Hurricane Center. “A tropical depression could form as it moves west to west-northwest over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.”