Two New Tropical Storms Threaten US
Over the past 24 hours, two new tropical features have developed, posing possible threats both to the Gulf of Mexico area and to the Northeast seaboard.
The first to intensify is Tropical Storm Philippe, which is located southeast of Puerto Rico, and is moving to the northwest with 45 MPH winds. The storm is expected to gain hurricane strength by sometime Tuesday morning, and to track slowly towards Bermuda. It is probably too early to predict where, if at all, the storm will affect the US coastline.
Of more concern is newly developing Tropical Depression 18, which is likely to become Tropical Storm Rita by this time Monday. The storm has estimated 30 MPH winds, and is located north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Moving west at 12 MPH, the projected path is between Cuba and South Florida, and into the Gulf of Mexico. From there, the storm is expected to intensify into a hurricane, and move across the gulf, similar to Emily earlier this year.
The upper level high pressure system that is keeping rain out of the Atlanta area will affect both storms, driving Philippe north, and keeping Rita away from the Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama Gulf Coast, which certainly doesn’t need any more rain or tropical weather.
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