![]() ![]() If the depression does organize and strengthen into a tropical storm, it would be named Hanna. It is currently forecast to become a weak tropical storm before making landfall in eastern Texas sometime Saturday. Tropical Depression Eightformed later Wednesday from Invest 91-L in the Gulf of Mexico. The longer-range models are in better agreement however, on Gonzalo weakening or dissipating altogether as it moves through the Caribbean. Models do not have a good handle on whether the storm will strengthen further or weaken before it arrives to the islands. The current forecast has Gonzalo strengthening into a hurricane before arriving to the islands and weakening as it moves farther west into the Caribbean.Īlthough the forecast is for Gonzalo to become a hurricane, there is actually a large amount of uncertainty in the current intensity forecast over the next few days for Gonzalo. The hurricane center is also tracking newly upgraded Tropical Storm Hanna in the Gulf of Mexico, which is forecast to strengthen until making landfall on the Texas coast on Saturday. The storm is moving west at 14 mph toward the Windward Island. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gonzalo was strengthening in the Atlantic and may become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season by Thursday evening. Gonzalo is likely to bring damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge. Tropical Storm Gonzalo strengthened overnight and has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Dangerous Hurricane Gonzalo is heading for Bermuda. ![]() (WFLA) – The tropics are starting to heat up this week with one named system in the Atlantic and a tropical depression that could become named in the Gulf. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. Three people killed and another five injured including two children as Hurricane Gonzalo batters Britain with 108mph winds and rain A woman has died after being hit by a falling tree opposite. 2020 has yet to have a named storm reach hurricane strength,” tweeted Klotzbach. “While 2020 may beat 2005 to the 7th named storm, 2005 had already had 3 hurricanes and 2 (of those were) major hurricanes (Dennis and Emily) by July 21. The system creates an entry for each tropical depression, storm, or hurricane when the National Weather Service begins issuing advisories. The StormTrack system receives weather data from the US National Weather Service via satellite. “The tropical Atlantic looks extremely conducive for an active season,” Philip Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University told CNN. Hurricane & Storm Tracking for the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans. Little change in strength is forecast before Gonzalo reaches the southern Windward Islands later today. The previous record for the earliest seventh named storm formation in the Atlantic was Gert on July 24 during the busiest hurricane season on record, 2005. On average, the seventh named storm in a season is on September 16. Tropical storm Gonzalo marks the earliest that a storm has received a name starting with the letter “G” since the United States began using a named-storm system in 1953. Status of Gonzalo on Saturday, JAt 8 a.m. Heavy rains likely over portions of Texas by this weekend. 11AM ADVISORY: #TD8 is getting better organized over the Central Gulf of Mexico. ![]()
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