Category: tropical depression

Tropical Depression Eighteen Forms in Eastern Atlantic: NHC

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen over the next several days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour (55 km/h), the NHC said, adding that the depression is forecast to become a tropical…


Tropical Storms Peter and Rose Form Over Atlantic Ocean

Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday and Tropical Depression Seventeen intensified into Tropical Storm Rose Sunday afternoon, over the far eastern Atlantic, becoming the 16th and 17th storms of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Peter was centered about 350 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane…


2 Atlantic Disturbances Could Be Tropical Depressions Soon; There’s Another Wave, Too

By Michelle Marchante and Alex Harris From Miami Herald MIAMI—Forecasters are monitoring three disturbances Thursday and two have a high chance of turning into tropical depressions soon as they move across the Atlantic. None of the systems is currently a threat to Florida. The disturbance closest to the United States is several hundred miles to…


Rare ‘High-Risk’ Flash Flood Alert Issued for Southwest Louisiana Amid Tropical Depression Nicholas

The National Weather Service on Sept. 15 warned that Southwest Louisiana faces a “high risk” of flash flooding from Tropical Depression Nicholas. Such “high risk” warnings, the most dire and severe type of warnings, are rarely issued anywhere in the United States. Rain from the storm will move over the area through Wednesday and showers are expected…


‘High-Risk’ Flash Flood Alert Issued for Southwest Louisiana Amid Tropical Depression Nicholas

The National Weather Service on Sept. 15 warned that Southwest Louisiana faces a “high risk” of flash flooding from Tropical Depression Nicholas. Such “high risk” warnings, the most dire and severe type of warnings, are rarely issued anywhere in the United States. Rain from the storm will move over the area through Wednesday and showers are expected…


Tropical Depression to Gain Strength En Route to Gulf of Mexico: NHC

Tropical depression Nine has formed over the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a tropical storm on Thursday night before strengthening into a hurricane near western Cuba or the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday. “Additional strengthening is likely over the Gulf of Mexico and the system could…