Tropical Cyclone Warning : Storm warnings were issued early Friday in many parts of the Florida Peninsula, Cuba and Bahamas as systems attacking Mexico passed through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening heavy rains and strong winds over the weekend.
Miami’s National Hurricane Center said the storm, formerly known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean, will become known as Alex in the Atlantic Basin. Hurricane fighter data show that the system’s maximum sustained winds increase overnight, “developing a clear center and becoming a tropical cyclone” as it approaches Florida, according to an assessment released earlier on Friday,
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According to the Hurricane Center, when the wind reaches 39 mph
, the system becomes a tropical cyclone. At 5 am, the system traveled about 420 miles southwest of Fort Myers and 6 mph northeast.
As the system approaches Florida on Friday afternoons and evenings, some enhancements will be possible, the advisory said.
The warning affects both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida, from just below Tampa Bay and Daytona Beach to the Florida Keys and Dry Totougas. Parts of Cuba, including the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Lahabana and Mayabeque, and northwestern Bahamas are also on alert, and tropical cyclones are expected within 36 hours.
The Atlantic Hurricane season officially began on Tuesday. This is an unusually early start to the stormy season, but it’s not unprecedented for Florida. The
National Hurricane Center predicts that it could rain up to 10 inches in southern Florida, including the Florida Keys. Storms are not expected to cause large winds or storm surges. However, local floods can occur and the wind can be rather strong.
Hurricane Harvey, a Pacific storm, caused floods and landslides, killing at least 11 people and leaving 20 missing in Mexico, officials said. It wiped people out of their homes as the river burst their banks and buried other victims under mud and rocks.
Agatha has made history as the strongest hurricane in history, landing in May during the hurricane season in the East Pacific since 1949. Climate scientists say tropical systems are getting stronger and more destructive due to global warming.