National Hurricane Center tracks Tropical Storm Dexter and 2 more systems
Tropical Storm Dexter, which formed Sunday night, doesn't pose any threat to the United States and is expected to become post-tropical by Wednesday. The storm is moving east-northeast, away from the U.S., according to the NHC.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, the NHC is tracking a tropical wave that is moving into more favorable conditions for development over the latter portion of the week. A low-pressure area is also forecast to develop in a couple of days, a few hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern U.S.—an area that is becoming a hot spot this season.
Here is the latest info on Tropical Storm Dexter and the two Atlantic systems.
Where is Tropical Storm Dexter now?
Location: About 250 miles northwest of Bermuda (35.2N 67.4W)
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph
Movement: East-northeast at 14 mph
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb (29.59 inches)
Tropical Storm Dexter was located about 250 miles northwest of Bermuda around 10 a.m. on Monday. The storm is moving east-northeast around 12 mph.
Dexter is expected to speed up through early Tuesday before slowing down later Tuesday into Wednesday.
Will the US see any impacts from Tropical Storm Dexter?
Dexter will, fortunately, stay ocean-bound for the duration of its lifespan. Tropical-storm-force winds are extended outward about 115 miles from the center. There are currently no hazards affecting land, according to the NHC.
Tropical Storm Dexter spaghetti models and path
Here's a current look at where Tropical Storm Dexter is headed and where it could end up before becoming post-tropical on Wednesday.
System off Florida's northeast coast could cause flash flooding, downpours
The U.S. managed to dodge Tropical Storm Dexter, but there are two more areas of interest that could see tropical development, and one is sitting just a few hundred miles off Florida's northeastern coast.
A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop over the next couple of days, originating in the same spot that eventually brought us Tropical Storm Andrea in early July.
The NHC currently places the system's odds of development around 30% over the next seven days. After seeing the same weather pattern multiple times already this year, most residents probably know what to expect: Flash flooding and heavy downpours.
Southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina are likely to see the largest impacts over the weekend, according to AccuWeather.
"A general 4-8 inches of rain could fall over this area over the course of several days, causing street and highway flooding in low-lying areas around cities such as Savannah, Georgia," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said.
Tropical wave has medium chance of becoming a tropical depression this week
Looking further ahead, a tropical wave moving off Africa's west coast has a 50% chance of development over the next week.
Environmental conditions near the wave are forecast to become more favorable for gradual development, according to the NHC.
There is a 50% chance the wave forms into a tropical depression toward the latter half of the week as it moves west.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: National Hurricane Center tracks Tropical Storm Dexter, 2 more systems
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