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VI on Tropical Storm Warning; TS Lorenzo forms

- 3 storms spinning in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Karen continues to track across the Caribbean, packing 40 mph winds and moving northwest at 8 mph. It is expected to reach the [British] Virgin Islands tomorrow, Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Photo: CNN
Three storms are currently spinning in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: NHC
Three storms are currently spinning in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: NHC
Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed a few hundred miles southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands and is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Photo: CNN
Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed a few hundred miles southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands and is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Photo: CNN
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although Tropical Storm Karen is barely hanging on as a tropical cyclone, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Virgin Islands, as the storm is expected to dump some 2 to 4 inches of rain when it reaches the territory tomorrow, September 24, 2019.

According to the National Hurricane Center, in its 2:00pm update, the center of poorly organised Tropical Storm Karen was located near latitude 15.5 North, longitude 65.2 West. “Karen is moving toward the north-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is forecast to continue today.”

The NHC said a turn toward the north is expected by Tuesday.

“On the forecast track, the center of Karen will move across the eastern Caribbean Sea today, and pass near or over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Tuesday morning. Karen will move over the western Atlantic to the north of Puerto Rico Tuesday night and Wednesday.”

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts and Karen could weaken to a tropical depression or degenerate into an open wave later today or tonight, however, little overall change in wind speed is expected over the next day or so.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).

Meanwhile, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 24 hours.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo

On the other side of the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed a few hundred miles southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands.

It's heading "generally westward" over the Atlantic at about 18 mph.

It is expected to begin moving northwestward Monday night and remain on this track through the middle of the week.

Lorenzo had winds of 40 mph and is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Jerry

Tropical Storm Jerry continued to march northwestward toward Bermuda on Monday but appeared less organised, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 1:00pm today, Monday, September 23, 2019, Jerry was located about 345 miles southwest of Bermuda and was moving north-northwest at 7 mph.

Jerry had winds of 65 mph. The hurricane center expects Jerry to weaken gradually over the next few days.

Jerry is forecast to turn to the north tonight and then the northeast on Tuesday. On that path the center of the storm is forecast to pass near Bermuda on Tuesday night or early Wednesday.

A tropical storm warning has now been issued for the island, which was just sideswiped by Hurricane Humberto last week.

Jerry could bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to Bermuda through Wednesday.

9 Responses to “VI on Tropical Storm Warning; TS Lorenzo forms”

  • Question! (23/09/2019, 14:57) Like (5) Dislike (11) Reply
    So do the public service get a day off work on Tuesday or not!
  • Think For Yourself (23/09/2019, 16:18) Like (29) Dislike (6) Reply
    Imagine going through this amount of storm every year from here on... Not to mention storms running out of gas while hovering over islands, while the governments unite to lie to the public about climate change not mentioning that their intentionally spraying us with poisons thats causing record breaking heat, cloud seeding that producing unlimited amounts of rain.. What’s strange is how we got hit from Irma not too long after the Panama paper leaked, if that’s not strange enough they named it Irma (War Goddess) before it even became what it ended up being. But don’t believe me do your own research and always remember that the Bible said “The earth is given into the hand of the wicked” the same wicked that said their goal is to depopulate
    • @Think for yourself (23/09/2019, 18:00) Like (7) Dislike (3) Reply
      One the reasons why Trump fired Burton NSA. Is because he openly say that hurricanes can be used as Nuclear weapons. No one reporting that.... The world corrupt. It was like a huge slip of the tongue.
      • tylenol pills wont help you (24/09/2019, 10:28) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
        if foolishness would hurt you and your ilk you would be screaming in pain
    • So true (24/09/2019, 05:34) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
      The foolish call this crazy talk
      • @so true (24/09/2019, 10:02) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
        That’s why the Bible said “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge” people think these things are not possible when the US governments has already confirm such technologies, they seem to forget that “Lucifer is the prince of the power of the air”... Think about it, if they wanted to kill people in mass this far away so that they can reach their goal of depopulating the earth without questions being asked, hurricanes is one way to do it because most people are programmed to believe these things are not possible or why would the government do that to us... Part of their agenda is to destroy and rebuild but rebuild without you on that land
  • oen eye (23/09/2019, 17:57) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    this is too much for we to handle
  • Lord o (23/09/2019, 18:04) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
    We don't have to worry about Storm right now. They done touch we up and mash we up. They get some of what they want. In the next two yrs they may come back for us.... Bahamas and Bermuda done get touch up. Next up will Turks. Caymans or St Kitts. Those rich good life countries. Yep. With all that Off shore money. They need that.
  • Street reporter (24/09/2019, 03:22) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    We have so many unrepaired buildings from Irma that are very vulnerable to storms and can be easily damaged. That's why we can't afford the delay in rebuilding it will end up costing us a lot more. .There are other storms leaving the course of Africa. No one knows. Lord help us. Let's get on with the rebuilding.. Speed up the thing..


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