Tropical Storm Dorian is moving westward at 14mph. Tropical Storm Watch or Hurricane Watch will be needed for parts of the Lesser Antilles as soon as Sunday. Impacts in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola will be possible midweek. pic.twitter.com/LTCkDiYdh1
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 25, 2019
SCATTERED STORMS AROUND… We continue to observe scattered small thunderstorms across parts of south Alabama & NW Florida. Storms continue to produce cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, heavy rain, and brief wind gusts near Flomaton, Jay, Wing, and McWilliams.
I expect storms to fade over the next several hours as we lose daytime heat content. Another round of storms is expected on Sunday.
TROPICAL STORM DORIAN FORMS… Tropical Depression 5 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Dorian this evening. Maximum sustained winds are up to 40mph. Dorian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Antilles and Puerto Rico in 3-5 days. Again, plenty of uncertainty but this IS a system we need to watch carefully in the days ahead. I’ll have another update later this evening in the RedZone Weather app. This system is still a good 7-10 days out from any potential U.S. impacts IF any happen.
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TD5 has strengthened into Tropical Storm #Dorian this evening. Max winds up to 40mph now. More gradual strengthening is likely as the system moves toward the Antilles. pic.twitter.com/ojFmdzH1Ws
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 24, 2019
