Tropical Depression 18 forms, expected to become a tropical storm later Monday
A system in the Caribbean became a tropical depression Monday morning and was expected to become a tropical storm later in the day, forecasters said. Tropical Depression 18 had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it move to the north about 195 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. A hurricane watch was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth, as well as the Cayman Islands, while a tropical storm warning was in effect for Jamaica, the NHC said. HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season Oct 31 1 month to go: John Morales on where this season stands and 3 areas to watch Hurricane season 18 hours ago Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 set to become hurricane as Caribbean islands prepare for impact According to the NHC, the system was expected to be near Jamaica later Monday and by late Monday and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday. The NHC’s potential track showed the system moving into the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane center also urged residents in Cuba and the Florida Keys to monitor the storm’s progress. Heavy rainfall will affect the western Caribbean with totals of 3 to 6 inches and up to 9 inches expected locally in Jamaica and southern Cuba. Flooding and mudslides are possible in those areas. Heavy rains will reach Florida and adjacent areas of the southeast U.S. by mid- to late-week, the center said.
A system in the Caribbean became a tropical depression Monday morning and was expected to become a tropical storm later in the day, forecasters said.
Tropical Depression 18 had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it move to the north about 195 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.
A hurricane watch was in effect for the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas, and the Isle of Youth, as well as the Cayman Islands, while a tropical storm warning was in effect for Jamaica, the NHC said.
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According to the NHC, the system was expected to be near Jamaica later Monday and by late Monday and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The NHC’s potential track showed the system moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
The hurricane center also urged residents in Cuba and the Florida Keys to monitor the storm’s progress.
Heavy rainfall will affect the western Caribbean with totals of 3 to 6 inches and up to 9 inches expected locally in Jamaica and southern Cuba. Flooding and mudslides are possible in those areas.
Heavy rains will reach Florida and adjacent areas of the southeast U.S. by mid- to late-week, the center said.
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