National Hurricane Center tracks a new tropical disturbance
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TRACKING THE TROPICS The tropics remain fairly quiet during the peak of hurricane season, but forecasters are watching a wave off the African Coast.
Hurricane Erin isn't forecast to hit land, but it will bring large waves and dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast this week.
Hurricane Erin continued to track away from the United States on Friday, and attention is turning to two other potential storms in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center thinks both of the systems could become tropical depressions soon. And one seems to be on a path that those in the Caribbean will need to watch.
Forecasters are watching a tropical wave off the coast of Africa and Tropical Storm Kiko, which is expected to become a hurricane soon.
Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical storm conditions and coastal flooding are expected to appear in areas along the Outer Banks starting late Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center is giving the area to watch off the coast of Africa a 30% chance of development over the next week. However, the likelihood that we see more tropical activity over the next few weeks remains in place.
That now includes Brooklyn City Schools Superintendent/CEO Theodore Caleris, who this spring debuted “The Hurricane Watch -- Conversations with Superintendent Caleris.” “In my 28 years of being an educator, this is an absolutely new venture for me,” he said.
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