Tropical Storm Lorenzo, National Hurricane Center
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According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Tropical Storm Lorenzo is in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,385 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. It is moving to the northwest at 15 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.
Tropical Storm Jerry could become a hurricane by the weekend, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are possible later today into Friday on portions of the northern Leeward Islands as Jerry passes nearby,
Priscilla could bring flash flooding through the weekend across the U.S. Southwest, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Much of the Bahamas are expected to be soaked — with six to eight inches of rain in the heaviest spots near Eleuthera and Abaco — and be swept by winds of 45 mph and up as the depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Imelda as early as today.
Along the beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties on Sunday, you'll see red flags indicating that there are rip currents.
Tropical Storm Jerry was expected to approach the northern Leeward Islands later Thursday and was likely to strengthen into a hurricane as soon as Friday, forecasters said.