![]() IT’S STORM SEASON: Get ready and stay informed at tampabay. To help us continue keeping you informed, please consider supporting us with a subscription or donating to our journalism fund. The storm was given a 70 percent chance of formation over the next several days and does not appear to be a threat to Florida.Įditor’s note: As a public service, the Tampa Bay Times is making its storm coverage free to readers as long as the region is threatened by Fred’s path. Tropical Storm watches have been issued for the the entire coast of the Dominican Republic and the entire coast of Haiti.įorecasters also were monitoring a third system, this one 175 miles northeast of Bermuda. The storm is expected to weaken as it crosses Hispaniola on Monday, though it could regain strength if the center moves back over water on Tuesday. Like Fred, its track has it emerging in the Gulf of Mexico, likely by Thursday. The forecast track for Grace has it going over Hispaniola on Monday and near or over Cuba on Tuesday, which means it, too, could be torn apart by mountainous regions. The advisory said heavy rainfall could lead to flash and urban flooding over the Virgin Islands, in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The storm is moving west at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph. The storm was about 155 miles southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and 295 miles east-southeast of Port Au Prince Haiti Sunday at 8 p.m. ![]() Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Grace, which has followed in similar footsteps to Fred, was described by National Hurricane Center forecasters as “disorganized” on Sunday morning. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued a state of emergency for 23 counties: Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton and Washington. Tropical Storm warnings have been issued from the Alabama-Florida line to the Ochlocknee River in the eastern Panhandle.įred is not expected to gather enough strength to ever become a hurricane. Fred was expected to make a more northward turn Monday and take aim at the Florida Panhandle. Fred is centered near the north coast of Cuba and is tracking west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. ![]()
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