The Official Hurricane Jeanne thread (Heavy Graphics)
Although it's a bit premature... but a Tropical Storm is now buiding up slowly with a chance to become a Hurricane......
And as always with these storms... Y O U - N E V E R - K N O W
Official Name: Jeanne
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Jeanne formed in the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and was expected to hit Puerto Rico by Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
Jeanne could be packing sustained winds of 60 mph with higher gusts when it hits Puerto Rico and drop 9 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
"It's not the same as Ivan, but it is certainly threatening weather," hurricane center forecaster Rafael Mojica said. Hurricane Ivan, which was in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, killed at least 68 people in seven islands or countries in the Caribbean over the weekend.
Because of Jeanne, the hurricane center posted tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Marten. A storm watch covered Anguilla and some coastal sections of the Dominican Republic.
At 2 p.m. EDT, Jeanne had top sustained winds of 50 mph and is expected to strengthen, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was centered about 100 southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph.
Forecasters predict the storm could hit or skim past the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Haiti on Friday and move over the eastern tip of Cuba or into the Bahamas by Saturday. There is a chance the storm could hit Florida early next week. Mojica said it could become a Category 1 hurricane with winds in excess of 74 mph by Saturday.
Jeanne is the 10th named storm to form in the Atlantic this tropical storm season, which began June 1.
Although it's a bit premature... but a Tropical Storm is now buiding up slowly with a chance to become a Hurricane......
And as always with these storms... Y O U - N E V E R - K N O W
Official Name: Jeanne
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Jeanne formed in the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and was expected to hit Puerto Rico by Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
Jeanne could be packing sustained winds of 60 mph with higher gusts when it hits Puerto Rico and drop 9 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
"It's not the same as Ivan, but it is certainly threatening weather," hurricane center forecaster Rafael Mojica said. Hurricane Ivan, which was in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, killed at least 68 people in seven islands or countries in the Caribbean over the weekend.
Because of Jeanne, the hurricane center posted tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Marten. A storm watch covered Anguilla and some coastal sections of the Dominican Republic.
At 2 p.m. EDT, Jeanne had top sustained winds of 50 mph and is expected to strengthen, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was centered about 100 southeast of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands and was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph.
Forecasters predict the storm could hit or skim past the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Haiti on Friday and move over the eastern tip of Cuba or into the Bahamas by Saturday. There is a chance the storm could hit Florida early next week. Mojica said it could become a Category 1 hurricane with winds in excess of 74 mph by Saturday.
Jeanne is the 10th named storm to form in the Atlantic this tropical storm season, which began June 1.