MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Friday night that tropical cyclone 1 continued to bring heavy rain to parts of Cuba and southern Florida.
According to the NHC’s 11pm East Friday bulletin, a possible tropical cyclone 1 was detected 195 miles northeast of the western tip of Cuba and 185 miles southwest of Fort Myers, Florida. The wind was blowing at a maximum speed of 40 mph and moving in a northeasterly direction at 12 MPH.
The system is predicted to turn into a tropical storm as it moves northward into the Florida Porhand. If it turns into a tropical storm, it will be named Alex.
Heavy rain and flooding are forecast for Friday and Saturday in parts of Cuba, the Keys and parts of southern Florida. 10 and 12 inches of rain may fall.
Announcements, clocks and alarms are in effect
The tropical storm warning is in effect:
- Florida Keys, including Dry Tortoise.
- Bay of Florida.
- From Englewood to Card Sound Bridge on West Coast Florida.
- The east coast of Florida is south of the Volcanic and Privert County Lines.
- Okisobi Lake.
- The provinces of Pinar del Rio in Havana, Cuba, Artemisia and Mayapeque.
- Northwest Bahamas
Tropical storm monitoring is in place:
- Provinces of Madanzas and the Isle of Youth in Cuba.
This is how the season is going in the Atlantic
A few days after the start of the 2022 hurricane season in the Atlantic, it will become the first season of the year, which will be named Alex.
Experts predict that this season will be active with 10 to 11 tropical storms, 4 to 6 Type 1 and 2 hurricanes, and 16 to 21 systems rated as Sections 2, 4, 3, 4 and 5.
