Video shows hail and wind replaces record heat waves
The heat waves that broke daily records throughout the eastern half of the country gave way to storms and showers.
Two tropical suppression that gains strength on Mexican coasts will be named Storms on Sunday, one could become a “significant hurricane” by Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center warned.
Neither storm has had a major impact on the US, but parts of Mexico could face landslides, 10 inches of rain and strong winds, predictors said.
Tropical Depression 2, which formed in the Atlantic Basin, ran winds of about 30 mph early Sunday mornings, potentially reaching the 39 mph required to become a tropical storm valley.
“There are areas where there can be 10 inches of rain, whether or not you reach tropical storm conditions,” Accuweather’s lead hurricane expert Alex Dasilva told USA Today. “The main issues are heavy rain and landslides. Some areas, such as Acapulco, are still recovering from Hulkane Eric.”
Hurricane Eric, which was actually a storm in the Pacific Basin, landed in Mexico’s South Pacific on June 19th as a Category 3 storm. The storm has led to devastating winds, heavy rains and widespread flooding in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Homes, roads and infrastructure were destroyed or damaged, leaving thousands of people with shelters, food, water and electricity.
Tropical Depression 6-e, a Pacific Basin storm, has also gained strength, and was expected to become a tropical storm flossy on Sunday.
“To become a flossy is hanging from the west side of Mexico in a very advantageous environment for strengthening,” Dasilva said. “Unlike the storms on the east, Flossy can intensify rapidly and we expect it to become a hurricane on Tuesday.”
Dasilva said Flossy could close out as a Category 2 storm on Tuesday or Wednesday, but is expected to remain offshore. Still, it is expected to be close enough to bring harmful winds to the Mexican coast.
Hurricane Centres across the country list storms in both basins, but are drawn from separate lists. Pacific Hurricane Season actually began on May 15th, while Atlantic Season began on June 1st.
Both basins are robbing the storm’s names before the average, Dasilva said. If Tropical Depression 2 reaches a tropical storm condition, the second-name storm in the basin is more than two weeks earlier. On average, the second is named on July 16th.
“Flossy will be the sixth-name storm in the Pacific. The sixth-name storm averages on August 3rd. So we’re two months ahead. This was a very hot start to the season.”
Later in the week, forecasters have been looking at obstacles off the southeast coast of the United States since around July 4th.
“The next thing on the watch could happen from July 4th to 7th,” Dasilva said.
He said the cold fronts in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico are expected to stall. He said storms often form from a stagnant, cold front. Dasilva doesn’t expect a hurricane, but the weather front could cause heavy rain to North Florida. But the threat remains apart for a few days, he said, which could only lead to a rift.
How do hurricanes form?
Hurricanes originate in the tropical regions above warm waters. Thunderstorm clusters can develop across the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. If conditions are correct, clusters are swirling into tropical waves and storms known as tropical depression.
Tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm when its sustained wind speed reaches 39 mph. When the wind reaches 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.
