Alex was moving from the Bahamas and to Bermuda on Sunday morning with steady winds of 50 mph. Storm expected on Monday pass pass north of Bermuda, what currently under a tropical storm warning. Gusty wind and 2 to 3 inches of rain possible.
As of The storm no longer threatened the US and the Bahamas early Sunday.
On Saturday, system hit South Florida with trio of heavy rain, strong winds and flooding, with up up to 11 inches drop in some areas from Friday.
city of Miami warned residents on Saturday afternoon that some roads were inaccessible. Least one the beach was temporarily closed.
The storm has thrown record daily precipitation for June 4 in West Palm Beach (which has seen 4.5 inches of of water), Fort Lauderdale (which saw 6.55 inches) and Miami (which recorded 5.24 inches), according to the National Weather Service.
Another above-average hurricane season forecast
Forecast above average year, with from 14 to 21 named storms, six up to 10 hurricanes and three to six strong hurricanes – of Strength category 3 or higher.
There are several contributing factors that play in “busy”hurricane season.
“We in en active period,” NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad said. “There are certain ingredients that drive intensity and frequency of hurricanes.”
This phenomenon creates cooler than average ocean temperatures around the equator. in Pacific Ocean and results in weather impact around the world.
La Niña creates favorable conditions for hurricanes in Atlantic Ocean — in different from this of El Nino.
it highest amount of named storms that CSU has ever predicted for season in June, Phil Klotzbach, author of such a forecast, CNN reported. In 2020, the university’s forecast center predicted 19 storms during its June release, but that number includes three storms that were named before the start of the season.
Gene Norman of CNN contributed to this report.
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