Abaco Islands boy explains what it was like going through Hurricane Dorian
Wajeid Romin, 10, evacuated to Abaco Central Primary during Hurricane Dorian. The school was used as a shelter during the Category 5 storm and people are still living there even though the first day of school was suppose to be Sept. 2, 2019.
Wajeid Romin, 10, evacuated to Abaco Central Primary during Hurricane Dorian. The school was used as a shelter during the Category 5 storm and people are still living there even though the first day of school was suppose to be Sept. 2, 2019.
Besides Tropical Storm Gabrielle, the National Hurricane Center is watching two more potential tropical storms brewing in the Atlantic — and at least one of them may be heading near Florida.
The closest disturbance to South Florida is a few hundred miles north and northeast of the Greater Antilles and is producing “disorganized cloudiness and showers,” according to the hurricane center’s 8 a.m. advisory.
While it has a zero percent chance of developing into a significant weather system in the next two days, the hurricane center says there is a 20 percent chance of development later this week when “environmental conditions could become a little more conducive” when it moves near Florida and the Bahamas. The islands were recently left devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
Besides Tropical Storm Gabrielle, the National Hurricane Center is watching two more potential tropical storms brewing in the Atlantic.
National Hurricane Center
Forecasters are also watching a tropical wave that is midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Windward Islands. It’s expected to move westward across the tropical Atlantic Ocean for the next several days, but its development chances for the next five days have weakened overnight from 40 to 30 percent.
As for Gabrielle, that storm is not expected to be a threat to South Florida. It’s about 1,170 miles west of the Azores and is moving north-northeast near 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, as of Monday’s early morning advisory. Forecasters expect the storm will weaken into an extratropical low by Tuesday night.
Hurricane season ends Nov. 30.
Real Time/Breaking News Reporter. There’s never a dull moment in Florida — and I cover it. Graduated with honors from Florida International University. Find me on Twitter @TweetMichelleM
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