Miami, FL – A developing tropical disturbance in the Atlantic, identified as AL94, could bring heavy rainfall, coastal flooding, and storm surge impacts to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast early next week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The system, currently located near the Bahamas, is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression within the next day or two. Heavy rainfall is forecast to affect the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the southeastern Bahamas through the weekend.
According to the NHC, the disturbance is expected to pass near the central and northwestern Bahamas this weekend before turning northward close to or just east of Florida. This track places much of the southeastern U.S. coast—including Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas—at increasing risk for tropical storm conditions, rainfall, and storm surge by early next week.
While uncertainty remains regarding the storm’s intensity and exact path, NOAA officials emphasized the growing potential for impacts to East Coast communities. “The chances of wind, rainfall, and storm surge impacts for a portion of the southeast U.S. coast are increasing,” the agency said Thursday afternoon.
NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to fly into the system over the coming days to collect data. Additional weather balloons launched across the eastern United States will also provide key information to refine the forecast track.
Residents along the East Coast are urged to closely monitor updates from the National Hurricane Center and local emergency officials as conditions evolve.
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