Tropical Storm Julia, which crosses the southwestern Caribbean on Friday, is expected to develop into a hurricane this weekend as it hits Colombia’s San Andres and Providencia islands and the coast of Nicaragua, forecasters said.
The storm originated about 145 miles north of the northern Colombian seaport city of Barranquilla, with winds of up to 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. 5 p.m. warning.
The Colombian government has issued a hurricane warning for San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina.
The Nicaraguan government has also upgraded Hurricane Watch from Laguna de Perlas to Puerto Cabezas to Warning.
A tropical storm warning has been issued, meaning tropical storm conditions are expected in the next 36 hours from north of Puerto Cabezas to the border of Honduras and Nicaragua and south of Laguna de Perlas to the bluefields.
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Julia recovered from the tropical storm Friday morning and began moving westward. Julia is traveling 18 mph and is expected to slow down and head west. The center of the typhoon is expected to move to the southwestern Caribbean Sea.
Hurricane Center passed around the islands of San Andres and Providencia on Saturday night, reached the coast of Nicaragua on Sunday morning before turning west-northwest and heading into Central America until Monday, according to the Hurricane Center. said to cross the
Weather forecasters expect the storm to reach the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia on Saturday night, and the storm is expected to grow stronger and turn into a hurricane before reaching the coast of Nicaragua on Sunday morning. There is
Heavy rains can cause flash floods and landslides in parts of Central America, with 5 to 10 inches of rain, and up to 15 inches in isolated areas, according to the Hurricane Center.
Julia formed just 10 days after Hurricane Ian hit Florida. Ian raged across the state as a powerful Category 4 storm, destroying neighborhoods and infrastructure, causing flooding, wiping out power and killing at least 120 people, according to state and local officials.
Ian then got off to a relatively quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June to November as the hurricane regained strength before making landfall in South Carolina. Her only three named storms occurred by September 1, and none in August. This is her first time since 1997.
Arashi’s activities began in early September, with Daniel and Earl forming within a day and Ian forming on September 26th.
In early August, NOAA scientists released updated forecasts for the rest of the season, which still called for above-normal levels of activity.
In it, they predicted that the season running through November 30 would see 14 to 20 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could transform into hurricanes sustaining winds of 74 miles per hour or more. did. Three to five of them could intensify into what NOAA calls major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher), with winds of at least 111 mph.
Last year saw 21 named storms, following a record 30 in 2020. Over the past two years, meteorologists have exhausted the list of names used to identify storms during the Atlantic hurricane season. ,Year 2005.
The link between hurricanes and climate change has become clearer with each passing year. Data show that hurricanes have gotten stronger around the world over the last 40 years.
On a warming planet, hurricanes are expected to intensify over time, increasing the incidence of the most powerful storms, although the total number of storms is likely to decrease.
Hurricanes are also more humid due to more water vapor in the warmer atmosphere. Scientists suggest that storms like 2017’s Hurricane Harvey brought far more rain than would have been possible without human influence on the climate. Rising sea levels also contribute to an increase in storm surges, the most destructive component of tropical cyclones.