Tropical Soaking

A "Will Be" storm is pushing clouds, rain, & winds in our direction.  It remains Potential Storm #1 until Friday afternoon when it should reach full tropical storm status and carry the name "Alex", the first of the 2022 Atlantic season.

If you look closely over Yucatan, you can see faint low level clouds moving counter clockwise. This is the western side of the system. For the moment all the rain and wind is on the eastern side.

The National Hurricane Center says this system is being impacted by strong upper winds limiting its growth potential. Regardless, it should have enough energy to become a tropical storm later today.

As of the 8 am advisory, the watches for So. FL the NW Bahamas, and Western Cuba are now elevated to Tropical Storm Warnings. 

This means that winds of 39 mph and higher can be expected at times across the area during the next 24 hrs. Please try and secure whatever loose objects there may be in your property as a safety measure. 

CONE

While the cone of concern does not include Southeast Florida, the system itself is rather large and its rain and wind will be felt far outside the cone.

IMPACTS

The main concern will be the copious amounts of rain Cuba, South Florida and the NW Bahamas may see. Models are calling for 4 - 8 inches with a few going as high as one foot. This will surely lead to flooding of low lying areas. A Flood Watch is in place for South Florida thru Sunday morning. 

WE MAY EVEN SEE SPOTS WITH FLASH FLOODING.

It appears the worst stretch for the region should be between this evening and Saturday with the NW. Bahamas mostly on Saturday.

We'll be watching