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Tropical Storm Michael – Day 6

Tropical Storm MichaelPosition: 37.1N 76.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [055°] near 25 mph [41 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 275 miles [445 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb ↓.

Currently about 15 miles [ 25 km] North-Northeast of Norfolk, Virginia.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Cape Lookout, North Carolina to Duck, North Carolina including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina to Duck, North Carolina.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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Tropical Storm Nadine – Day 3

Tropical Storm Nadine>Position: 14.9N 35.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [295°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 740 miles [1190 km] West of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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Hurricane Leslie – Day 17

Hurricane LesliePosition: 30.9N 33.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [070°] near 26 mph [43 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 75 miles [120 km].
Minimum central pressure: 969 mb ↓.

Currently about 630 miles [1010 km] Southwest of the Azores.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Madeira Island.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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