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Tropical Storm Henri

Tropical Storm HenriPosition: 30.7N 63.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Southwest [215°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↓.

Currently about 140 miles [ 230 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.

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

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Tropical Depression Grace – Day 4

Tropical Depression GracePosition: 18.2N 73.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb ↓.

Currently about 100 miles [ 165 km] West-Southwest of Port au Prince, Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Las Tunas, and Camaguey; the Cayman Islands

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the entire coast of Haiti; Jamaica; the southern coast of the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Pinar del Rio, as well as Isla de la Juventud.

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 Fred – Day 8

Tropical Storm FredPosition: 31.2N 85.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [020°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb.

Currently about 10 miles [ 20 km] East of Dothan, Alabama.

Fred made landfall near Cape San Blas at 2:15PM CDT.

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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