Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten Florida as Gulf Storm Develops Here is the predicted weather forecast for the following week when a storm system that has developed in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida is likely to form in the region due to heavy rain expected in that period and extending into this Sunday and further into the week. While this system may eventually get a name as a storm in the tropics, only time will determine whether it can be given the name of a low category hurricane or not. The potential for heavy rainfall covering most of the state is also a very concern among the predictors.
National Hurricane Center as well as AccuWeather is always keeping a close watch on the situation. As described by Bernie Rayno, an on-air meteorologist at AccuWeather in Florida, the residents of the affected region should be bracing for a strong storm. It may involve a severe and large tropical rainstorm to an organized tropical cyclone that has the potential for a hurricane-strengthened winds. In turn, they are tasked with assessing the probable amount of rainfall that will lead to substantial flooding within the large regions of Florida.
This shows that based on the results of the research projects, the possibility of getting the heavy downpours on parts of Central and South Florida, like I-4, South of the Keys, and other regions of the South Florida Peninsula is significant. Rains might fall 10 to 15 inches here and 20 to 25 inches of rain here while the other 5 or even 6 areas can receive more than that. This kind of rainfall could possibly lead to such instances of flooding as the previous days’ systems might be more or less responsible for it.
As the NHC emphasized that the system was still quite old and inefficient but that the expected consequences might not be completely negligible mainly because of the heavy rain and possible street flooding. In the National Weather Service, which stated in Miami that a greater intensity of a storm means that less of a impact will be experienced; this does not have any meaning to the intensity of a storm as to the extent of damage that may be done to building and other structures. Although they are quite disorganized, they are still considerable especially in light of rain and its associated risks.
Additionally, as noted in the article by AccuWeather, it states the possibility that under favorable conditions the disturbance would swell into a larger tropical storm or even a compact area of a very small hurricane. This would also increase the wind risk from the north and northwest through the state of Florida, as the direction of the blow would push the system into the Gulf, but with higher likelihood of causing damage. Alex DaSilva, a meteorologist at AccuWeather, reported that the intensity and potential severity of the storm are currently rising, and it may intensify further by early next week. The NHC, is a bit careful with its analysis and predicts that the system will be a system developing into a tropical depression or a storm by the middle of the week however, it does not guarantee that it will be a hurricane by the middle of the week.
Yet, Brian McNoldy, the University of Miami meteorologist, claims the storm might have turned to be less productive. One could make an estimate of the development of a weak low atmospheric pressure in Florida, and perhaps it could become a tropical storm but there won’t be much of an wind.
Another cause to be worried is the increase in rainfall while wind is still present in the area. Heavy rain should come in on Sunday which may be a week or two on. The rainfall is predicted to occur the weekend following the expected heavy rain on the weekend from Sunday to the following Monday following the expected heavy rain. This could even deteriorate the situation as the storm could intensify, leading to a prolonged flooding in the regions.
This being the case there are two storms, known as Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie, that have not yet occurred on the Atlantic coast. Although such storms may not exactly land on the U.S. East Coast, some may actually make it worse due to higher high tides and stronger wave, putting many people in danger with their board or kayak. While, other places can only manage its short-term effect of the storm which could be a major event in the future. Florida however is in the process of planning and developing a plan for dealing with the effects of a potentially disastrous storm
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