It was producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms on Saturday.Disturbance 3 is the newest tropical system to form and is the closest to the U.S. coast. It was located off the coast of the Carolinas and is expected to move northeast, away from North America.The first system to strengthen will become the 14th named storm of the season and receive the name Nana.
Peak 2020: Two hurricanes could reach the Gulf of Mexico at the same time Tropical Storm Laura is veering away from Tampa Bay and Florida.
... 2020 Tampa Bay Times Hurricane Guide. Find the latest information at Tropical Storm Laura continued moving west away from Florida on Saturday as the latest track saw it entering the Gulf of Mexico early next week and taking aim at New Orleans.But there’s now a second tropical storm approaching the Gulf: Tropical Depression 14 reached maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and officially became Tropical Storm Marco on Friday night. The 15th named storm will be known as Omar and the 16th will be Paulette.Regardless of tropical activity, Tampa Bay has a rainy couple of days in store. Tropical Storm Laura's projected path as of 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Residents of the islands should also watch out for flash flooding and mud slides.Marco was located about 90 miles east-northeast of Cancun, Mexico and was moving north-northwest at 12 mph.Marco’s projected path had it coming ashore in Louisiana Monday, while Laura could get close to that state by Wednesday.There’s a third tropical system out there as well, called “Disturbance 1″ off the coast of Africa. Phoenix 2.0 echoes the last major hurricane to make landfall in Tampa Bay: The 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane, which came ashore Oct. 25 in Tarpon Springs, just 20 … Spectrum Bay News 9 Meteorologist Diane Kacmarik said Saturday that rain will pound the area through Monday as storms continue to move east from the Gulf of Mexico.Both Sunday and Monday will have a 70 percent chance of rain and a high of 88 for the region.The National Hurricane Center believes the system furthest away, off the coast of Africa, has the strongest chance right now.The National Hurricane Center's map of the location of three tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. Our coronavirus coverage is free for the first 24 hours. It has been strengthening through the morning and as of 1 p.m. had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It’s a disorganized band of thundershowers that is expected to move east through the Tropical Atlantic. There will be gusty winds and strong thundershowers this weekend with a chance of street flooding.Both tropical storms are forecast to reach hurricane strength in the Gulf of Mexico next week.Tropical Storm Laura's projected path as of 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020.Tropical Storm Marco's projected path as of 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. That concerns anyone who lives within range of a hurricane or tropical storm that comes roaring out of the Atlantic.The one with the highest chance of developing into a named storm is Disturbance 2, a tropical wave located just southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic near the African coast. Our coronavirus coverage is free for the first 24 hours. The 10 Tampa Bay weather team is monitoring Laura closely. It was just an area of low pressure when it appeared Saturday afternoon, and has a 20 percent chance of development over the next 5 days. Spectrum Bay News 9 Meteorologist Diane Kacmarik said Saturday that rain will pound the area through Monday as storms continue to move east from the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to move slowly into the tropical Atlantic, and that’s where it is expected to strengthen.Disturbance 1, located about 550 miles east of the Windward Islands in the tropical Atlantic, has a 20 percent chance of developing in the next two days or so and a 30 percent chance over the next five days.The hurricane center says Disturbance 1 will likely develop gradually over the next several days while it moves westward at about 15 mph toward the Lesser Antilles. Find the latest information at There is another tropical disturbance that forecasters can add to the other two they’re monitoring in the Atlantic Ocean.All have the potential to develop into the next named storms of this busy Atlantic storm season.None poses an imminent threat to Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center, but they all have a growing chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm next week.