Tropical Rainstorm Develops over the Caribbean Sea, Heads Toward the Southeast United States

A tropical rainstorm developed over the Caribbean Sea and is projected to move toward the Southeast United States in the coming days.

This is according to meteorologists, who initially forecasted a stormy weather pattern will allow the formation of the next named tropical system of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

The trajectory of the storm system could also affect other countries across the region.

Heavy rain and floodwaters, as well as rough seas, will be the primary concern of residents living in coastal areas.

Damaging winds are also possible and can lead to power outages and disruption of travel not only in the Southeast US but also in Puerto Rico and its surrounding island nations.

Furthermore, the tropical system could hamper efforts by countries still recovering from previous storms and hurricanes.

The development of the tropical storm just came several days after tropical storms Lisa and Martin intensified into hurricanes in the said region.

It also came over a month after Hurricane Ian devastated the Caribbean and made landfall in southwestern Florida, killing over 100 people, causing widespread disruption, and forcing massive evacuations.

The US is currently in its Atlantic hurricane season and is set to end by November 30.

However, US weather authorities, prior to the 2022 season, issued a warning of an above-average hurricane season for the North American country.

The forecast highlights that several factors will make the formation of unnamed storms and named storms, as well as hurricanes more frequent and intense.

Caribbean Tropical Rainstorm

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AccuWeather meteorologists said a favorable pattern over the Caribbean paved the way for the development of the tropical rainstorm above Puerto Rico on Saturday, November 5, outlining the zone to be a spot for additional tropical activity since October 15.

The island nation was soaked with torrential rain for most o the day, prompting the risk of flooding.

Throughout the weekend, a tropical moisture could fuel the rainstorm as it traverses from the Caribbean and into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert said the rainstorm will take a northward pattern before slowly moving westward to the Bahamas and the Southeast US.

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Florida Faces New Threat

In recent days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a forecast for an increased chance of a tropical depression or storm that could form in the Atlantic Ocean and potentially threaten Florida next week, as cited by the Orlando Sentinel.

With this, the Sunshine State faces the risk of renewed flooding even if former hurricanes Lisa and Martin have weakened already.

NHC forecasters are predicting a large non-tropical low-pressure system will develop over the northeastern Caribbean Sea and southwestern Atlantic Ocean, near Puerto Rico, as cited by the US media outlet.

The system is the same tropical rainstorm currently in the region.

The system has been forecasted to cause heavy rainfall in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Virgin Islands.

Other areas can be affected as well.