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Tropical Storm Nadine will make landfall in Belize on Saturday


Tropical Storm Nadine will make landfall in Belize on Saturday

NOAA predicts an “above average” hurricane season


NOAA predicts “above average” 2024 hurricane season

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Tropical Storm Nadine has formed in the western Caribbean and is moving west toward the Yucatan Peninsula. Nadine will make landfall in Belize on Saturday, bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Mexico.

A tropical storm warning was issued Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As Nadine approaches the coast of Belize, heavy rain will continue across Honduras to the Yucatan Peninsula and extend west into southern Mexico by the weekend. This heavy rain may cause flash flooding and travel delays, particularly near the storm's landfall and in the mountains from Oaxaca to Veracruz.

Locally gusty winds are expected Saturday for Quintana Roo, Mexico, much of Belize and far northeastern Guatemala as Nadine approaches the coast. Gusty winds can cause downed trees and power outages.

A tropical rain storm is blowing north of Hispaniola and will move further west and then southwest over the weekend. Heavy rain is expected to spread across parts of the northern Caribbean over the weekend, causing flooding, particularly in the Turks and Caicos Islands and eastern Cuba. Locally gusty winds are also expected in these same regions, which may result in fallen trees and some power outages.

No further development is expected for the next seven days, and AccuWeather hurricane experts believe there is no threat of tropical system landfall in the United States or direct impact of a tropical system generally in the United States for at least the remainder of October .

In Florida, communities along the Gulf Coast are struggling with back-to-back hurricanes Hurricane Helene struck the region less than two weeks before the hurricane Milton arrived.

The Atlantic Hurricane season The event officially began on June 1st and ends on November 30th, with most activities taking place between mid-August and mid-October. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hurricane activity peaks in mid-September.

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