Tropical Storm Bonnie has developed over the Caribbean Sea.
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The storm system is moving across the southwestern Caribbean Sea on Friday. It is expected to cross southern Nicaragua or northern Costa Rica tonight. Then, it will emerge over the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday.
If it hangs together over Nicaragua, it will keep the name Bonnie while in the Pacific.
Bonnie is the second named storm of the Hurricane Season... pic.twitter.com/WieAjHvPsU
— Brian Shields, WFTV (@BrianWFTV) July 1, 2022
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Heavy rain is expected to cause flash flooding and mudslides in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Meteorologists are also watching two other disturbances in the Atlantic basin. Neither system is expected to develop further.
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11am Friday Bonnie update: Bonnie is still weak as it heads towards Central America. Once it crosses into the eastern Pacific, it could strengthen into a hurricane some time next week. pic.twitter.com/uISms8xysT
— Rusty McCranie (@RMcCranieWFTV) July 1, 2022
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