Hurricane season is alive: Tropical Storm Edouard forms over eastern Atlantic, no US threat

Monitoring two other tropical disturbances, one entering the Caribbean later this week

Eye on the Tropics: WFTV Severe Weather Center 9 Watching the tropics

By Irene Sans

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Edouard formed late Sunday afternoon from what it was the 5th tropical depression of this 2020 hurricane season.

Edouard is over 600 miles away from its closest land, New Foundland, Canada. This system will continue to move to the northeast, moving fast, away from land, and entering cooler waters.

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Edouard is expected to keep its tropical storm status until late Tuesday or early Wednesday. By Wednesday morning, Edouard will lose its tropical-storm-force winds and become a depression as it approaches Ireland.

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HOW’S THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN?

The Atlantic Basin is showing more signs of activity as we go head toward the most active months of the season.

There is a low-pressure area just over the Florida Panhandle, it won’t develop as it has moved over land. It is expected to move over water and develop into a larger system that could develop into a tropical system. It will likely follow Edouard’s footsteps and move away from land, without affecting land directly.

A larger tropical wave is located over 300 miles from the southern Lesser Antilles, it is forecast to approach the Windward Islands starting Tuesday and increase shower and storm activity to these islands.

Locally heavy rainfall and strong gusts are expected from Grenada to Martinique. This system will be passing through hostile conditions that will make it hard for it to develop into a full tropical system this week.

We will continue to monitor this situation and bring you the latest on WFTV.com, our newscasts, and on our free WFTV Weather app.

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Read: Forecasters highly confident about an active 2020 Hurricane Season

Nota en español: Temporada de Huracanes 2020: Pronosticadores altamente confiados en una temporada activa

Entérese del pronóstico del tiempo, en español, por nuestra meteoróloga Irene Sans

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