The Latest on Tropical Storms, Hurricanes and Systems That Could Threaten Travel

01.10.2024 - 20:45 / travelpulse.com / North America / Patrick Clarke

Some developing tropical storm systems could potentially create more headaches for travelers in the days and weeks to come.

The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring multiple systems in the Atlantic just days after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the Southeast U.S.

Tropical Storm Kirk is expected to achieve hurricane status on Tuesday and eventually become a major hurricane. However, the storm's projected path has it moving northwest with no chance of making landfall in the U.S. That's welcome news for parts of the country still recovering from last week's storm.

Nonetheless, there are still some systems worth monitoring.

According to Weather.com, a broad area of low pressure located in the western Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity right now.

Meanwhile, "another area that could eventually end up in the southwest Gulf of Mexico is off southeast Mexico's coast near the Gulf of Tehuantepec. A third area off southwest Mexico's Pacific coast is likely to develop, and could bring outer bands of heavy rain to areas flooded last week from Hurricane John, but will not move into the Gulf of Mexico."

After Kirk, the next names of the season—which continues through November 30—are Leslie and Milton.

Stay tuned to TravelPulse for the latest weather threats and their impact to travel. 

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