Tropical Storm Sam formed in the Atlantic Ocean this Thursday and is expected to become a force majeure hurricane, with winds exceeding 125 miles (200 kilometers) per hour, dangerous storm surges and heavy rains starting in the afternoon. next week.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated that
the storm has maximum sustained winds of about 50 miles
(85 kilometers) per hour and will continue to strengthen as it approaches the Caribbean Sea.
This Thursday it is located about 1,745 miles (2,805 kilometers) southeast of the Leeward Islands and is moving west at about 16 miles (26 kilometers) per hour.
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“Tropical Storm Sam is expected to slow its advance in the coming days.
This will give all of us plenty of time to observe the evolution of the forecast to assess whether or not there will be an impact on some portions of the Leeward Islands next week, ”the NHC wrote on its Twitter account this Thursday afternoon.
Sam is the 18th named storm to form this Atlantic hurricane season;
this is the second time in records that this has occurred before the end of September.
With information from The Associated Press.