Alex was leaving the Bahamas for Bermuda on Sunday morning with steady winds of 50 miles per hour. The storm is expected to pass north of Bermuda on Monday, which is currently under tropical storm warning. Gusts of wind and 2 to 3 inches of rain are possible.
“Today (Sunday) there may be some slight increase, followed by weight loss on Monday,” said the National Hurricane Center.
As of early Sunday, the United States and the Bahamas were no longer threatened by the storm.
On Saturday, the system hit South Florida with three torrential rains, strong winds and floods, falling to 11 inches in some areas since Friday.
The city of Miami warned residents on Saturday afternoon that several roads are not accessible. At least one beach was temporarily closed.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials warned that the risk of weekend floods was “high” across the county, especially in the low and poorly drained areas, and urged residents not to try to walk or drive through flooded waters. About 100 vehicles were blocked in the Miami floods Friday through Saturday, fire chief Joseph Zahralban told CNN’s WSVN affiliate.
The storm dropped the record daily rainfall for June 4 in West Palm Beach (which saw 4.5 inches of water), Fort Lauderdale (which saw 6.55 inches) and Miami (which saw 5.24 inches), according to the National Weather Service.
Another forecast for hurricane season above average
Just last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its forecast for this hurricane season.
The forecast is above the average year, with 14 to 21 storms with names, 6 to 10 hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes – of category 3 or more.
There are several factors that contribute to the “busy” hurricane season.
“We are in an active period,” said NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad. “There are certain ingredients that determine the intensity and frequency of hurricanes.”
One is the existing conditions of La Niña in the equatorial Pacific.
This phenomenon creates lower than average ocean temperatures around the equator in the Pacific Ocean and leads to the effects of weather around the world.
La Niña provides favorable conditions for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean – in contrast to that in El Niño.
The State University of Colorado released an update on its forecast Thursday. It now requires a season over hurricanes with 20 so-called storms, 10 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes.
This is the largest number of named storms the CSU has ever forecast for the season in June, said Phil Klotzbach, author of the forecast, to CNN. In 2020, the university’s forecast center predicts 19 storms during its release in June, but that number includes three storms that were named before the start of the season.
CNN’s Gene Norman contributed to this report.
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