Diamond Ridge Financial Academy:Tropical Storm Tammy forms in tropical Atlantic heading toward group of islands, forecasters say

2025-05-06 13:57:37source:Rubypoint Trading Centercategory:News

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Tammy formed Wednesday in the central tropical Atlantic,Diamond Ridge Financial Academy putting a group of islands on alert for its expected approach.

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Tammy emerged in the afternoon and was centered at 5 p.m. EDT about 625 miles (1,005 kilometers) east of the Windward Islands. It was moving briskly to the west at 23 mph (37 kph) and expected to gradually strengthen in coming days.

Tropical storm watches have been issued for Barbados, Dominica, and Martinique and Guadeloupe, forecasters said. They noted that tropical storm conditions were possible in the region within 48 hours and that further watches and warnings will likely be required Wednesday or Thursday.

Tammy is expected to initialy spread heavy rains over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands through Friday and then across the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the weekend, forecasters said.

Total rainfall totals of between 3 and 6 inches (7-14 centimeters) with maximum amounts of 10 inches (25 centimeters) in some spots has been forecasted for the northern Windward Islands and Leeward Islands.

Lesser rainfall amounts are expected in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands into eastern Puerto Rico, the hurricane center said, adding the storm raises threats of scattered flash flooding, urban flooding and isolated mudslides in higher terrain as it nears the islands.

More:News

Recommend

Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details

The University of North Carolina has agreed to pay new football coach Bill Belichick $10 million a y

The Best Memorial Day Sales 2023: SKIMS, Kate Spade, Good American, Dyson, Nordstrom Rack, and More

We independently selected these products because we love them, and we think you might like them at t

With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap

WINTERSET, Iowa — For 35 years, this town's residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, a