After an already destructive and deadly hurricane season, the American people are closely watching the formation the storm dubbed Nadine.
The storm has the potential to form into a hurricane and hit Florida, which is still recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricane Milton. The storm is formally known as A94L and has been brewing in the Atlantic for more than week. The storm is slightly traveling west towards the U.S and according to the National Hurricane Center the storm has a 60% chance of forming into a tropical storm.
The NHC updated their projections on Thursday downgrading the storm to only a 30% of becoming a tropical storm. For the system officially become a named storm it must exceed wind speeds of 39 mph.
While the odds of the storm becoming a hurricane are slim the NHC told the Daily Mail "Mother Nature is unpredictable."
This is welcome news to the region in the potential storms path as both Hurricane Milton and Helene have devastated the southeastern U.S. over the past month. States like Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee are still recovering from the deadly storms. The death toll from Helene stands at 230 people and from Milton it stands at 17, but that number is likely to rise as search and rescue efforts continue.
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they braced for heavy rain, strong winds and especially storm surges. Violent twisters were seen crossing highways, ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines.
Milton made landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said. It is a barrier island off Sarasota with white-sand beaches and has about 5,500 residents. The community is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) south of Tampa. While the city did not take a direct hit, Hurricane Milton was still producing deadly storm surge and powerful winds in the area.
Counties along the western coast of the peninsula were hardest hit, particularly in the central portion of the state. Record storm surge was seen across Florida's west coast with the peak storm surge as of midnight local time being 9-13 feet in Anna Maria Island to Boca Grande just south of Sarasota, according to the NHC. Tampa Bay experienced peak surge of 3-5 feet as the storm made landfall just south of the city sparing them of the worst of the storm surge.
Thousands of people were left with thousands of dollars worth of property damage and flooded homes . Many people's homes were flat-out destroyed when several tornadoes spawned by the storm ripped through their communities.
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