07/04/2025
It's that time of year again. Animal keepers need to have caging and facilities secure and prepare for flooding, storm surge, and high winds. Remember that storm surge and flooding can happen even in areas not affected by high winds.
Newsweek reports:
"The likelihood of Tropical Storm Chantal forming near Florida in the next seven days has risen again, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The weather system would be the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season if it forms.
It would follow Tropical Storms Andrea and Barry, which formed last week. While Andrea formed over the open ocean, Barry made landfall on Mexico's east coast.
Newsweek reported on Tuesday that the NHC gave the disturbance a 30-percent chance of forming in the next seven days, a slight upgrade from the 20-percent chance given on Monday.
"An area of low pressure could develop near the southeast U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coasts by this weekend along a weakening frontal boundary," the NHC said.
"Environmental conditions appear only marginally conducive for some slow development, but a tropical or subtropical depression could form in this region over the weekend or early next week while the system moves little."
Heavy rainfall remains possible over parts of the southeastern U.S., especially along the west-central coast of Florida, regardless of development, the NHC added."
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-cyclone-update-dangerous-storm-chances-increase-2093474