MIAMI — The system that drowned out Friday night and most of Saturday in Miami and Fort Lauderdale has strengthened, picked up a name, and is threatening Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Alex isn’t South Florida’s problem anymore. The National Hurricane Center’s projected path cone points east, away from the U.S. East Coast. Bermuda, on the other hand, is under Tropical Storm Warning and should be feeling tropical storm effects by Sunday night. The island should take 2 to 3 inches of rain.
Alex is about 475 miles west of Bermuda with 65 mph maximum sustained winds and moving at 23 mph, rather quickly, in an east-northeast direction, according to the NHC. Tropical storm force winds extend up to 205 miles from the center of the storm.
“A fast motion toward the east-northeast is expected through Monday, followed by an eastward motion at a slower forward speed on Tuesday,” the 11 a.m. ET NHC update said. “On the forecast track, the tropical storm is expected to pass near or just north of Bermuda on Monday.”
“Slight strengthening is possible through tonight. After that time, Alex is forecast to weaken, and the system is expected to become an extra tropical low on Tuesday.”
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