Named Storm Karen is being steered erratically at the moment, but will start a westerly track toward the Bahamas and possibly the Southeastern US coast sometime Friday, September 27th. Persons along US coastal areas from southern Florida to the North Carolina – Virginia border should be monitoring the progress of Named Storm Karen.
Named Storm Lorenzo has made hurricane status and is projected to become a major category hurricane sometime on Thursday, September 26. The movement of Lorenzo will be essentially north from it’s current location in the mid central Atlantic. At this time, Lorenzo poses no threat to the US.
For official watches and warnings, visit the NHC website:
===============================================
“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
============================================
Friday, September 27, 2019: Named Storm Karen ran into upper level shear and essentially dissipated. The remnants of Karen could affect Florida with some moderate rain in a few days, but nothing to be concerned about at this time.