Tropical Storm Forms in Caribbean
Pastor Dale Morgan
Tropical Storm Forms in Caribbean*
Tuesday August 1, 2006 1:31 PM
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Chris, the third named storm of the 2006
Atlantic hurricane season, developed early Tuesday near the Leeward
Islands, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said.
A tropical storm warning was posted for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda,
Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy and St.
Martin.
A tropical storm watch was issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
At 8 a.m. EDT, Chris was centered about 135 miles east of Antigua and
about 1,450 miles east-southeast of Miami. It was moving west-northwest
near 9 mph, forecasters said.
Its maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph, just above the threshold
for a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm was on track to pass over or near the northernmost Leeward
Islands by early Wednesday, according to the hurricane center.
The first named storm of the 2006 season, Tropical Storm Alberto, swept
over Florida in mid-June, then plowed northward along the coast past the
Outer Banks. It was blamed for one drowning.
Massachusetts was spared the worst of Tropical Storm Beryl at the end of
June when the storm left high surfs but minimal damage before heading
toward Nova Scotia. The bulk of the rain fell over the ocean well east
of the island.