Weeks after Hurricane Beryl caused devastating damage in the Caribbean and knocked out power to millions in southeast Texas, a new disturbance is brewing in the tropics. The National Hurricane Center is tracking a system in the central Atlantic that shows signs it could develop momentum.
Plumes of dust – made up of sand and particle minerals – from Africa’s Sahara Desert and extremely dry air have hindered thunderstorm activity and tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic over the last month, according to meteorologists. However, activity is expected to pick up at the end of July and early August as the dry and dusty air diminishes and ocean temperatures continue to rise.
“Especially with La Niña starting to develop we’re going to be seeing a lot more tropical systems developing here,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert told USA TODAY on Sunday. “We did predict that there would be at least some break here until the early part of August when we start to see more chances and more threats for development.”
Over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center reported an “area of disturbed weather” over the central Atlantic Ocean that is forecast to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next couple of days…
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