A tropical depression formed Saturday morning and later became Tropical Storm Dorian Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic Basin. Dorian is the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to move west toward the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before impacting the Greater Antilles, including Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
National Hurricane Center
Beyond the Caribbean, it is too soon to tell how Tropical Storm Dorian would impact the U.S. mainland, however we will continue to monitor forecast trends over the next several days.
National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center
________________________________________ Saturday 11am Update: A tropical depression formed Saturday morning and later became Tropical Storm Dorian Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic Basin. Dorian is the fourth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
The current models show progression towards the westward.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
It is still unclear if this disturbance will actually have any impact to Southwest Florida. This is still a developing story
