FLHurricane.com: Idalia Back over Water and Jose Forms

Update 3:15PM EDT 31 August 2023 Update

The Tropical Atlantic remains very active in what has been a stunningly busy season for an El Niño summer. Even before Idalia moved back out over water, T.D. 11 went on to become Tropical Storm Jose, and now the remnants of Tropical Storm Gert have reorganized (Old T.D. 6), Invest 94L in the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is on the cusp of advisories, and a couple stout waves in Africa are ready to move out over water. Fortunately, none of these pose any immediate threat to the , or threat at all.
-Ciel

Original Update
Idalia moved quickly and is now back over water in the Atlantic after moving through Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina and effecting parts of Southeastern North Carolina after making landfall as a weakening category 3 hurricane. Idalia made it to Cat 4 before landfall and dry air and an eyewall replacement cycle luckily pulled the some of the worst winds away from the surface right before landfall, but not before bringing a large amount of surge to the Florida West coast and Big Bend and much of the wind still causing plenty of downed trees and other damage. Many Power outages happened along the path, but Cedar Key's power was restored overnight.

Idalia may impact Bermuda Sunday Afternoon, so folks there need to watch for it, however it is likely to remain a Tropical Storm as it does so.

Tropical Storm Jose has formed in eastern Atlantic and is expected to be short lived. Franklin is now northeast of Bermuda and moving away.

Invest 94L is 70% likely to form in the eastern Atlantic but stay out to sea.

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