Meteorologists are currently tracking two more storms looming over the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Milton moves toward Florida.
Hurricane Leslie was upgraded to Category 1 on Wednesday night after gaining strength in the east-northeast region of the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, a non-tropical area of low pressure system could soon be called Nadine if it produces winds with enough speed.
The two arrive as Hurricane Milton is hours from making landfall in Florida and a week after Helene left a trail of devastation in North Carolina.
No storms are expected to hit the continental United States.
Meteorologists are currently tracking two more tropical storms over the Atlantic Ocean, 93L and Hurricane Leslie. The two arrive when Hurricane Milton is hours away from reaching Florida.
Nadine would mark the 14th named storm of the 2024 hurricane season.
The NHC is closely monitoring possible Tropical Storm Invest 93L, which has brought rain and winds as Milton moves toward the area, and Hurricane Leslie, which is moving toward Europe.
“Of those three, Milton is by far the most dangerous and will be the most dangerous,” Accuweather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told DailyMail.com.
Invest 93L is a non-tropical area of low pressure located about 650 miles off the east coast of Florida on a northeast to east-northeast track.
The FOX Forecast Center said showers off the coast of Florida produced by Invest 93L are an area to watch.
“As it moves north and northeast, it is not likely to gain strength, but we are observing its proximity to the southeast coast,” meteorologists explained.
Kines said the system’s wind and pressure would have to change dramatically to impact states along the East Coast, but change would not be impossible.
“I don’t want to say there’s a zero percent chance,” Kines said.
‘But because, you know, Mother Nature has ways of throwing us curveballs. It’s unpredictable, but I just don’t see it.
A potential storm is brewing about 650 miles off the Florida coast that could soon be named Nadine.
The possible tropical storm is labeled “invert” because it is a weather system that is being monitored by a tropical cyclone forecasting center for possible tropical cyclone development.
And the ‘L’ indicates that it is a low pressure system.
But Invest 93L could become Tropical Storm Nadine today and is only traveling 15 miles per hour as it moves away from Florida.
Leslie is currently located 1,015 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands. with maximum sustained wind of 85 miles per hour while moving 10 miles per hour toward the northwest.
Leslie went from tropical storm to Category 1 hurricane
“Some additional strengthening is likely today and tonight, followed by weakening early next week,” the NHC shared in a statement.
While Kines noted that ‘Nadine’ and Leslie are not factors, Milton is on track to make it to Florida.
The storm has winds up to 155 miles per hour and is currently centered 250 miles southwest of Tampa, moving northeast at 16 mph.
Experts have predicted that Milton could inundate Florida with 15 feet of storm surge, 155 mile per hour winds and up to 18 inches of rain.
“Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in west-central Florida,” the NHC said Wednesday.
The impending storm has triggered the largest evacuation effort since Hurricane Irma hit the state in 2017, with 5.5 million people urged to leave Florida’s west coast as soon as possible.
Hurricane Milton arrives as Floridians are still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast before moving north, causing widespread damage across the southeastern United States.
Helene killed at least 225 people, 19 of whom were in Florida. Hundreds of victims remain missing.
“Unfortunately, some of Helene’s victims are in the path of this storm,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a news conference Monday.
“Many of these homeowners are in recovery mode,” Florida state climatologist David Zierden previously told DailyMail.com.
“They probably didn’t have the time or resources to prepare for this as much as they normally would,” he added.
This could compound the damage from this approaching storm, especially as debris from Helene is carried by Milton’s storm surge, Zierden said.
More than 12,000 cubic yards of debris have been removed in areas of Florida affected by Helene in less than two days, officials said.
