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Forecasters Tracking Two Storms In Atlantic Ocean
Two Storms being tracked by forecasters
As quickly as it arrived,
Tropical Storm Danny
blew itself apart early Tues- day after making landfall on South Carolina’s coastline, the National Hurricane Cen- ter said. Now the focus is turning to two potential trop- ical cyclones in the central At- lantic Ocean.
Neither of the tropical sys- tems poses an imminent threat to Florida, but could in the future if they continue to develop on a westerly path to- ward the Caribbean Sea, ac- cording to the hurricane center’s 2 p.m. Tuesday up- date.
Tropical weather patterns are expected to make the Fourth of July weekend hot and wet one.
Summer storms will likely follow the usual pattern with dry mornings giving way to sudden, heavy downpours in the afternoon and early evening that typically clear out by sunset, dropping tem- peratures to the mid-70s.
Though there isn’t an offi- cial timetable on the two po- tential tropical systems in the Atlantic, both have been
given a low chance of forma- tion ahead of Independence Day.
Those tropical waves are still forming and will likely head west towards the Caribbean, forecasters said. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center said it’s still too early to tell if either storm could make its way to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida’s shoreline.
According to the Hurri- cane Center’s advisory, the first tropical wave was spot- ted about 650 miles east of the Lesser Antilles early Tuesday, touching off show- ers and thunderstorms as it continued west-northwest at about 20 mph.
On its current track, the system is headed towards Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, forecast- ers said.
Forecasters were also tracking a tropical wave about 900 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands on Tuesday afternoon.
The next two names on the list of 2021 hurricanes are Elsa and Fred.
Hillsborough High Senior Is Headed To Tokyo
Erriyon Knighton is rapidly becoming a symbol for success as he strives to become one of the youngest athletes to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics in track and field.
The high school senior has already made history by breaking Usain Bolt’s 200 meters record for under 18 athletes.
On Sunday, June 27, 2021, Knighton continued his ascent to greatness by qualifying for the 200 me- ters race at the Olympics. Al- though he came in third, that is enough to make the team.
Knighton is the
youngest male Olympian since 1964.
track
Knighton, 17, came in third place with a time of 19.84. Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek came in first and second, respec- tively.
Despite reported temper- atures over 100 degrees, the athletes rallied with times that should do well in Tokyo.
Knighton’s rise is espe- cially remarkable because he just started running track his sophomore year. Origi- nally, he just wanted to in- crease his speed in his main sport, football. But once on the track, a star was born.
ERRIYON KNIGHTON
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