Tropical Storm Bonnie Forecast to Form in Caribbean

June 30, 2022
According to forecasters, Bonnie poses no threat to Louisiana

Tropical Storm Bonnie is expected to form in the Caribbean later on June 30, according to forecasters, reported NOLA. 

Additionally, they report that the tropical storm will eventually strengthen into a hurricane in the Pacific. There is a possibility of rainfall of 2 to 4 inches per hour through south Louisiana, according to the National Weather Service in Slidell, reported NOLA. 

As of 10 a.m. June 30, the system was about 660 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua, and was moving west at 20 mph, with winds of 40 mph, and some strengthening is expected through July 1 while it slows down over water, forecasters said.

There is also a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf disturbance is called Invest 95L and may become a short-lived tropical depression, according to forecasters, reported NOLA.

According to forecasters, Bonnie poses no threat to Louisiana, but the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico will bring heavy rain and high tides to Texas and Louisiana.

The Gulf Disturbance is showing limited signs of organization, according to forecasters, and is expected to turn north and move slowly inland over southeastern Texas while the system is over water.

The disturbance has not organized into a tropical storm yet and is forecast to make landfall July 1 as a tropical storm in Nicaragua and then move west until it emerges over the Pacific, where it is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, according to forecasters, reported NOLA.

The system is expected to bring heavy rains to parts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 

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