Tropical Storm Nadine has formed in the western Caribbean and is moving west toward the Yucatan Peninsula. Nadine will make landfall in Belize on Saturday, bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Mexico.
A tropical storm warning was issued on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As Nadine approaches the coast of Belize, heavy rains will continue across Honduras to the Yucatan Peninsula and expand westward into southern Mexico over the weekend. This heavy rain could lead to flooding and travel delays, especially near where the storm makes landfall and in the mountains of Oaxaca to Veracruz.
Locally gusty winds are expected Saturday for Quintana Roo, Mexico, much of Belize and far northeastern Guatemala as Nadine approaches the coast. Gusty winds can lead to downed trees and power outages.
A tropical rain storm is north of Hispaniola and will continue to move west and then southwest through the weekend. Heavy rains are expected to expand across parts of the northern Caribbean over the weekend, which could lead to flooding, particularly in the Turks and Caicos Islands and eastern Cuba. Locally gusty winds are also expected over the same regions, which could lead to downed trees and some power outages.
No other developments are expected over the next seven days, and AccuWeather hurricane experts believe there is no risk of tropical system landfall in the United States or direct effects from a tropical system in general in the United States at least through the remainder of October.
In Florida, Gulf Coast communities are struggling in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes, which Hurricane Helene rammed into the region less than two weeks before the hurricane Milton arrived.
Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1 and ends Nov. 30with most activity between mid-August and mid-October. Hurricane activity tends to peak in mid-September, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.