Rochester, NY Area Weather » Tropical Storm http://weatherblogging.com Weather forecasts and information for Rochester and surrounding areas. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Tropical Update 15Z 9/3 http://weatherblogging.com/2009/09/03/tropical-update-15z-93/ http://weatherblogging.com/2009/09/03/tropical-update-15z-93/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:59:03 +0000 Tom http://weatherblogging.com/?p=711 That unorganized area of low pressure has developed into a tropical storm down in the eastern Caribbean. It is now Tropical Storm Erika. She currently has maximum sustained winds of 40 MPH and is moving WNW at 8 MPH. Erika is located at 16.9N 63.5W. Erika is the fifth named storm this season from the Atlantic Ocean.

With a minimum central pressure at 1010mb, Erika doesn’t really pack a whole lot of punch, but she will provide tropical storm winds and heavy downpours to the Caribbean islands.

-TE

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