UPDATE: Tropical Storm Maria forms in Atlantic; aims at the Eastern Caribbean

Position and projected path of Maria. Graphic by WeatherUnderground

Tropical Storm Maria formed in the Atlantic today and became the 13th named storm in the busy 2011 hurricane season.

As of 11:00 a.m. the storm was about 1220 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands and 1,305 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.

The storm has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kmh). The storm is moving towards the west at 23 mph (37 kmh). The National Hurricane Center said this same pattern of movement is expected over the next two days.

This system is expected to be near the islands by late Friday into Saturday.

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26 Comments

  1. kb lyric
    September 8, 2011

    Here we go another 1 i want it to hit there learn a lesson stupid

  2. Donald Tusk
    September 7, 2011

    Hurricane maria destroy that court house on the bayfront pronto, bring it to the ground.

    • possie pple
      September 7, 2011

      damn idiot

  3. TEACHER
    September 7, 2011

    MARIA, KEEP AWAY!!!!!

  4. DAWN GREEN
    September 7, 2011

    NO ONE IN HIS OR HER RIGHT MIND WOULD WORRY ABOUT NOT GOING OUT FOR THE NIGHT DUE TO THE HURRICANE.HURRICANES ARE BECOMING A WAY OF LIFE IN THE TROPICS,LET US NOT FORGET THAT FARMERS HAVE SO MUCH OF THEIR HARD WORK TO LOSE IF A HURRICANE HITS D/CA .SO LET US DO PRAY THAT IT WILL PASS D/CA BY GOOD NIGHT D/CA

  5. fatty batty
    September 7, 2011

    lord keep us all safe from this storm or hurricane maria

  6. Me
    September 7, 2011
  7. D/a Massive
    September 7, 2011

    Its now Tropical Storm Maria. lets pray that it’s strength does not increase before it passes us. God protect us.

  8. Me
    September 7, 2011

    Tropical Depression Fourteen has strengthened into Tropical Storm Maria between Africa and the Windward Islands.

    Tropical Storm Maria is expected to gather strength over the next several days as it moves off to the west with a gradual turn towards the west-northwest.

    It’s expected to near the Lesser Antilles Friday into Saturday and the Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico this weekend. Interests in those areas should pay close attention to the progress of this new tropical storm

  9. Marcus
    September 7, 2011

    Let’s pray to God that it does not strengthen too much because Dominica is in it’s directly in the centre of its projected path.

  10. prayer time
    September 7, 2011

    The conditions are perfect, the sea is warm and the moon is rising…
    Time for the nation to repent from top down, put on sack clothe and ask for mercy.

    • Anonymous
      September 7, 2011

      its time for black people to stop praying to a white jesus who fails them time and time again

      • Anonymous
        September 10, 2011

        Black and white we are all made according to the bible, in his image. We are all made by him, some of each black and white will be in Heaven and Hell. Its each persons choice to ask him in to our lives, heart, and for him to forgive us of our sin. Or we can reject him, and not except his free gift. Even when Jesus lived on earth he was hated, but he loved you and me so much, even thou he had never sined, he died on the cross, and asking his father to let him pay the price for our sin, because he knew the only way his father would allow us in Heaven, was with out sin. Some things in life, we have no control over. I’ve had some of these. I had a child to die of cancer, but God was there with me. Even thou he chose not to cure him. God was with me and good to me, threw his people, they gave money, that wasn’t even asked for, and God took something bad, and used it to bring about something good. He took this young man of 21, and used him to bring people to him. Its your choice. It starts in your heart. If we don’t have him, what hope do we have? If we don’t have him its not because he went any where. We are God’s people black and white. Heaven and Hell are both real places. One glorious, streets of gold,being with our saved family members, no sickness,pain or tears. Hell is the oposite. Nashing of your teeth with pain for EVER! Try sticking your finger under a match, could you live for ever with that? What do we have to loose? What other hope do you have???

  11. islandgyal
    September 7, 2011

    why dat storm tryna kill my weekend vibes nuh!!!!!! REAL REAL TALK

    • Trouble
      September 7, 2011

      wow.. what a perpective to take on this

  12. 1979
    September 7, 2011

    WE NEED ANSWERS FROM THE PSU!!! REAL ANSWERS!!!! AGAIN TODAY THE 7TH OF THE MONTH AND EMPLOYEES CANNOT GET PAID!!! AND NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN THAT!!! EVERYBODY EYES ON THE SOAP OPERA THAT GOING ON IN OUR COURTS….WHAT ABOUT US THE WORKERS THAT CANNOT PAY THEIR BILLS AND THEIR CHILDREN SCHOOL FEES???? WILL THOSE RESPONSIBLE PLEASE STAND UP!!!!!! ADMIN SORRY BUT TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS………PLEASE ENTERTAIN MY COMMENTS JUST FOR TODAY!!!! we not getting rePRESENTATION FROM THE PSU SO WE TRYING SOMETHING ELSE….I TRY TO CALL MAT THIS MORNING BUT THERE WAS NO OPEN LINE TODAY!

    • vivi
      September 7, 2011

      ’79, that just terrible man…..i feel ur pain and good luck with getting that sorted out

      • 1979
        September 8, 2011

        Thanks

    • our cry!!
      September 7, 2011

      No pay yet!!! what!?!? why they doing this!! the big bosses get paid, but the struggling man yet to get paid!?!

    • Well well well
      September 7, 2011

      You are so sick – seems like you need some wood on your back and all over you.

    • TEACHER
      September 7, 2011

      there is a time and place for everything under the sun!!!

    • hmmm
      September 7, 2011

      I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WANNA SHARE YOUR CONCERN BUT THIS IS THE TIGHT FORUM.
      FOR CHRIST SAKE WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE TROPICAL STORM!

      • cobweb
        September 7, 2011

        Can’t u see he is an attention seeker? The story does not havae politics in it so he is trying to bring in that slant. A….h…e

      • me
        September 7, 2011

        that i checking der wii

    • ?????????????
      September 7, 2011

      Who are you screaming 1979 at Public Works

    • 1979
      September 8, 2011

      There will always be critics, candle and tin stuff, batteries and all that costs money! The same money I need to shelter my family through that storm. Thanks you selfish hypocretes, who’s seeking attention now???

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