TS Humberto: Bahamas brace for another storm just weeks after Hurricane Dorian
Source: CBS News
Bahamas brace for another storm just weeks after Hurricane Dorian
UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 / 11:40 PM / CBS NEWS
Tropical Depression Nine has turned into Tropical Storm Humberto has formed near the Bahamas Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said. The Bahamian government issued a tropical storm warning for its northwestern islands — the same area devastated by Hurricane Dorian earlier this month.
As of 11 p.m. ET, the storm was about 130 miles east-southeast of Great Abaco Island and about 225 miles east-southeast of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, the hurricane center said. Tropical Storm Humberto had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving northwest at 6 mph.
A group organized by retired Navy Seals and the conservation group Sea Shepherd has been loading up supplies to send to remote islands that may be impacted by the approaching storm. When CBS News caught up with them, the group had four tons of essentials — food, water and generators — it had loaded onto a ship.
Residents are doing whatever they can to prepare. With few boats intact, locals are shuttling them to the few dozen people who remain. "I mean, we really don't need another hurricane. As you can see, we don't need another one. But we just have to prepare," Sinetra Higgs told CBS News.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bahamas-tropical-storm-warning-areas-devastated-by-hurricane-dorian-track-path-latest-2019-09-13/
This image shows the trajectory of Tropical Depression Nine on September 13, 2019.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
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