Latest Updates on Tropical Storm Rosa, Leslie, Sergio

Advisories are being issued for Tropical Storm Rosa, Tropical Storm Sergio, and Tropical Storm Leslie as of Oct. 1

Rosa

U.S. hurricane forecasters said that Rosa, once a Category 4 hurricane, is now a tropical storm.

The storm is currently producing “heavy rains and flooding” throughout the southwestern United States, Mexico’s Baja California, and the Sonora Desert.

U.S. hurricane forecasters said that Rosa, once a Category 4 hurricane, is now a tropical storm as of Oct. 1, 2018. (NHC)

Rosa, which has 50 mph winds, is 105 miles west-southwest of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and 285 miles south-southwest of San Felipe, Mexico.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the West Coast of the Baja California peninsula from Punta Abreojos to Cabo San Quintin in Mexico. And a tropical storm watch is in effect for the East Coast of the Baja California peninsula from Bahia de los Angeles to San Felipe, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).

“Interests elsewhere in the northern and central Baja California peninsula and northwestern Sonora should monitor the progress of Rosa,” said the NHC.

Rosa is producing “heavy rains and flooding” throughout the southwestern United States, Mexico’s Baja California, and the Sonora Desert, as of Oct.1, 2018. (NHC)

Several days ago, Rosa was a strong major hurricane, but due to the storm’s northward path, it ran over cool waters, weakening it, according to the hurricane center.

“On the forecast track, the center of Rosa will approach the central and northern Baja California peninsula later today and then move across the peninsula into the northern Gulf of California tonight. Rosa’s remnants are then expected to move across the Desert Southwest on Tuesday,” the NHC said.

The storm is slated to bring between 2 and 4 inches of rain to the Mogollon Rim of Arizona as well as 1 to 2 inches to the rest of the Southwestern U.S., Central Rockies, and Great Basin, NBC News reported. The rain could bring flash flooding to the area.

There are no coastal watches or warnings for Tropical Storm Leslie, which has been meandering in the central Atlantic for the past several days as of the morning of Oct. 1, 2018. (NHC)

Leslie

Currently, there are no coastal watches or warnings for Tropical Storm Leslie, which has been meandering in the central Atlantic for the past several days.

“Later in the period, Leslie is forecast to move north-northeastward back over its previous track where cooler upwelled waters are likely to produce some weakening,” according to the NHC’s discussion of the storm.

The storm is expected to continue moving around in the Atlantic Ocean.

“Large swells generated by Leslie when it was a strong extratropical low will continue to affect portions of the southeastern coast of the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and most of the Greater and Lesser Antilles for another day or two. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents. Although the swells will diminish some by mid-week, they will likely remain hazardous for the same locations through the forecast period due to Leslie’s slow motion,” the agency said.

Sergio

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Sergio strengthened a bit over the open Pacific Ocean as it churns hundreds of miles off the coast of Central America. The storm is 590 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and 790 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California, according to forecasters.

Sergio is moving to the west at 14 mph, and is expected to move away from North America into the Pacific Ocean. (NHC)

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, said the NHC.

Sergio is moving to the west at 14 mph, and is expected to move away from North America into the Pacific Ocean.