Meteorologist dispels talk of new hurricane

2024-10-11 03:10:03

Hurricane Milton was moving away from the east coast of Florida on Thursday afternoon, but as all Floridians know, the season isn’t over and we need to continue to watch the tropics for other systems that may be brewing. There is a tropical wave off the coast of Africa, which has been given a 20% of formation, but the National Hurricane Center says conditions are set to become less favorable and advanced development is not likely. But what has been flooding social media in the days leading up to Milton’s landfall is rumors of “Nadine.”WESH 2 meteorologist Eric Burris took to social media to deliver facts about the flurry of concern. “There is no system that is currently organized and heading to Central Florida,” he said. Burris acknowledged that computer models have “hinted” at something forming in the Gulf of Mexico, but stressed that this should be taken lightly. “You’re talking about something that is 360 to 370 hours out,” he said. ” hinted at something. They hint at stuff all the time. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t.”Burris pointed out that one of the posts gaining traction online was fake– manufactured with a cone image from a previous storm. He urged people not to worry and to listen to experts. “Trust people that are deserving of your trust, and not some random person on social media,” he said.