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    another one storm Forecasters say the threat could evolve in the Caribbean as this historically brutal Atlantic Basin hurricane season enters its final month this weekend.

    AccuWeather said the devastating season (some estimates put damage from Helene and Milton at almost $100 billion) could face a new tropical threat from the western and central Caribbean. The showers expected this week in the Caribbean could lead to life-threatening conditions such as flash floods and landslides, regardless of whether this disturbance is referred to as a tropical storm.

    Water temperatures in the mid-80s, a few degrees warmer than normal for the season, could help fuel the disturbances, AccuWeather Chief Hurricane Specialist Alex DaSilva told USA TODAY. The two possible disturbances are a “high chance” of a tropical depression or storm forming in those waters in early November, the official said.

    “Water temperatures are very warm and we expect the winds to be blowing from the bottom side,” DaSilva said. he said. “So I feel strongly that something will improve.”

    The good news is that storms usually blow seaward this time of year. But he said one of the storms could travel as far as Florida and the Carolinas.

    “That’s definitely in play, but we’re talking about Election Day in 10 to 14 days,” he said. “It’s still far away, but we’ll be watching.”

    Ryan Truchelut, WeatherTiger meteorologist and USA TODAY Network contributorIt says the 2024 hurricane season, which begins June 1, is also the first season since 2005 to record three hurricane hits in Florida, two of which were Category 3 or above. He says Helene and Milton are unusual storms with “several historical precedents.”

    “It’s simple, we are tired,” says Truchelut. “The 2024 hurricane season will hit us harder than anything in a generation.”

    The Northeast should be enjoying great sugar harvesting weather, warm and dry. DaSilva told USA TODAY that records “will be broken or challenged” across the region. Boston’s predicted high temperature is 78 degrees, New York could hit 75 degrees on Halloween, and Philadelphia could hit 80 degrees.

    “It looks like the center of the country, the Plains states will be dry,” DaSilva said. But a cold front moving east could bring the threat of showers and thunderstorms from Ohio and Michigan to Louisiana and Texas, he said.

    The Central Plains, Rocky Mountains and Southeast will be dry, he said. But a storm system targeting the Pacific Northwest could mean periods of “breezy and blustery” weather, cold and rain.

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