![]() A big area of thunderstorms has been festering in the far western Caribbean this week. The complex is drifting north and will pass over Cuba on its way toward South Florida on Saturday. It could become a tropical storm in the meantime, in which case it would be named Philippe. The last year we reached the “P” storm was 2012. The window of opportunity for this cluster of storms to get its act together is narrow — it can’t be too close to land like it is now, and it has to beat the approaching cold front and associated strong vertical wind shear. But it’s possible, given the extremely warm water ahead of it and the favorable atmospheric environment for the next 48 hours. The it a 60 percent probability of becoming at least a tropical depression by Sunday morning. ORLANDO, Fla. - A tropical disturbance near Cuba will bring rain to Central Florida over the weekend and into next week. The weather system, which is moving north, has a 40 percent of developing into at least a tropical depression, officials said Thursday morning. 'Some development is possible when a system over the NW Caribbean moves near Florida or the NW Bahamas on Fri or Sat,' the National Weather Service tweeted. Rain chances in the Orlando area will increase to 60 percent over the weekend. 'Flooding is the main concern,' News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. [WEATHER:|| ] [DOWNLOAD:| SHARE: ] Orlando has received 42.07 inches of rain since Jan. 1, putting the city at a yearly deficit of 0.06 inches. Here are the details on what could become this weekend. — Troy Bridges (@TroyNews6) Watching a low form over Cuba. It has a 40% chance of development over the next 5 days! It WILL bring rain soon! — Troy Bridges (@TroyNews6) Meanwhile, Florida's state-created property insurer says Hurricane Irma will cause over $1 billion in insured losses to the company. ![]() Citizens Property Insurance Corporation presented initial estimates about storm damage to the company's board of governors on Wednesday. Officials said Citizens had ample resources to pay up to 70,000 claims and roughly $1.23 billion in insured losses expected after Irma swept across the state this month. The company said the losses would be paid from its surplus, with $193 million expected to be reimbursed from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. ![]() Citizens would still have a $6.4 billion surplus available for future storms. In a statement, the company said most claims filed so far have come from Miami-Dade, Monroe and Broward counties. Watch News 6 and stay with ClickOrlando.com for updates. Copyright 2017 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. Aug 22, 2017. Locally drenching showers and gusty thunderstorms will spread northwestward across the Bahamas into Tuesday night. Static 92L Animation Noon Tues. This animation shows showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical disturbance dubbed 92L approaching Florida on Tuesday, Aug. April 5, 2017 • By Meteorologist Jeff Huffman • Updated: 2 years ago. A strong spring storm will send a cold front quickly through all of Florida by midday Thursday. The system was approaching the western side of the panhandle Wednesday afternoon, and a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Tornado Watch was issued.
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