Puerto Rico, the Bahama's and the Florida panhandle are getting pummelled with Hurricane and tropical storm activity this week. With Ana subsiding, Tropical Storm Claudette has hit land and is now heading inward.HURRICANE BILL 2009 is gathering strength over the atlantic and is heading towards Puerto Rico and Bermuda. As of 5AM AST, HURRICANE BILL 2009 was located approximately 1160 MILES / 1870 KM EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. Maximum sustained winds of HURRICANE BILL 2009 have increased to 75 MPH or 120 KPH with HURRICANE FORCE WINDS stretching out 30 miles from the EYE OF HURRICANE BILL 2009 and Tropical storm force winds reaching as far as 145 Miles from the EYE OF HURRICANE BILL 2009.
HURRICANE BILL 2009 is expected to grow exponentially over the next few days to become a "MAJOR HURRICANE", according to the NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE NOAA.
Looking at a SATELLITE image of HURRICANE BILL 2009 and TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE, there is a definate overlap of Storm Force winds over the Bahama's and Peurto Rico. There are some sources referring to TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE as HURRICANE CLAUDETTE, perhaps those in the effected area's are feeling more like they are being hit by a HURRICANE. A current look at web camera's in Alabama and Florida show some cloud activity but a relative calm before the storm. Live Web Camera's from the Florida region can be found here HURRICANE FLORIDA LIVE WEBCAMERA'SStay tuned to HURRICANE TRACKER 2009 for up to date information on all the active storms.
Hurricane Guillermo has now subsided and is a mere blip on the map. Tropical Depression Ana is disapearing just as fast.
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