BELIZE CITY, Belize — Less than 10 days removed from Milton's destructive landfall in Florida, Tropical Storm Nadine formed in the Caribbean overnight Friday.
Nadine made landfall near Belize City as a tropical storm at 11 am CDT and has now weakened to a tropical depression as it continues to move west through northern Guatemala. Heavy rain and a flash flood threat continues for Belize, northern Guatemala and southern Mexico.
Widespread 4 to 8-inch rainfall amounts are expected across northern Belize, northern Guatemala, and the southern states of Mexico from Quintana Roo westward to Veracruz. Isolated areas of amounts exceeding 12 inches are also possible through late Tuesday.
All tropical storm watches and warnings along the coast of Belize and Mexico have been discontinued.
Continued weakening is expected, and is forecast to dissipate on Sunday.
How many hurricanes have there been this season?
The 2024 Hurricane Season will leave its mark forever. Nadine is the 14th named storm in the Atlantic Basin, and Tropical Storm Oscar formed shortly after Saturday morning. Nine of those became hurricanes. Four of the nine hurricanes reached major hurricane status, a Category 3 or higher. This included Helene, which was the U.S.'s deadliest hurricane since Katrina. Thirty-three Georgians lost their lives in Helene, and nearly 100 lost their lives in North Carolina.
Although more than a month removed from the season's "peak," there is still a way to go. Hurricane Season officially ends on November 30, in about six weeks.
