Parts of the United States and the Caribbean face a triple threat of extreme weather this weekend.
A hurricane and tropical storm were stirring toward Hawaii and Texas, respectively, on Friday, as a cyclone would also attack the Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Douglas is expected to hit the south Texas coast Saturday afternoon with 4 to 8 inches of rain, and up to a foot in some isolated areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm occurred approximately 260 miles east of Corpus Christi, turning northwest with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph on Friday afternoon, the agency said in a public notice.
“This rain can cause life-threatening flash floods, rapid increases in small streams, and isolated flooding of minor to moderate rivers,” he warned.
Meanwhile, Hawaii prepared for Hurricane Douglas, which was approximately 900 miles from the city of Hilo with maximum sustained winds of up to 120 mph on Friday, according to AccuWeather.
The hurricane is expected to hit Aloha state on Sunday, bring powerful winds, and cause Hawaii Governor David Ige to declare a state of emergency.
In the Caribbean, tropical storm Gonzalo was accelerating on Friday when experts warned that it could become a hurricane.
The storm, which had a top speed of 50 mph on Friday, was moving west toward the islands of Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and was expected to hit Saturday, according to AccuWeather. A hurricane watch is in place for the islands, along with Saint Lucia.
Gonzalo is the first storm named “G” since the 1960s, beating out Tropical Storm Gert, which formed on July 24, 2005.
New York City won’t see much of an impact from the storms, and the weekend weather is expected to be mostly sunny and warm. Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 88 degrees on Saturday and 94 degrees on Sunday, according to AccuWeather.
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