May 15, 2020
A tropical disturbance in the Florida Straits was forecast by NHC to move northeastward into the Atlantic waters of South Florida before continuing to move northeastward into the Western Atlantic waters. NHC showed a 70 percent chance of development into a tropical system in the next 48 hours, mainly in the Northwest Bahamas or the Western Atlantic waters. As the disturbance moved northeastward, deeper moisture worked into the region from the south leading to numerous showers and thunderstorms o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 886817). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
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