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Tammy strengthens into hurricane, moves toward Caribbean

Storm becomes 7th hurricane of 2023 hurricane season

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ORLANDO, Fla.Tammy on Friday strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane, the seventh of the 2023 season.

Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that Tammy has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a Category 1 storm.

Tammy was located 90 miles northeast of Barbados and was moving west-northwest at 7 mph.

The storm continues to get better organized as it moves toward the northeast Caribbean.

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Tropical storm conditions are expected later Friday across parts of the Leeward islands.

Tammy is expected to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain with isolated higher amounts to the Leeward Islands. A widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected across the northern Windward islands. Isolated amounts of 6 inches will be possible.

Eastern Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands can expect 1 to 2 inches of rain with isolated higher amounts.

The National Hurricane Center has also highlighted a new area of interest in the western Caribbean. Some slow development is possible with this disturbance as it moves toward Central America by the middle of next week.

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Hurricane season runs through November.