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Sept. 18, 2002
Tropical Storm Isidore could bring heavy rain to South Florida
Associated Press
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Isidore continued on a northwest path toward western Cuba today and could bring heavy rains to South Florida in the next two to three days, forecasters said.
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At 11 a.m. EDT, Isidore was located about 35 miles from the western tip of Jamaica, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said.
Isidore was moving slowly toward the northwest at 7 mph, forecaster Jack Beven said. The storm's center could reach the western tip of Jamaica later today.
"We're expecting it to move toward western Cuba in the coming days and should follow that track, keeping the core of the storm away from Florida," Beven said.
A tropical storm warning was in effect for Jamaica, where heavy rains could bring flash floods and mud slides, forecasters said.
A tropical storm watch issued by the government of the Cayman Islands Tuesday night remained in effect today.
The storm could bring quite a bit of rain to the southern tip of the Florida if moisture increased over the next 36 hours, Beven said.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with storm force winds up to 85 miles, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Josephine hovered about 735 miles northeast of Bermuda.
"That storm is well out in the Atlantic and is not a threat to anyone at this time," Beven said.
At 5 a.m. EDT, Josephine had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was expected to weaken during the next 24 hours. The system was moving northeast in the Atlantic at 14 mph and could merge with a cold front Thursday, forecasters said.
The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.
