Go Back
  • For Business
  • |
  • Warnings
  • Data Suite
  • Forensics
  • Advertising
  • Superior Accuracy™
Storms to hammer Central, Eastern US with flood, wind threat Chevron right
Dangerous heat and humidity to grip the Southeast Chevron right

Columbus, OH

73°F
Location Chevron down
Location News Videos
Use Current Location
Recent

Columbus

Ohio

73°
No results found.
Try searching for a city, zip code or point of interest.
settings
Columbus, OH Weather
Today WinterCast Local {stormName} Tracker Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Around the Globe

Hurricane Tracker

Severe Weather

Radar & Maps

News

News & Features

Astronomy

Business

Climate

Health

Recreation

Sports

Travel

For Business

Warnings

Data Suite

Forensics

Advertising

Superior Accuracy™

Video

Winter Center

AccuWeather Early Hurricane Center Top Stories Trending Today Astronomy Heat Climate Health Recreation In Memoriam Case Studies Blogs & Webinars
Flash Flood Warning

News / Weather News

Tropical Storm Karen to bring gusty showers to the eastern Caribbean this week

By Courtney Travis, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Sep 22, 2019 2:40 PM EDT

Copied

Tropical Storm Karen became the latest tropical system to lash the Caribbean this weekend, and its impacts are expected to reach Puerto Rico in the coming days as it crawls through the Caribbean Sea.

Karen is one of several tropical systems, along with Tropical Storm Jerry and Tropical Depression 13, twirling in the Atlantic that forecasters are keeping a close eye on. The system became a tropical storm on Sunday morning, local time, just in time to impact the Leeward and Windward islands.

On Sunday morning, flooding was being reported across Tobago in the Windward islands. Additional rainfall was forecast for the islands through the start of the week.

"Karen will bring locally heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 40-50 mph through Monday morning to Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski.

A hurricane hunter aircraft was investigating the storm early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 8 a.m. Monday, Karen was located about 225 miles west-northwest of St. Vincent and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.

Midday on Sunday, local time, the national security minister of Trinidad and Tobago held a press conference and announced there would be no national shutdown on Monday, despite Karen.

9:40am: Flooding continues in Tobago. Tropical Storm #Karen
The latest: https://t.co/6rwJYKypR1 pic.twitter.com/laUxF5MzmB

— TTWeatherCenter (@TTWeatherCenter) September 22, 2019

Citizens should remain vigilant and heed any warnings and alerts issued by the government.

Winds of this magnitude will be capable of bringing sporadic power outages across the islands into Monday.

Some power outages were reported across Tobago on Sunday morning.

The above photo shows electric lines brought down by fallen trees across Tobago on Sunday morning. (Photo/Tobago Emergency Management Agency)

Coastal flooding and heavy downpours will also be a concern as Karen passes by. When combined, these impacts designate Karen as <1 on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes.

For Monday and much of Tuesday, Karen will move northwestward across the eastern Caribbean Sea. While the system will be far enough from the islands to prevent damaging winds, some tropically-enhanced rainfall, as well as rough seas and surf, will continue.

Such a track to the north is eerily similar to that which Dorian took earlier this year, when it passed through the eastern Caribbean at the end of August.

Karen will gradually intensify as it tracks toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands early this week, according to Pydynowski, bringing an uptick in downpours and locally gusty winds as it approaches.

These conditions could persist through early Wednesday, until Karen moves out into the Atlantic, when it should be centered well east of the Bahamas.

"This will place Karen in a zone of warm waters and lessening wind shear by midweek, which could allow the cyclone to intensify," Pydynowski added.

For the latter half of the week, the pattern across the northern Atlantic Ocean and the United States is likely to influence Karen's track. Should the high over Bermuda strengthen, the cyclone may try to turn westward late in the week.

Because of this, interests across the Bahamas and the southeastern United States should be carefully monitoring the track of Karen this week.

Related:

AccuWeather hurricane homepage
AccuWeather forecast for Puerto Rico
Imelda’s devastating rains overwhelm southeastern Texas, cause record-setting flooding

In addition to watching Karen this week, AccuWeather meteorologists are also monitoring Tropical Depression 13 that formed off the west coast of Africa late Sunday evening.

Tropical Depression 13 is forecast to become a tropical storm on Monday and a hurricane by midweek, according to Pydynowski.

When the system reaches tropical storm strength this week, it will be given the name Lorenzo.

Through the middle to late week, the system will track mostly westward. While the most likely thinking is that it could be steered northward away from the land of the Western Hemisphere, interests along the Atlantic coast should still keep an eye on this system.

podcast

Download the free AccuWeather app to stay aware of the latest forecast for your area. Keep checking back for updates on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.

Report a Typo
Comments that don't add to the conversation may be automatically or manually removed by Facebook or AccuWeather. Profanity, personal attacks, and spam will not be tolerated.
Comments
Hide Comments

Weather News

Weather News

Gamer struck by lightning while streaming

Jul. 25, 2025
Weather Forecasts

Wildfire risk to escalate across western US through end of July

Jul. 26, 2025
Weather News

Dozens feared killed after plane crashes in Russia’s Far East

Jul. 24, 2025
Weather News

The day Niagara Falls ran dry: Here's what it looked like

Jul. 21, 2025
Weather News

Inside the grueling recovery effort after Texas’ deadly flood

Jul. 15, 2025
Weather News

The Deadliest Floods in Texas History: A State at Risk

Jul. 16, 2025
video

Before-and-after pictures show devastation caused by Texas floods

Jul. 9, 2025
Severe Weather

Severe thunderstorms to bring a risk for flash flooding

Jul. 21, 2025
Hurricane

Tropical development lurking in the Gulf for late July

Jul. 22, 2025
Weather News

Alabama teen in ICU after lightning strike hits boat, causing burns an...

Jul. 2, 2025
Show more Show less Chevron down

Topics

AccuWeather Early

Hurricane Center

Top Stories

Trending Today

Astronomy

Heat

Climate

Health

Recreation

In Memoriam

Case Studies

Blogs & Webinars

Top Stories

Severe Weather

Storms to hammer Central and Eastern US with flood, wind threat

6 hours ago

Weather News

Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near LA

1 day ago

Weather Forecasts

Cooler days ahead? Major shift coming to the Northeast

9 hours ago

Weather News

Flash flooding hits Ruidoso again, prompts water rescues

1 day ago

Hurricane

Hawaii braces for gusty winds as Pacific tropics heat up

6 hours ago

More Stories

Featured Stories

Travel

AeroMéxico plane nearly lands on top of Delta Air Lines 737 taking off

3 days ago

Weather News

Firefighters rescue four cows from quicksand on riverbank

3 days ago

Weather News

South Korea's president proclaims disaster after 19 die in flooding

2 days ago

Weather News

Hershey says it is hiking chocolate prices

3 days ago

Weather News

‘Shark Whisperer’ swims its way into our shark obsession

4 days ago

AccuWeather Weather News Tropical Storm Karen to bring gusty showers to the eastern Caribbean this week
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
© 2025 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | About Your Privacy Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

...

...

...