TD-14 Upgraded to Tropical Storm Michael

Figure 1. IR satellite image of Michael from 16:50Z 10/7/18 | Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Depression 14 has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Michael.

11:55 AM CDT special advisory info: 

Location: 19.2°N 86.9°W
Moving: N at 5 mph
Min pressure: 1004 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph

A USAF hurricane hunter aircraft is en route, meaning we should get  better idea of the current intensity this in the next hour or two.

See our update from this morning: link

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Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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