Tim Paitz
EF2
Yep. They've had a few tropical storms and tropical depressions, including Jeanne in '98, but a hurricane? Nope. One in 1892 came close, but didn't directly hit the islands.
Fred's at 70 mph and formed east of 20 degrees W. It's moving into an area of higher SSTs of 28-29 degrees C so he'll definitely become a hurricane soon.
The main threats will be wind (which is stronger the higher you go, with gonzalo being a great example of this), flooding and mudslides. Riberia brava (on são nicolau) is actually named after how violent the river is during rainstorms.
Cape verde is in a semi-arid climate so this island nation is more or less extra prone to flooding and mudslides.
Fred's at 70 mph and formed east of 20 degrees W. It's moving into an area of higher SSTs of 28-29 degrees C so he'll definitely become a hurricane soon.
The main threats will be wind (which is stronger the higher you go, with gonzalo being a great example of this), flooding and mudslides. Riberia brava (on são nicolau) is actually named after how violent the river is during rainstorms.
Cape verde is in a semi-arid climate so this island nation is more or less extra prone to flooding and mudslides.
