PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Tropical Storm Noel formed over the Caribbean on Sunday and forecasters warned the slow-moving system could send flash floods gushing down stripped hills in Haiti before it heads on to Cuba.
Haiti is still recovering from floods that killed at least 37 earlier this month.
Noel, the 14th named storm of the Atlantic season, had winds of about 60 mph and was expected to strengthen further, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. A tropical storm warning was issued for the entire Haitian coastline and parts of neighboring Dominican Republic’s southern coast.
Forecasters said Noel, with tropical storm force winds fanning 115 miles from its center, could dump 12 inches of water on the island of Hispaniola, southeastern Cuba and Jamaica.
A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch were issued for southeastern parts of Cuba, including the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
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