A satellite image shows the NOAA42 P-3 Hurricane Hunter plane as it collected data in Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 over the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, October 18, 2019. (NOAA)
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Tropical Storm Nestor formed Friday over the central Gulf of Mexico and has officials in the southeastern United States on alert as forecasters warn the system could trigger dangerous storm surge flooding, damaging winds, and heavy rain.
Nestor was traveling quickly northeastward over the Gulf on Friday, cruising along at 22 mph. By late morning, the system . . .