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Tropical Storm Dolly downgraded to ‘open tropical wave’ as it heads to Caribbean

Remnants from tropical storm could cause heavy rainfall on Leeward Islands and affect Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola Remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly, which has been downgraded to an “open tropical wave”, were moving still across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands, and could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.. Dolly, which formed on Thursday, had maximum sustained winds of near 40mph (65km/h) with higher gusts on Friday morning. Later on Friday, forecasters said that Dolly was no longer a Tropical Storm, and had “become an open tropical wave”. In an update on Friday headlined “Remnants of Dolly”, the NHC warned that “heavy rains from the remnants of Dolly could affect the Leeward Islands late on Saturday into Sunday with possible impacts in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola Sunday and Monday.” “This heavy rain may produce flash flooding within areas of higher terrain of the Leeward Islands,” it added. No coastal watches or warnings are currently in effect. The Leeward Islands stretch from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe, with the Caribbean Sea o

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