08/12/2026
๐ THE TROPICS ARE HEATING UP โ ARE YOU PREPARED? ๐ด
Safe Shield is closely monitoring the tropical activity in the Atlantic as we move further into hurricane season.
Now is the time to ask yourself: Is your hurricane plan in place? ๐ โก๐ง๏ธ
For seasonal residents and homeowners away from Southwest Florida, preparing your property before a storm becomes a threat can make all the difference.
๐ก๏ธ Safe Shield Home Watch can help by:
โข Checking your property while youโre away
โข Identifying potential issues before a storm
โข Helping coordinate hurricane preparation services
โข Providing post-storm property checks
โข Sending photo and video updates so you know whatโs happening at your home
Donโt wait until Southwest Florida is in the cone to start making a plan. ๐
๐ฒ Have your hurricane plan in place โ and have someone you trust watching your home.
๐ก๏ธ Safe Shield Home Watch
The difference between damage and disaster.
TROPICAL UPDATE: Tropical Storm remains possible in the Atlantic in the days ahead. Here's the latest as of Tuesday evening:
1) Models have shifted more west over the past 24 hours. Again worth mentioning that models can occasionally struggle with track before a system has actually developed. It does better by comparison after a closed low has formed.
2) Currently, there are at least three different scenarios how this plays out over the next week. 1) Heads into the Caribbean and gets shredded apart from high wind shear and dry Saharan dust the more west it goes. Only a few models have it surviving in that case. 2) Heads into the Caribbean, but then turns northward back into the Atlantic...potentially interacting with land in the process. Better chance to survive if it stays over water longer. 3) Avoids the Caribbean and stays on the northern side of models...which could also produce a stronger system when comparing all options.
3) If it impacts the eastern Caribbean, it would be this Saturday (8/15) - Monday (8/17). Too early to know if those impacts will be as just a rainmaker or an organized tropical system. Regardless, some of the islands desperately need rain and have an opportunity to get some.
4) The United States is just monitoring for now, nothing more. A lot of potential obstacles ahead for this tropical wave, including high shear, Saharan dust and even land in the Caribbean to name a few!
I'll continue to keep you updated 24/7 with no hype, just the facts. Thanks everyone!
- Matt Devitt Weather