Hurricane Tammy has undergone very little change in the past 24 hours. It is currently moving northwest at around 9 mph with sustained winds at 85 mph and gusts at around 105 mph.
Hurricane Tammy now has winds sustained at 85 mph, moving north-northwest at 10 mph. Because of the storm's slow movement, Tammy is bringing heavy rain and the threat of flooding to the Leeward Islands.
Hurricane Tammy now has winds sustained at 80 mph with gusts up to 100 mph. The storm will impact parts of the Leeward and Windward Islands through the weekend. Because of the storm's slow movement to the west-northwest at only 9 mph, the storm will bring 4 to 8 inches of rain to the northern Leeward Islands with isolated spots receiving 12 inches. Tammy is also bringing hurricane-force winds and the threat for flooding.
The NBC2 First Alert Hurricane Tracking team is monitoring the movement of Tropical Storm Tammy just east of the Lesser Antilles. As of 8 a.m. Friday, Tammy's maximum sustained winds have increased to 65 mph as the storm tracks to the west-northwest at 7 mph. The latest pressure was noted at 1000 mb.