Many areas along the SC coast saw more than 2 inches of rain during the storm on Wednesday, but nowhere near the 6 to 8 inches that had earlier been forecast.
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Check back for further updates as we continue to track T.D. Twelve as it moves westward in the Atlantic. Even so, tropical storm-force winds were extending outward up to 115 miles from the storm as of late Wednesday morning.
There were no coastal warnings or watches posted because of the storm.
At 2 a.m. Wednesday, Julia was 15 miles (25 km) north-northwest of Jacksonville, Florida, and moving north-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).
The National Hurricane Center says the slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flash flooding.
The 10th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was an odd one: When the National Weather Service announced the formation of Tropical Storm Julia in northeastern Florida on Tuesday night, it marked one of the few known instances of such a storm developing over land rather than open water.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Julia could mean 4 to 8 inches (102 to 203 mm) of rain along the SC coast through Friday as it moves slowly northeast.
The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory saying the depression’s maximum sustained winds at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday were about 35 miles per hour (56 kph).
Some minor street flooding was reported early Wednesday in Brunswick, Georgia, and on nearby Sea Island.
Earlier this month Tropical Storm Hermine dropped from 3 to 6 inches (76 to 152 mm) of rain, mainly in areas of the Midlands farther inland.
The Hurricane Center also said an isolated tornado was possible across coastal Georgia and southern SC on Wednesday.
Georgia Power officials say about 100 homes and businesses are without power Wednesday morning.
A Hurricane Center advisory said the storm is expected to strengthen by late in the weekend.
In the eastern Pacific, Hurricane Orlene is drifting to the west-northwest at 6 mph from a location about 695 miles west-southwest of southern Baja California, and is not yet a threat to land.
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Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Ian is moving north in the central Atlantic but is no threat to land.
