An area of high pressure centered over the North Atlantic will drive the system. Tropical waves moving off the coast of Africa very easily can develop within the warm water and low-shear environments.
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Flood watches have been dropped along the SC coast now that Tropical Storm Julia has weakened to a tropical depression and is offshore. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect the storm to bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to the SC coast.
In South Florida, scattered thunderstorms were also expected Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s Miami office said in a forecast. Still, any rain could pose a risk of flooding in an area soaked by Hermine less than two weeks ago. We still will need to watch how “Julia” moves/behaves in case the center gets far enough south of the shear + stays over water allowing the tropical cyclone to maintain itself or even intensify. especially given the “strong & unique character” of the system this week.
Most of the area saw the brunt of Julia on Tuesday as it moved up the east coast, before intensifying into an organized storm. Another report mentioned Tropical Storm Beryl forming over Louisiana in 1988.
The rainmaker is expected to move very slowly north over the next couple of days, bringing strong winds and rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches to parts of the SC coast and 2 to 4 inches near Savannah, GA.
Flood watches have been dropped along the SC coast now that Tropical Storm Julia has weakened to a tropical depression and is offshore.
Some power outages have been reported.
The bulk of the rain was located off the coast.
There are no watches or warnings associated with the system.
Rossiter said he walked to the school near Savannah in stiff, swirling winds and a steady drizzle.
However, as per the National Hurricane Centre, the storm is expected to make an unexpected turn and head eastwards towards the United Kingdom.
“As former Tropical Storm Julia pushes up and out of our way, we will see the east and west coast sea breezes coming together, mainly moving from west to east”. I believe 6-10 inches of rain may fall in some areas.
Julia, meanwhile, moved north Wednesday and maintained tropical storm strength as it bore down on the coast of SC.
For tropical storms, Julia is unique.
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As of 8 a.m., Julia was out of Florida and moving north through southeastern Georgia at 7 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
