Separately, Hurricane Gaston is gathering strength as it moves northwestward in the Atlantic, but forecasters say it poses no threat to land.
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“The combination of a unsafe storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline”, it said.
As if the storm heading toward North Carolina wasn’t enough, meteorologists revealed last week that a tropical disturbance forming in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a tropical depression or storm later this week. “We might see this thing get better organized in the Gulf and not lose too much as it moves across the land areas of south Georgia and SC”. With the potential for a few days of heavy rain, some localized flooding is possible in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
As Tropical Depression No. 9 moves through North Florida on Thursday, a lot of moisture hangs around and our rain chances stay high, even though the sun will come back out.
Maximum sustained winds were also at 35 miles per hour with higher gusts.
The current expectation is for several inches of rain.
Rainfall in the northeast Florida region is expected to be around five to eight inches, though some spots could see as much as 10-12 inches.
At the same time, the National Hurricane Center said another tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico could hit northern Florida as a tropical storm later in the week and possibly head toward the Atlantic coast.
“We think there could be some coastal flooding of around 2 feet, perhaps higher, depending on how strong the storm gets but the track is not toward Louisiana, it has taken a northeast into the Florida coast”.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30. It is still considered a “fish storm” and is no threat to any landmasses.
At tropical storm strength, winds could be as high at 40 miles per hour sustained and gusting as high as 55 miles per hour.
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ABC NewsAnother area of tropical interest this week is Hawaii. Currently TWO hurricanes, named Madeline and Lester, are threatening the islands one after another later this week into the weekend.
