Forecasters say the storm won’t directly affect Central Florida today, but did leave extra moisture in the area, increasing the chance for strong storms this afternoon. This will keep the clear weather conditions over the east.
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Heavy rains are expected throughout the coastal areas overnight Tuesday into Wednesday as Julia moves over our area headed north-northwest at 9 miles per hour.
“So we’re not talking about a huge storm surge threat, because you would need the circulation of a tropical system or hurricane to get that momentum over the ocean and pile up that water against the shoreline”.
The South Carolina coast took the brunt of rain and wind from Tropical Storm Julia throughout the day Wednesday, soaking the area and keeping people inside and off the beaches.
Rain totals don’t look overly impressive with the bulk of the rainfall remaining isolated enough to avoid widespread flooding, although isolated cases of localized flooding may be possible.
“A slow and erratic motion is expected over the next couple of days, and the track forecast keeps Julia meandering offshore of the Georgia and southern SC coastlines into Saturday”, the NHC said.
Watches and warnings have been dropped in connection with Julia.
Julia has weakened to a tropical depression off SC after bringing steady rains, but not the torrential downpours and widespread flooding that had been feared, to the coast of the Southeast from Florida to the Carolinas.
A high rip current risk will also be in effect for coastal New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties beginning Thursday morning.
Some power outages have been reported.
Students were told to report to school in Glynn County, but officials warned parents that some bus delays were possible because of the rain.
Northeast Florida had earlier felt the storm’s strong blasts and bands of rain after it came ashore late on Tuesday around Cape Canaveral, forecasters said.
The storm was expected to produce as much as 10 inches of rain on the northeastern Florida, Georgia and SC coastlines through Friday, raising the possibility of flash flooding, the center said.
Tropical Storm Julia is making for a rainy Wednesday night and Thursday for sections of north Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Its maximum sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour (65 kph).
Phlip Klotzbach, a meteorologist with the Colorado State University, posted on social media that Julia is the first system on record to strengthen into a named storm while over land in Florida.
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Tropical Depression Twelve is expected to continue moving westward through the weekend.
