“Among other reasons, unsafe storm surge flooding is likely along the coast well to the east and south of the path of the center”. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Anclote River to Destin, FL, on the Gulf, and a tropical storm watch from Marineland, FL, to Altamaha Sound, GA, on the Atlantic Coast. Even though a Hurricane Watch is in effect, the track or thoughts about this storm have not changed.
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The watch area includes the Georgia cities of Brunswick and St. Marys.
“We can not recall a case where three tropical cyclones were directly impacting the U.S.at the same time”, National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said.
The storm system had maximum sustained wind speeds of 35 miles per hour and was moving northeast at 5 miles per hour early Wednesday.
A hurricane watch is in effect from Anclote River to Destin, FL, in connection with Tropical Storm Hermine, the National Hurricane Center said.
“Madeline is going to pass dangerously close to the Big Island of Hawaii late today into Thursday morning Hawaiian time”, Karins said early Wednesday.
An earlier version of this report incorrectly said the tropical depression began moving away from North Carolina’s coast Thursday night.
While expected to weaken later this week, Gaston could impact the Azores by the weekend, possibly as a tropical storm.
Darby Lee looks into the damaged bedroom of his brother and sister in laws apartment that had a tree fall on the roof early Friday morning, September 2, 2016 in Jacksonville, Fla.
For the Alabama coast, the National Weather Service in Mobile said the storm was already causing rough surf and a high risk of rip currents along Alabama and northwest Florida beaches. “Our teams state wide and locally are ready”. Byron Miller, manager of The Ocracoke Harbor Inn, said in a telephone interview that “it’s just a normal day”. Rain coverage is forecast to be around 40-50% as the moisture pull from the Atlantic increases as the tropical depression nears us.
In Tallahassee, high winds knocked trees onto several houses injuring residents inside, fire-rescue spokesman Mike Bellamy said. Forecasters estimate the system could bring 3 to 5 inches of rain to the Treasure Coast through Friday.
Heavy rainfall is a big part of Tropical Depression 9, which is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico.
More heavy rain will extend northward into Georgia throughout the day on Friday.
There’s a potential for gale force winds and up to 7 inches of rain for areas in the path of the storm.
A turn to the north-northeast was expected on Wednesday, with the center of the system expected to approach the coast on Thursday. That area is also under a hurricane watch. That depression is expected to become a tropical storm overnight and threatens to bring wind and rain to eastern North Carolina.
A forecast map by the U.S. National Weather Service highlights areas in Florida’s “Big Bend” that are susceptible to 6-foot coastal surges expected from Tropical Storm Hermine, which picked up steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday about 350 miles nearly due west of St. Petersburg, Fla. The Hurricane Center says it also could become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. The storm was crawling to the north at 2 miles per hour. It’s expected to later curve northeastward.
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The system remained disorganized Tuesday as wind shear – high-level winds that slice the tops off tropical cyclone cloud systems – stunted the depression’s development. They will reach that status – and earn an official name – when their wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour.
