The depression is centered about 95 miles (150 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is moving northwest near 6 mph (9 kph).
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The system will continue to funnel heavy rain across much of central and southern Florida this week, which could lead to flash flooding.
A tropical storm warning was issued for parts of North Carolina as Tropical Depression 8 moves near the East Coast. Another tropical system, Tropical Depression Nine or the tropical storm it becomes, will cruise from the Gulf of Mexico to south of the Cape Fear Region Thursday and Friday.
The tropics continue to remain active with three tropical systems active in the Atlantic for the first time in several years, with two tropical depressions and Hurricane Gaston in the central Atlantic.
With the potential for a tropical storm, Florida leaders are reminding everyone to quickly remove any standing water. It’s expected to bring up to 45 miles per hour winds and heavy rain that could flood low-lying areas.
Hurricane Gaston is of no immediate threat to land, but could pose major problems for the Azores as a hurricane or tropical storm Saturday and Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are hovering at 100 miles per hour with higher gusts. The National Hurricane Center’s current forecast track would take it into the Gulf of Mexico and ultimately making landfall in Florida to the north of the Tampa area by sometime on Thursday.
On North Carolina’s Outer Banks, business owner Jennifer Scarborough said her biggest concern was that the first storm could saturate the area before another blow by the second storm.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the convection has increased and overnight scans showed a well-defined center. It was about 630 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii. Forecasters expect it to turn northeast before turning east-northeast. The latest five-day projection had it curving toward northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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Behind the front, we clear out nicely and highs will scale back to the mid 80s with more comfortable humidity levels and near zero rain chances. For the protection of AP and its licensors, content may not be copied, altered or redistributed in any form. Doing so may result in civil and/or criminal penalties.
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