Tropical Storm Hermine is moving north in the Gulf of Mexico.
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But computer guidance late Wednesday suggested the center of the storm instead will move up the Carolinas coastal plains.
President Barack Obama asked fellow Hawaiians to heed the advice of officials ahead of an expected one-two punch of Tropical Storm Madeline and Hurricane Lester.
“The farther we get from the last hurricane, the closer we get to the next one”, hurricane center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. It will be upgraded to tropical storm status when maximum sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour.
Tybee Beach was shut down on Tuesday due to unsafe conditions.
Hermine with 45mph winds Wednesday afternoon, may be close to hurricane strength at landfall with near 70mph winds per the National Hurricane Center.
A few parts of the Florida panhandle are under a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning, and parts of Georgia and Florida are under a tropical storm watch, according to the NHC.
Unless we see another major shift in the forecast track, rain totals Friday could likely range from 2 to 4 inches in the central and southern Midlands with 4 to 6 inches along the coast. By early next week, the effects of tropical storm Hermine will begin to manifest themselves as overcast skies, a chance of rain, and perhaps some gusty winds. In the event of a tropical storm or hurricane, the district assists local governments by issuing emergency orders that allow for the pumping of water to alleviate flooding when public health and safety are at risk. Nearby Manatee County also closed schools.
The National Hurricane Center says the Outer Banks will likely be drenched as a tropical weather system blows by.
Visitor Katherine Vega, 45, of Springhill, Tennessee, said she could handle a day indoors during her vacation.
“We haven’t gotten the main storm yet”, she said, loading a dozen sandbags into her van. “The areas where that we often see flooding can expect to see that”.
Madeline was ranked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 kph), the weather service said.
A tropical depression that threatens the North Carolina coast has turned north-northwestward in the Atlantic.
Evans says the area could see hurricane-strength winds of up to 80 miles per hour. As much as 20 inches (50cm) could fall over northwest Florida, the NHC said, warning of storm surges and “life-threatening inundation”.
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Meanwhile in Hawaii, Hurricane Madeline was downgraded to a tropical storm and skirted the island. Severe thunderstorms will also be possible from northern Florida to southern SC.
