The center of the storm was over the city of Jacksonville when it was given tropical storm status late Tuesday night – but that decision caused some controversy.
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This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at 9:45 AM EDT shows a cold front over the Great Lakes and the Mid-Mississippi Valley.
Even though Julia is weaker today, rough surf from the storm will create a high danger for rip currents for the state’s beaches.
Tropical Storm Karl has formed in the far eastern Atlantic but now poses no threat to land. The system, however, was given just a 10 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next five days. A few storms may produce heavy rain and wind gusts to 30 miles per hour. Eventually, the storm should weaken and lose its tropical characteristics.
Many areas along the SC coast saw more than 2 inches of rain during the storm on Wednesday, but nowhere near the 6 to 8 inches that had earlier been forecast. A flash flood watch is in effect for much of the Georgia and SC coasts. A handful of power outages were reported Wednesday afternoon.
This rainfall could lead to flash flooding. On its forecasted track, the system would remain far away from the coastal United States through early next week.
Julia has once again strengthened into a tropical storm as it meanders off the coast of the Carolinas.
This storm didn’t get a lot of attention at first, and StormTeam 16 Meteorologist Mike Hoffman explained why during our 5 p.m. newscast.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a reduction in forward speed is expected on Wednesday as Julia continues to drift northward.
Tropical Depression 12 developed off the western coast of Africa on Wednesday morning.
Julia was centered 20 miles west of Brunswick, Ga., and moving north-northeast near 6 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph, according to a late-morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
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Late Thursday, after being downgraded, Julia had regained 40 miles per hour winds and was redesignated as a tropical storm instead of a weaker tropical depression by the National Hurricane Center.
