The watch is in effect through Friday evening for Brunswick and New Hanover counties in Southeastern North Carolina and Georgetown and Horry County in SC. There were no areas of flooding reported in Bluffton as of 2 p.m., according to the Bluffton Fire Department. Wind gusts to tropical storm force are possible along portions of the coasts of Georgia and southern SC today. The Glynn County School System said in a statement Wednesday that despite the potential for delays on some bus routes, schools would remain open Wednesday and operate as usual.
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Forecasters expect the storm to drop between 3 and 6 inches of rain across the region, with isolated amounts up to 10 inches along parts of the SC coast. The worst of Julia remained offshore, where sustained winds reached 50 miles per hour, he said.
Tropical Storm Julia is buffeting the shores of southern U.S. states less than two weeks after Hermine soaked the East Coast, weather forecasters said yesterday. 4 to 7 inches of rain is expected to fall through Thursday night, and some isolated areas are expected to receive up to 10 inches, NWS spokesman Michael Emlaw said.
By 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Julia was centered about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Brunswick, Georgia, and moving north near 7 mph (11 kph).
Tropical Storm Julia formed quickly and just as fast it is expected to weaken later today.
“The big impact we will see is heavy rain Thursday through Friday”, Hawkins said.
Its track is likely to be erratic, Pasch said, and it could strengthen if it moves out over water far enough.
As of 1:30 p.m., there were no reports of flooding north of the Broad River, according to officials from Port Royal, Beaufort, Lady’s Island, and Burton.
Georgia Power officials said fewer than 100 homes and businesses were without electricity Wednesday morning along a 60-mile stretch of the Georgia coastline between Brunswick and Savannah.
The Hurricane Center also said an isolated tornado was possible across coastal Georgia and southern SC on Wednesday.
The Tropical Storm Warning from Fernandina Beach to the Altamaha Sound in Georgia has been discontinued.
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Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Ian is moving north in the central Atlantic but still is no threat to land.
