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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDisturbance East Of Florida May Threaten Mid-Atlantic Coast July 3 And 4 As Tropical Storm
By Brian McNoldy
June 30 at 11:17 am
A low pressure system that exited the South Carolina coast on Saturday morning continues to drift south and slowly get better organized. It is expected to develop into the seasons first tropical depression, and later, a tropical storm. Computer model forecast suggest the possible storm will take a turn to the north and may impact Mid-Atlantic coastal areas with high surf, wind and rain July 3 and 4.
If youre considering heading to the Carolina or Delmarva beaches for Independence Day, you are strongly encouraged to monitor forecasts.
The disturbance has an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm within 3 to 5 days says the National Hurricane Center. Assuming it does so, it would earn the name Arthur, and it would be the latest first named storm since 2004 (when Alex formed on July 31).
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)And it feels damn swampy here too
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Expecting family to fly out of there on the redeye Weds. night.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Storm should be a couple hundred miles north, and tropical storm force winds aren't that bad.
Warpy
(111,359 posts)It takes more than disorganized showers to stop airlines.
By Weds. night, most of Florida will be clear and if it develops into a storm and hits the Atlantic coast during the day, it will be weakened and raining itself out over land by night.
There might be problems at the destination, but it will fly out all right.