Current:Home > NewsTropical storm conditions expected for parts of the Carolinas as disturbance approaches coast-LoTradeCoin
Tropical storm conditions expected for parts of the Carolinas as disturbance approaches coast
View Date:2024-12-23 15:28:02
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm conditions were expected along a stretch of the U.S. Southeast seacoast and the system bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potential flooding was stronger, forecasters said Monday morning.
The storm system was expected to reach the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon and then move inland across the Carolinas from Monday night through Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
A tropical storm warning was in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, northward to Ocracoke Inlet, near the southernmost extreme of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
The low-pressure system was centered early Monday about 95 miles (155 kilometers) east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving to the northwest at 3 mph (6 kph), forecasters said.
The chances of the system becoming a tropical or subtropical cyclone may have started to decrease since the area of low pressure seemed to have become less organized and it had about 12 hours before it would move inland, the hurricane center said.
Maximum winds were expected to decrease as the low approaches the coast, but tropical-storm-force winds were still expected to occur within the warning areas. It would likely dissipate over the Carolinas by late Wednesday, forecasters said.
The storm was expected to dump 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain in northeast South Carolina into southeast North Carolina and up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) in isolated spots, with smaller amounts expected across the remainder of North Carolina through Tuesday, according to forecasters.
Over much of Virginia, 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 8 centimeters) of rainfall, with locally higher amounts, were expected from Monday night through Wednesday. The hurricane center predicted the rainfall could lead to isolated and scattered flash and urban flooding, as well as minor river flooding.
The Southeast coast also could expect rough surf over the next few days, forecasters said.
veryGood! (45)
Related
- Trump breaks GOP losing streak in nation’s largest majority-Arab city with a pivotal final week
- TikTokers Tyler Bergantino and Gabby Gonzalez Are Officially Dating
- Trump Media's wild rollercoaster ride: Why volatile DJT stock is gaining steam
- New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say
- Caitlin Clark's gold Nike golf shoes turn heads at The Annika LPGA pro-am
- For Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Study Shows An Even Graver Risk From Toxic Gases
- Athing Mu, reigning 800-meter gold medalist, will miss Paris Olympics after falling during U.S. trials
- Midwest flooding devastation comes into focus as flood warnings are extended in other areas
- Brands Our Editors Are Thankful For in 2024
- To understand Lane Kiffin's rise at Mississippi, you have to follow along with Taylor Swift
Ranking
- Olivia Munn began randomly drug testing John Mulaney during her first pregnancy
- Love Blue Bell ice cream? You can vote for your favorite discontinued flavor to return
- How can a company accommodate religious holidays and not compromise business? Ask HR
- Infamous hangman-turned-TikTok star dies in Bangladesh year after being released from prison
- Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
- The 2024 Denim Trends That You'll Want to Style All Year Long (and They Fit like a Jean Dream)
- Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa
- Selma Blair Turns Heads With Necktie Made of Blonde Braided Hair at Paris Fashion Week
Recommendation
-
Businesses at struggling corner where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis
-
32-year-old purchased 2 lottery tickets this year. One made him a millionaire.
-
Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 years
-
Scarlett Johansson Shares Why She Loves Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz's Relationship
-
Will Reeve, son of Christopher Reeve, gets engaged to girlfriend Amanda Dubin
-
Supporters of a proposed voter ID amendment in Nevada turn in thousands of signatures for review
-
Staff member in critical condition after fight at Wisconsin youth prison
-
Judge blocks Michigan’s abortion waiting period, 2 years after voters approved abortion rights