Another tropical system bringing wet weather to the Carolina coast, forecasters say
A weather system from the tropics is forecast to bring rain, rough seas and possible flooding to coastal areas of the Southeast in the coming days.
Thunderstorms that are dumping rain over Florida and the Bahamas on Tuesday are expected to move up the coast to the Carolinas this week, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is not expected to build into a named storm, with forecasters giving it only a 20% chance of development in the coming days.
“Regardless of development, heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding over portions of coastal sections of northeastern Florida and Georgia today, and over portions of the Carolinas on Tuesday and Wednesday,” the Hurricane Center said Tuesday morning.
“Gusty winds could also produce rough marine conditions and life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coasts of northeastern Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas through Wednesday,” forecasters said.
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In North Carolina, Wilmington could see more than 2 inches of rain between Tuesday night and Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Many rivers along the coast in South Carolina and North Carolina, already high from recent rains, are under flood warnings, the National Weather Service says.
The coast from Florida up to North Carolina’s Outer Banks is under a small craft advisory as the storm is expected to produce high winds and rough waves.
