Chantal weakens into post-tropical cyclone
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A disturbance in the Bay of Campeche has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next two days, forecasters with the the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. No local impacts are expected, according to the National Weather Service New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Andrea may have formed and quickly dissipated in the Atlantic Ocean, but low pressure in the Bay of Campeche has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation in coming days.
At 4:49 p.m. on Saturday, the NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated tropical cyclone statement in effect until Sunday at 1 a.m. The statement is for Myrtle Beach area, Inland Georgetown, Coastal Georgetown and Conway.
A storm system brewing off the east coast of Mexico now has a 70% chance of forming into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center said on June 28, an increase from previous forecasts.
After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend bringing flash flooding to central North Carolina, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of.
Tropical Depression Six-E formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean early Sunday morning just off the coast of southern Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane early this week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
There were no threats or expected tropical development near Florida as flooding rains in a disorganized tropical depression approached Mexico.