Storm Summary Number 1 for Rainfall and Wind Reports from
Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight is approaching the South
Carolina Coast and bringing the threat for heavy rain and gusty
winds...

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and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

Tropical Storm Warnings are active from coastal South Carolina
northward to the North Carolina Outer Banks

A Flash Flood Watch is active over portions of North Carolina and
South Carolina

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and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EDT...At 9 A.M. CDT,...Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight
is moving northwest and nearing the South Carolina coastline.
Heavy to moderate rain bands are impacting northern South Carolina
and southern North Carolina coastlines with some accompanied gusty
wind reports in the 50 mile per hour range.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 1000
AM EDT Sun Sep 15 through 1000 AM EDT Mon Sep 16...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CAROLINA BEACH                      15.10                    
ABBINGTON OAKS                      10.34                    
KURE BEACH                           9.84                    
ST.JAMES                             8.34                    
SOUTHPORT                            6.75                    
OAK ISLAND                           3.99                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MYRTLE BEACH                         2.36                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON AIRPORT                     53                    
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH                     53                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                     35                    


The flooding threat is expected to expand northwestward toward
interior areas of the Carolinas and the Mid-Atlantic as the center
of Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight moves inland. The Weather
Prediction Center rainfall statement has accumulations of 8-12
inches possible near the coastal plains of the Carolinas and over
4 inches in areas west of the coastal plain.The circulation is
forecast to be over central South Carolina Tuesday and North
Carolina by Wednesday with possible rain impacts extending away
from the circulation into the Mid-Atlanitc. Please refer to
nhc.noaa.gov for official information on tropical cyclone watches
and advisories. 

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

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