Erika

The remnants of ERIKA (Disturbance #1) are causing gusty winds and rain in southern Florida.  The National Hurricane Center (NHC) gives Disturbance #1 a 30% chance of reforming into a tropical cyclone over the next few days.

Tropical Storm FRED formed early Sunday morning near Cape Verde.  The storm (located approximately 3800 miles east of Cape Hatteras) is currently moving towards the northwest at 20 MPH and is expected to continue on that track through Tuesday.  FRED may strengthen over the next 36 hours but will likely weaken gradually after that time.

Neither of these systems appears to pose a threat to North Carolina.  The next NCEM Tropical Outlook will be released at 6PM today (8/30).

Please note that the tropical storm name should be FRED.

 
Last Updated 11:30AM August 30, 2015