Storm Julia weakens into a depression,
meandering off of U.S. coast
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[September 15, 2016]
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Julia
weakened into a depression and is expected to meander off the coast of
Georgia and South Carolina for the next few days, the U.S. National
Hurricane Center said on Thursday.
Julia is located about 60 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Charleston,
South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph), the
Miami-based weather forecaster said.
"A slow and erratic motion is expected over the next couple of days, and
the track forecast keeps Julia meandering offshore of the Georgia and
southern South Carolina coastlines into Saturday," the NHC said.
Julia, the 10th named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, was
moving northeast at 2 mph just off the U.S. coast, as little change TO
its strength was expected during next two days, it said.
Heavy rain combined with high tides raised concerns of flooding in
downtown Charleston, South Carolina, and other coastal parts of the
state into Thursday morning, forecasters said.
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Some residents in coastal communities were offered sandbags to prepare
for flooding in low-lying areas.
Since late Tuesday, Julia has dumped heavy rains and toppled trees in
the region, but has not caused significant damage, the National Weather
Service said.
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Tropical Storm Julia, centered 10 miles (16 kms) west of Brunswick,
Georgia, is seen in an image from NOAA's GOES-East satellite
captured at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT) September 14, 2016. NASA/NOAA
GOES Project/Handout via Reuters
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On Thursday morning, the hurricane center also was tracking a
tropical depression that was expected to bring heavy rains to the
Cape Verde islands off West Africa. On its forecasted track, the
system would remain far away from the coastal United States through
early next week.
(Reporting by Karen Rodrigues in Bengaluru and Brendan O'Brien in
Milwaukee; Editing by Alison Williams)
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