4 U.S. States Could Get Hit With Major Storm During Holiday Weekend
As Americans in the Southeast celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend, they might be keeping an eye on the local weather forecasts.
On Thursday, Dr. Mike Brennan, the director of the National Hurricane Center, recorded a quick video for social media detailing a potential brewing storm off the southeast coast of the United States.
"It could bring some impacts to the southeast coast of the U.S., most likely in the form of heavy rainfall, along with the potential for dangerous beach and surf conditions," Brennan said.
According to the NHC, the tropical disturbance has a 60% chance of forming into a cyclone in the next seven days and a 30% chance over the next 48 hours.
Regardless of if or how it forms, the storm will likely cause some rainfall throughout the area, with Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina being the most affected states.
"An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along a weakening frontal boundary near Florida or the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States on Friday or Saturday," said the NHC. "Environmental conditions appear only marginally conducive for some slow development, but a tropical or subtropical depression could form in this region over the weekend or early next week while the system drifts northward or northeastward. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is possible across portions of the southeast U.S., particularly across the west-central Florida coast. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system on Friday, if necessary."
Additionally, AccuWeather reported that while beachgoers in the Southeast should have "very little concern" of a possible tropical storm over the next few days, they could see increased rain and thunderstorm activity, as well as deteriotating surf conditions.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially opened on June 1 and runs through the end of November, with the likely peak occurring between mid-August and mid-October.