Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression with winds of 35 mph. Heavy rain continues in the Carolinas today, but the storm is now picking up speed. By early Monday morning it will move into eastern Kentucky and then head off to the Northeast.

Southeast North Carolina has seen the highest rainfall totals over the past 48 hours. An additional 5-10″ is possible locally, worsening flooding in the area. Heavy rain in the mountains could cause mudslides and landslides. All of the runoff will continue to raise river levels into the middle of next week.

Joyce will remain over the open Atlantic. Helene heads northeast to the United Kingdom, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the area. The remnants of Isaac remain in the Caribbean with a 20% chance of development over the next 2-5 days. The main impact will be heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Caribbean as it moves west.

Tropical Storm Florence continues to weaken as it slowly creeps west. It will become a tropical depression by this evening. Florence will still be in South Carolina Sunday morning, adding to the flash flood threat. By early Monday, Florence will have made noticeable movement to the northwest into Eastern Kentucky.

Widespread flooding remains the main concern. Many locations have already seen 1-2 ft of rain and an additional 1-2 ft of rain is possible over the next 2 days. River levels will rise into the middle of next week, even after Florence has moved away. The significant flooding will continue to impact the Carolinas next week. Landslides are also a concern as Florence brings heavy rain to the mountains.

Storm surge of 3-5 ft. remains an issue along the coastline in onshore flow. The surge threat will lessen as Florence moves further inland.

Tropical Storm Joyce will stay over the open Atlantic Tropical Storm Helene will continue heading towards Ireland and the United Kingdom late Monday. Isaac has now weakened into a trough and the remnants will move west in the Caribbean. Right now it doesn’t look like Isaac will impact Tampa, but we will continue to monitor it as it moves into the Gulf.