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A powerful storm system, known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, swept through coastal North Carolina on Monday, bringing with it torrential downpours and strong winds.
A coastal low, previously labeled Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, will continue to slowly move north across the Carolinas towards the mid-Atlantic over the next day or so and bring with it the potential for flooding.
The mid-September heat wave continues, with record-challenging temperatures today.
No watches are valid as of Tue Sep 17 05:02:01 UTC 2024.
WW 673 SEVERE TSTM MN ND 170005Z – 170500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 673 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 705 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest Minnesota North-central and Northeast North Dakota * Effective this Monday night from 705 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered storms will continue to develop and intensify this evening near and north of a boundary, with at least isolated instances of large hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 105 miles west of Devils Lake ND to 45 miles southeast of Warroad MN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Guyer
Clear skies for viewing, but the moon will not turn red like it does during a full lunar eclipse
Officials in Carolina Beach are urging residents to stay home as the town deals with ongoing flooding. The town has received more than 15 inches of rain since midnight Monday.
As Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight continues its approach toward the Carolina coast, conditions are deteriorating. Both flooding and strong winds have been reported.
The non-tropical disturbance offshore of Myrtle Beach is close to forming into a tropical storm, but it's still involved with a front and is being stretched out by hostile upper winds. It's called Potential Tropical Cyclone EIGHT, which just means that it could still develop into a tropical system before it makes landfall later today.