Raleigh, N.C. — Claudette has been downgraded to a tropical depression, according to the 5 p.m. advisory from the National Weather Center.
The system formed in the Gulf of Mexico and hit the Gulf states on Saturday morning. Rain from the storm is moving into Georgia, South Carolina and southern areas in North Carolina as of early Saturday night.
The storm was moving northeast at 14 mph, and had wind speeds of 30 mph.
The storm still has the potential to re-strengthen and gain tropical storm status again on Sunday night or Monday, according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch.
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the North Carolina coast and most of the state's coastline — from Cape Lookout to the Virginia border — could experience storm surge. The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm conditions are possible Sunday night and Monday morning at North Carolina beaches.
Expect to see on-and-off rain and some flooding on Sunday, Maloch said. Winds are not as big of a threat for North Carolina Sunday and Monday.
North Carolina is going to see rain overnight Saturday that will last until at least 7 a.m. Sunday morning. Additional showers will be possible in the Sandhills later Sunday morning. Parts of the state, including Wake County, are under a Level 1 risk for severe weather Sunday. The threat means there will be a chance for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and tornados.
An area of low pressure will stay south of North Carolina, which Maloch says is good news. This means our chances of tornados forming are low.
More showers are possible on Monday night from the storm.
"By the time it gets to us, it would be a remnant low pressure system," said WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell.
There should be a break in the rain Monday night, but a cold front Tuesday will deliver another round of showers and thunderstorms.
Rainfall totals could reach 1.5 inches by Tuesday in the Triangle. The heaviest amounts of rain would appear in our southwestern counties with severe weather possible in the southeast half of the viewing area.
"Rain will be more impactful than wind, but we could see some gusts up to 35 miles per hour," said Campbell, adding that the tornado threat will depend on the exact track of the system.
The National Weather Service said the system is expected to produce heavy rain and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast states. Tropical storm conditions are expected to start Friday from Intracoastal City, La. to western Florida. Those same conditions are possible along parts of the North Carolina coast on Sunday night and Monday.
There is a high risk for flash flooding for some Gulf Coast states on Saturday.
Officials say the storm demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border and a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park.
Claudette is the first named storm to make landfall in the United States during the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season
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