Tropical Storm Watch: Florida East Coast, Cat 1 Risk | CNN2.0

🌀 A tropical depression north of the northern Bahamas is strengthening and is expected to be named Imelda soon, with a tropical storm watch posted for parts of Florida’s East Coast and a tropical storm warning in the Bahamas as impacts could begin as early as Monday
📈 The official forecast calls for intensification to a Category 1 hurricane by Tuesday, but the track remains uncertain with multiple model runs guiding a potential turn away from the coast—subject to change as new data arrives
🌊 Hazards: flooding rains, storm surge, strong winds, and dangerous surf/rip currents; offshore rainfall projections reach 10–20 inches if the core stays at sea, with significantly higher flood risk if the track shifts inland
🧭 Interaction watch: Powerful Hurricane Alberto to the east may help tug the system away from land, but forecasters caution that small track shifts could raise risks for the Carolinas and the Southeast coast
⚠️ Worst‑case scenario features a South or North Carolina landfall and stall, producing dangerous inundation from storm surge and double‑digit rainfall totals; even without landfall, prolonged coastal impacts are possible over multiple high‑tide cycles 📅 Timing: Most significant effects could occur Monday–Wednesday, with Charleston and neighboring coastal zones urged to monitor updates as the forecast evolves
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