Latest trends on future Tropical Cyclone Imelda

Weather models are trending in favor of less significant impacts for the Queen City New Viewing Area. That does not mean we won’t see anything at all, but it is starting to become more likely that we will be spared from the more significant weather conditions.

Weather models over Friday night and Saturday morning are starting to stall Imelda offshore before making landfall in the Carolinas early next week. This would allow Hurricane Humberto to the east of Imelda to catch up. The two tropical systems would then be close enough together to have interaction. This interaction would eventually pull Imelda back out to sea mid to late next week. 

The good news is that mostly all model data is showing this stall and eventual track out to sea. However, there have been a lot of shifts and trends over the last several days, which means we can’t let our guard down quite yet. Continue to follow updates of future Tropical Cyclone Imelda through the weekend. 

As of Saturday morning, this is the thinking on Imelda’s specifics for the Queen City New Viewing Area:

TIMING: Rain and storms spread into the region late Monday and continue through the day on Tuesday. Moisture slowly pulls away on Wednesday, with drier conditions later in the week.

RAIN FORECAST: 2-4″ of Rain (Late Monday – Wednesday)

IMPACTS: Localized flash flooding is likely, especially on Tuesday. The greatest threat for flash flooding would be along and east of I-77.

This forecast is subject to change. A shift west or east in Imelda’s track could change the forecast dramatically. A more westerly track could gradually increase rainfall totals and lead to greater impacts for the Queen City News viewing area. A more easterly track would lead to less rainfall and lower impacts for our region.