The National Hurricane Center on Saturday said a tropical wave in the central Atlantic had a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or named system over the next seven days.
But, by Tuesday, that chance has tripled — to 60 percent and various models predict a developing storm could aim for the Carolinas.
NHC forecasters said Wednesday morning that “the southeastern U.S. should monitor the progress of this system.”
CBS 17 models indicate tropical winds could be off the North Carolina coast near Wilmington just before sunrise Monday. The models show throughout Sunday that the system could skirt up the coast from Florida to South Carolina
The National Hurricane Center added that a tropical depression could form this week while the system is near the Bahamas or Greater Antilles.
Soon after that message went out, Sampson County Emergency Services forwarded it out on a social media post. The Clinton Police Department also shared the social media post from emergency services.
Officials with the Sampson County Emergency Services are asking people to think about a plan for “you and your family” if the system heads to North Carolina.
“Do you have a plan for you and your family should this system develop and head our way?” the Facebook post said.
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