MIAMI: Slow-moving Tropical Storm Julia is expected to meander along the Atlantic coast where Georgia and South Carolina meet, dumping rain, but not posing major threats. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center reported Wednesday evening that the storm to bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to the South Carolina coast. Schools and government offices remained open as the storm, which formed late Tuesday afternoon along Florida’s Atlantic coast, skirted across Jacksonville and moved north, bringing rain and tropical winds to much of southern Georgia. Julia is moving at about 6 mph (9 kph), and forecasters say it will meander near northern Georgia and southern South Carolina coastlines into Friday. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Ian was moving north in the central Atlantic but still was no threat to land.

Source: New Strait Times September 15, 2016 02:15 UTC