Ana

[Tropical Inspector]

It appears that a subtropical system will form and move north over the next few days. This area of low pressure is currently over the NW Bahamas and should move inland near the south carolina / north carolina coast by Friday morning. Remember subtropical systems are not as concentrated as tropical systems. This means that squally weather is usually removed well away from the center of the low.

[Tropical Inspector]

The low pressure system east of the Georgia / South Carolina is better organized today. Winds have increased to tropical storm force and it may be classified as a subtropical or tropical storm soon. The main threat will be from heavy rainfall on the SE coast.

[Tropical Inspector]

Tropical Storm Ana will move onshore tonight. Top sustained winds estimated at 60 mph. Currently at of 9:30 pm EDT Wilmington reporting 23 mph winds gusting to 31 mph.

[Tropical Inspector]

Tropical depression Ana is slowly drifting north, bringing heavy rainfall in rainbands to eastern North Carolina. There is a chance for an isolated tornado, but the main threat is from flooding rainfall.

[Tropical Inspector]

Ana produced isolated spots of 3-4" of rainfall over eastern North Carolina. Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rainfall fell well offshore where 5-10" was estimated. Winds were not a concern even though Ana was estimated at 60 mph before landfall.