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Atlantic potential tropical cyclone in 2024

Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight was a storm that brought significant flooding to portions of North Carolina in mid-September 2024. The eighth tropical disturbance designated by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season formed from a stalled frontal boundary off the coast of South Carolina. A gale-force, extratropical low began to form along the frontal boundary and the NHC began to initiate advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight on September 15. Eight began to gradually strengthen early on September 16, and peaked with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1004 mbar (29.65 inHg). However, the low failed to develop into a tropical cyclone as it did not shed its frontal characteristics and never developed a closed center of circulation. The system then moved inland and dissipated the next day.

A tropical storm warning was issued for the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina on September 15. Torrential rainfall occurred throughout portions of North Carolina and South Carolina leading to widespread flooding. Over 100 homes were destroyed and at least 100 people were rescued. At least one person was killed and damage totaled to US$50-100 million.

Meteorological history

On September 11, the NHC noted that a non-tropical low pressure system could form along a decaying frontal boundary located off the Carolina Coast.^[1] On September 13, an extratropical area of low pressure began to develop and the NHC noted that it could develop into a tropical cyclone.^[2] On September 15, the gale-force low was designated as Invest 95L and slowly began to drift northward.^[3] Later that day, the NHC designated the system as Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph 125 miles off the coast of South Carolina and began to issue advisories on the system due to its close proximity to land.^[4]

The system began to gradually organize with convection beginning to develop around the center and on the northeast quadrant of the storm and the east-to-west temperature gradient began to weaken. However, the center of the system began to elongate as the storm began to slowly drift northwest.^[5][6] While the system began to shed its frontal characteristics and strengthen, the center of the storm became even more elongated.^[7] The system later reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 1004 mbar (29.65 inHg).

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