For the past, oh say, week or so, we have been tracking a system traversing across the Atlantic referred to as “93L” by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As it propagated eastward, it looked fairly terrible the majority of the way. It was disorganized and just kinda an amorphous blob.
I citizens x’d this yesterday. I think it still deserves it pic.twitter.com/XLeai05OTf
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) September 8, 2016
As it trekked across the Atlantic, it showed no signs of forming in any way shape or form. That is until yesterday afternoon…after the center was already near or inland in Florida. Inland. Yes, a Tropical Storm legitimately formed inland yesterday.
Loop of 93L radar and sat pic. Its trying but now over landhttps://t.co/HomrWeFyoO pic.twitter.com/mniGkDu90S
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) September 13, 2016
Really? This thing had 2000 miles of ocean and it tries to develop over Florida? What’s the deal with that? pic.twitter.com/XjLWFQdYM6
— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) September 14, 2016
Tropical Storm #Julia is currently over downtown Jacksonville Florida pic.twitter.com/xCpqGWSSWD
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 14, 2016
It had already been developing well yesterday morning, and the center continued to show strong convection and a well defined, closed surface low. I actually was surprised at how long it took the NHC to designate it. They waited until 11 PM to designate it as a Tropical Storm, and by then, it had already been rolling for a few hours.
#93L is looking rather…interesting. #flwx #tropics pic.twitter.com/h7ZF7BWF3G
— Rob Hart (@rqhart) September 13, 2016
Surprisingly, this has happened before. It is really rare, but it has happened before.
Inland development can happen. Brenda in 1960 was named over land
near Savannah GA pic.twitter.com/XgiGvBMpcp— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) September 14, 2016
Julia is forecast to become a Tropical Depression later today, but is forecast to produce heavy rainfall across eastern Georgia and South Carolina.