Claudette is the third named storm of the year for the Atlantic hurricane season, which traditionally runs from June 1 through the end of November. The NHC is projecting the storm will become a post-tropical cyclone by late Tuesday as it makes its way out to sea. A 23-year-old woman from Fort Payne also died on Saturday after her car went off the road into a rain-swollen creek, a DeKalb County deputy coroner told WHNT-TV. In a separate incident, a 24-year-old man and a 3-year-old boy were killed outside of Tuscaloosa when a tree fell on their house. The Associated Press reported that a 15-vehicle crash just south of Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday left 10 people dead, including nine children. Some areas experienced over a foot of rain as the storm pummeled the region Saturday. qwMv7aKL5T- National Hurricane Center June 20, 2021Ĭlaudette originated in the Gulf of Mexico last week before making landfall Saturday. A few tornadoes are also possible today across parts of Georgia and the Carolinas. The system is still producing heavy rains with possible flash floods over much of the southeastern U.S. Here are the 11 AM EDT Sunday Key Messages for #Claudette.
Storm surge levels could reach as high as 3 feet as winds force the water away from the storm. Rising water levels present a larger threat. The storm is expected to bring as much as 6 inches of rain to parts of the Southeast. The National Hurricane Center is advising residents in southern Georgia, northern Florida and the Carolinas to prepare for torrential rain and flooding -and possibly tornadoes - through Monday morning. Tropical storm conditions are expected along parts of the North Carolina coast and a tropical storm watch is in effect in northeastern South Carolina. But Claudette is expected to intensify, regaining strength and reaching tropical storm status late Sunday or early Monday morning. Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two d. Heavy rains, high winds and flash flooding contributed to the deaths of 13 people in Alabama Saturday, and while the storm has weakened, it is expected to regain strength as it makes its way toward the East Coast.įor the time being, wind speeds remain relatively low, peaking around 30 mph. Claudette is now located near North Carolina. The children who died Saturday were in a van for a youth home for abused or neglected children.
Tropical Storm Claudette was downgraded to a tropical depression after battering the Southeast over the weekend. Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash due to the effects of the storm in Alabama.