This NOAA satellite image taken by GOES East at 1245Z on May 8, 2015, shows Subtropical Storm Ana. (AFP)
Miami:
Southeastern US storm Ana weakened to a tropical depression Sunday after making landfall and slowing down over the coast, though forecasters warned of storm surges, rip currents and heavy rain.
Ana, which formed before the official June 1 start of the hurricane season, hit around the border of North and South Carolina early Sunday after barreling toward the coast overnight as a tropical storm.
The low-pressure system became "nearly stationary" after making landfall, but is expected to increase speed toward the northeast, the National Hurricane Center said.
The Miami-based NHC had issued a tropical storm warning over a 277-mile (445-kilometer) stretch of South and North Carolina's Atlantic coastline.
As the system dumped rain on the Carolinas of one to two feet (30-61 centimeters) of water above ground at high tide, two to four inches (5-10 centimeters) of rain and "life-threatening surf and rip currents."
Sustained winds have decreased to around 35 miles per hour after a peak of around 50 miles per hour on Saturday.
Despite Ana's early arrival, this year's hurricane season is shaping up to be one of the least active since the mid-20th century, as the El Nino phenomenon is generating weather conditions not conducive to hurricane formation.
Ana, which formed before the official June 1 start of the hurricane season, hit around the border of North and South Carolina early Sunday after barreling toward the coast overnight as a tropical storm.
The low-pressure system became "nearly stationary" after making landfall, but is expected to increase speed toward the northeast, the National Hurricane Center said.
The Miami-based NHC had issued a tropical storm warning over a 277-mile (445-kilometer) stretch of South and North Carolina's Atlantic coastline.
As the system dumped rain on the Carolinas of one to two feet (30-61 centimeters) of water above ground at high tide, two to four inches (5-10 centimeters) of rain and "life-threatening surf and rip currents."
Sustained winds have decreased to around 35 miles per hour after a peak of around 50 miles per hour on Saturday.
Despite Ana's early arrival, this year's hurricane season is shaping up to be one of the least active since the mid-20th century, as the El Nino phenomenon is generating weather conditions not conducive to hurricane formation.
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