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Edouard Transitions To Strong Low Pressure In Central Atlantic

July 6, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
After forming a few days ago, Tropical Storm Edouard lost all its tropical gas in the Atlantic but remains a powerful low pressure. 
 
As of 5 p.m. AST, formerly known as Edouard, was located near 42.7 N and 46.0 W, or about 445 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada. It was packing top sustained winds of 45 mph and moving quickly northeast at 38 mph. The storm's minimum central pressure is 1005 mb, or 29.68 inches of mercury.

Edouard merged with a cold front and became extra-tropical this afternoon. The low pressure will get absorbed by an even stronger cold front on Tuesday. It will only remain a threat to shipping lanes in the central Atlantic this week. 
 
Meanwhile, a new disturbance is coming together along the eastern Gulf Coast. This system will slide across Florida and Georgia over the next couple of days, bringing showers and thunderstorms along its path. Once it reaches the Atlantic, it will feed off the warm water of the Gulf Stream, likely organizing into a tropical depression.
 
All forecast trends indicate that this system will hug the coast of the Carolinas for much of the week, which would bring plenty of Atlantic moisture onshore. Rainfall totals across the Carolinas could reach 2 to 4 inches by next weekend, leading to areas of flooding.
 
Edouard is the earliest "E"-named storm on record, besting Emily of the record-breaking 2005 season by a week. This remains in line with the forecast of a very active hurricane season for 2020.

Be sure to check the latest on the tropics this weekend with WeatherBug.