Keeping an eye on the tropics this July 4th: National Hurricane Center tracking disturbance
While the state isn't under immediate threat from a named storm, meteorologists are keeping a close eye on a developing weather system stretching across Florida from the gulf and into the Atlantic, brushing close to Georgia's coast.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has given this slow-moving system a 20% chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical storm over the next week.
For now, Georgia isn't looking at a direct hit or hurricane conditions.
"Towards the end of this week into next weekend, an area of low pressure could develop from a remnant frontal boundary near or along the southeastern U.S. Atlantic and or Gulf coasts," the Tropical Weather Outlook from 8 a.m. June 29 states. "Some gradual tropical or subtropical development could occur thereafter as it drifts slowly just off the U.S. coastline."
Farther west in the Gulf of Mexico is Tropical Storm Barry, the season's second named storm. Though Barry is not expected to impact Georgia directly, it's a reminder that hurricane season is heating up.
Here are the names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, along with how to pronounce them:
Andrea: AN-dree uh
Barry: BAIR-ree
Chantal: shahn-TAHL
Dexter: DEHK-ster
Erin: AIR-rin
Fernand: fair-NAHN
Gabrielle: ga-bree-ELL
Humberto: oom-BAIR-toh
Imelda: ee-MEHL-dah
Jerry: JEHR-ee
Karen: KAIR-ren
Lorenzo: loh-REN-zoh
Melissa: meh-LIH-suh
Nestor: NES-tor
Olga: OAL-guh
Pablo: PAHB-lo
Rebekah: reh-BEH-kuh
Sebastien: se-BAS-tee-en
Tanya: TAHN-yuh
Van: van
Wendy: WEN-dee
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Will a tropical storm impact July 4 celebrations in Georgia?
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