Important Takeaways:

• Idalia pounding North Carolina.
• Tropical Storm Jose forms southeast of Hurricane Franklin
• As Tropical Storm Idalia brings heavy rainfall and life-threatening flooding to North Carolina this morning, a new tropical storm has popped up in the Atlantic, Jose.
• Almost 24 hours later, Idalia is a strong tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
• Tropical Storm Jose is located southeast of Franklin in the Central Atlantic. Jose is expected to be absorbed by Franklin by the weekend.
• Also being tracked by the National Hurricane Center is a tropical wave — Invest 94L — off the coast of Africa that is expected to become a tropical depression soon and the remnants of Gert located west of Jose.

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