We will likely see "Imelda" form over the weekend in the Bahamas, and there are a lot of questions about it.

To the best of our ability, we'll spend time answering some of the questions you may have.

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Q. Is this anything like Helene?

A. Absolutely not. I understand why that question is being asked. It's happening around the same time as Helene, and people are on edge. However, Helene was historic and was preceded by multiple days of relentless rain.

This storm won't even make landfall, lessening the impacts to the state.

Q. What makes this challenging?

This storm - in the last two days - has caused me to put in double the time to making a forecast.

It's because 1) it has the potential to be impactful to portions of the Carolinas and 2) it's yet to form a nea

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