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This storm sat for quite a while before it reached tropical depression status... then it sort of spent the next three days drifting just out of reach up the coast, before getting sucked into a front.

A tropical depression has formed off the coast of the Carolinas.

Satellite and surface observations suggest a cluster of squalls and thunderstorms about 220 miles southeast of the North Carolina coast has become better organized. Air force reserve Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to investigate the area this afternoon. Since some slight strengthening of the system is anticipated, a tropical storm watch has been issued for the North Carolina coast between Currituck Beach Light and Cape Lookout. Initial expectations are for the depression to drift toward the NNW or NW before turning northeastward.

Here's what tropical storms did in the past when forming within 300 miles of TD2 in the month of July...  Mostly, they drifted out to sea.

About 3 hours after TD2 was declared, it was upgraded...

We now have Tropical Storm Beryl centered about 180 miles southeast of the North Carolina Coast. A tropical storm watch remains in effect for the North Carolina coast between Currituck Beach Light and Cape Lookout.

Beryl should slide toward the NNW or NW before eventually turning northeastward.

Tropical Storm Beryl has neither weakened nor intensified overnight and sustained winds remain at 40 mph. Convection has once again fired up, but is not tightly wound around the circulation center. Feeling the effects of an East Coast front, Beryl is expected to continue on a northerly track, paralleling the East Coast over the next 24-36 hours.

This path will minimize the impacts on the Mid-Atlantic coast. Look for increased surf and a threat of rip currents form North Carolina northward to New Jersey. With Beryl's center remaining well off the coast, rain and wind should not be a factor.

By Friday, Beryl will be making a northeastward turn, but could still bring some rain and gusty conditions to southeastern New England.

10AM (PST) - Tropical Storm Beryl has strengthed just a bit, but remains relatively weak. Top sustained winds are now 45 mph. Convection has once again fired up near Beryl's center, and some slight additional intensification is possible.

Feeling the effects of an East Coast front, Beryl is expected to continue on a northerly track, paralleling the East Coast over the next 24 hours. This path will minimize the impacts on the Mid-Atlantic coast. Look for increased surf and a threat of rip currents from North Carolina northward to New Jersey. With Beryl's center remaining off the coast, rain and wind should not be a factor. By Friday, Beryl will be making a northeastward turn, but could bring some rain and gusty winds to southeastern New England.

10PM (PST) - Tropical Storm Beryl has continued to steadily strengthen today. Top sustained winds are now 60 mph.

Feeling the effects of an East Coast front, Beryl is expected to continue on a northerly track, paralleling the East Coast over the next 24 hours. This path will minimize the impacts on the Mid-Atlantic coast however eastern Long Island and southeastern Massachusetts (including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket) are not completely out of the woods just yet. Look for increased surf and a threat of rip currents from North Carolina northward to coastal Massachusetts. With Beryl's center remaining off the coast, rain and wind should not be a factor however by Thursday afternoon/evening Beryl will be making a northeastward turn and could bring some rain and gusty winds to southeastern New England.

6AM (PST) - Tropical storm warnings have been issued for southeastern Massachusetts from Plymouth to Woods Hole. This includes the Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard areas. Additional watches or warnings may be expanded across other parts of the region today.

Tropical Storm Beryl, located offshore and east of the mid-Atlantic, is moving slowly north. An early morning position update from Hurricane Hunter Aircraft has placed the center slightly further west. Given this, as Beryl moves north, and eventually more northeast, a few outer bands of showers, gusty winds, and higher waves may affect parts of the northeast coastline, particularly in the eastern Massachusetts area. Areas such as Chatham, Massachusetts may experience winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph into tonight.

The system will come closest to eastern Long Island and southeastern Massachusetts, and persons who live in these areas, and surrounding areas of the northeast, should continue to monitor forecasts closely. The longer it takes Beryl to make that initial turn in a more northeast direction, and/or any slight deviation in the current track of Beryl, the better the chance that some of the effects from the system will move closer to the shores, or possibility inland.

9PM (PST) - From off the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Tropical Storm Beryl (sustained winds of 50 mph) will zip past Cape Cod and Nantucket early Friday in its way to just south of Nova Scotia later in the day.

Beryl is finally getting caught up in the mid-latitude westerlies. Most of the thunderstorms have died out in Beryl's circulation, decreasing the potential for any heavy rain. Also, the winds will be less than tropical storm strength or minimal tropical storm strength in most areas. A tropical storm watch is in effect from New Haven, Conn., to Woods Hole, Mass., and from eastern Long Island east of Fire Island and Fort Jefferson. Tropical storm warnings continue for southeastern Massachusetts from Plymouth to Woods Hole, including Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

Waves could still be in the 10-to-15-foot range for Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. Any effects from Beryl will end for southeast New England by mid-to-late Friday morning.

No additional areas of concern exist across the Atlantic, and no additional tropical development is expected in the near term.

Tropical storm watches and warnings have been discontinued for all parts of the New England States.

Winds overnight gusted to near 45 mph in some squally weather along Nantucket Island, and to near 30 mph in the Cape Cod area as Beryl passed directly over Nantucket Island.

Tropical Storm Beryl, now located northeast of the Massachusetts coastline, is now increasing in forward speed as it moves northeast. This system will continue to weaken as it moves over colder waters, and shearing winds from the southwest create a more disorganized system. High surf and dangerous rip currents will persist from New York through Chatham, but lessen through the next 24 hours as Beryl moves away.

Meanwhile, a weak trough of low pressure will drift slowly west across southeast Florida today, enhancing scattered showers and thunderstorms. While no tropical development is anticipated at this time, this weak trough will be monitored. If thunderstorms persist once it moves west of Florida, conditions could change. No additional areas of concern exist across the Atlantic at this time.

By 2PM (PST), the storm was declared "Extratropical", and the second named storm of the season came to an end.