Econintersect: The first tropical storm of the season is expected to possibly become a Category 1 hurricane or remain a strengthening tropical storm as it travels up the east coast of the U.S. As of late Wednesday am it was expected to impact the shoreline from Wilmington, NC to Cape Hatteras and then move more toward the northeast, sparing much of the northeastern U.S, but possibly clipping Cape Cod before hitting Nova Scotia in Canada.
The following was the forecast summary as of Tuesday afternoon from USA Today:
The following is a forecast review from Fox News on Wednesday 02 July.
Sources:
Tropical Storm Arthur – Video Report (USA Today, 01 July 2014)
Hurricane warning issued as Tropical Storm Arthur threatens July 4th plans along East Coast (Fox News, 03 July 2014)