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Kirk and Leslie pose no threat to land in the Atlantic Ocean

Posted at 5:12 AM, Aug 31, 2012
and last updated 2012-08-31 05:12:44-04

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie are both intensifying in the Atlantic Ocean, and currently pose no threat to land. Leslie may eventually impact Bermuda next week, but neither system will reach the U.S.

Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean

Meanwhile, what’s left of Isaac as a tropical depression is moving through Arkansas now. Maximum sustained winds are at 25 mph, with higher gusts.  This system will still be capable of producing heavy rainfall up to eight inches in the Heartland along the Mississippi Valley region.  CLICK HERE for a great discussion from the National Drought Mitigation Center about how Isaac’s rainfall will impact the central U.S. drought.

Here’s the latest GOES image of the system, with high pressure over us in the Mid-Atlantic.

Check out some of the rainfall totals from Isaac’s moisture:

RAINFALL TOTALS
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SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 7 PM CDT AUG 30

...ALABAMA...
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW                    11.07                     
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                   9.67                     
WILMER 7.9 SE                        8.75                     
FAIRHOPE 2.3 N                       6.42                     
DAPHNE 1.8 ESE                       5.87                     
THEODORE 8.0 SSE                     5.12                     
POINT CLEAR 1.6 SSW                  5.04                     
SILVERHILL 0.9 SSE                   4.34                     
FOLEY 2.0 SSW                        3.71                     

...ARKANSAS...
MONTICELLO AIRPORT                   2.91                     
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD              2.63                     
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD              1.71                     

...FLORIDA...
VERO BEACH 5.2 S                    16.60                     
ROYAL PALM BEACH 5.0 W              16.29                     
BOYNTON BEACH 1.9 NNW               14.41                     
PORT ST LUCIE 1.5 NE                13.04                     
ABERDEEN 4.2 NNW                    12.41                     
PALM CITY 4.0 SW                    11.69                     
HOMESTEAD AFB                        9.37                     
FORT PIERCE/ST LUCIE                 9.18                     
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT            8.64                     
VERO BEACH MUNI ARPT                 7.66                     
FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE APT        7.02                     
MIAMI/OPA LOCKA                      6.64                     
POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK                5.33                     
WINTER HAVEN GILBERT ARPT            5.19                     
ORLANDO/HERNDON                      5.12                     
HOLLYWOOD/NORTH PERRY ARPT           5.12                     

...GEORGIA...
GUYTON 1.9 S                         5.60                     
BROOKLET 13.1 SE                     4.60                     
RINCON 1.2 NNW                       4.03                     
MONROE 5.6 NNE                       3.11                     
JESUP 7.1 N                          3.04                     
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD                   2.53                     
ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT                  2.49                     
SAVANNAH MUNI ARPT                   2.47                     
FORT STEWART/WRIGHT AAF              2.06                     
AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD                 1.95                     
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                   1.50                     

...LOUISIANA...
NEW ORLEANS                         20.08                     
RESERVE 0.5 SSE                     13.46                     
LIVINGSTON                          13.16                     
HAMMOND 2.3 WSW                     11.93                     
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S                     10.56                     
SLIDELL                             10.40                     
ABITA SPRINGS 1.9 NE                10.15                     
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT           4.57                     
BOOTHVILLE                           4.20                     
MONROE RGNL ARPT                     2.37                     
PATTERSON MEMORIAL ARPT              2.00                     
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                  1.55                     
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                     1.50                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
KILN 3.3 N                          17.04                     
MARION RAWS/COLUMBIA                15.02                     
SAUCIER 1.7 NNE                     12.78                     
PICAYUNE 5.6 ENE                    12.17                     
DIAMONDHEAD 1.5 NE                  12.04                     
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                    11.95                     
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                  10.93                     
GULFPORT-BILOXI                     10.85                     
PASCAGOULA                          10.67                     
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                  10.17                     
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT          9.44                     
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                   7.93                     
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD                4.03                     
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD                   4.00                     
JACKSON WFO                          3.93                     
MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN                  1.72                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. ARPT      4.07                     
JACKSONVILLE/ELLIS AIRPORT           1.50                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MOUNT PLEASANT 5.5 NNE               9.08                     
PAWLEYS ISLAND 5.6 NNE               8.36                     
CHARLESTON 2.8 NE                    7.36                     
JOHNS ISLAND 9.0 SE                  6.44                     
MEGGETT 1.8 W                        4.85                     
BEAUFORT MCAS                        3.59                     
ROCK HILL-YORK CO. ARPT              2.89                     
DARLINGTON                           1.75                   

CLICK HERE to keep up with the latest tracks of these systems.

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Meteorologist Carrie Rose
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