GREENVILLE, S.C. —
Hurricane Gabrielle continues its path away from the United States. Meanwhile, two dueling systems near the Southeast coast could shift paths due to a rare phenomenon. Here are the latest tracks and models.
(Watch the video above for a detailed breakdown from Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus)
A "double barrel" tropical threat could get close to the U.S. coast early next week, but a front is forecast to keep these just offshore and away from us locally.
Depending on which of these two systems are dominant, impacts for the southeast could change drastically, due to the Fujiwhara effect. This is a rare phenomenon that occurs when two nearby tropical systems move around each other.
As of the 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, one of the two systems has