MIAMI — Tropical Storm Julia was bringing heavy rain Wednesday morning to the northeast coast of ******* and southeast Georgia.

The slow-moving storm could cause flash flooding and was expected to produce 3 to 6 inches of rain in some areas through Friday, according to the U.S. The National ********* Center.

The ********* Center also said an isolated ******* was possible across coastal Georgia and southern South Carolina on Wednesday.

A tropical storm warning had been in effect Wednesday morning from Fernandina Beach to the Altamaha Sound in Georgia but was later cancelled.

By 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Julia was centred about 10 miles (20 kilometres) west of Brunswick, Georgia, and moving north near 7 mph (11 kph). Its maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph). The storm was expected to weaken to a tropical depression later in the day.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Ian is moving north in the central Atlantic but still is no ****** to land. In the Pacific, ********* Orlene continues to weaken.