Tropical Storm Irma tracking northward while weakening

Irma is no longer a hurricane.

That's good news for Florida, where Irma has spent nearly the past 24 hours and made two landfalls -- one as a Category 4 storm and another as a Category 3.

Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center on Monday but is expected to continue to bring wind and rain to the Southeast.

As of 7 p.m. CDT Monday, Tropical Storm Irma was located about 120 miles south of Atlanta, and was moving north-northwest at 16 mph.

Irma's winds were down to 45 mph.

Irma is still a huge storm, with a reach that expands 415 miles from its center.

The hurricane center expects Irma to continue on a path northward tonight. The center of the storm is anticipated to move through Georgia and be in eastern Alabama by Tuesday morning.

Hurricane warnings were dropped for Florida on Monday, but storm surge and tropical storm warnings remained.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from north of Fernandina Beach to the South Santee River.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from north of Altamaha Sound to the South Santee River.

The highest surge could be 2-4 feet on portions of the South Carolina and Florida coasts, the hurricane center said.

Irma could also bring a lot of rain inland, with 3-6 inches over parts of Georgia and Alabama.

Irma is expected to continue to weaken and could dissipate altogether in 48 hours.

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