Joyce weakened to a tropical rainstorm 24 hours after gaining tropical storm status, but the nail has not been driven into the system's coffin just yet.
The combination of dry air and strong wind shear (disruptive winds above the surface) forced Joyce to lose its tropical storm status late Friday morning EDT.
Joyce is now a tropical rainstorm, churning over the open waters of the central Atlantic.
As Joyce continues on a west-northwest heading through the Atlantic, the window may open for the system to regain tropical storm strength as the wind shear lessens and the dry air dissipates.
Such strengthening could take place later in the weekend or on Monday as Joyce heads toward Bermuda.
Even if Joyce never regains tropical storm status, this island nation could still face some locally drenching rain and gusty winds later Monday into Tuesday of next week.
Around the same time, Isaac threatening communities across Florida and the Gulf Coast.
As a large storm rolls out of the Midwest, the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are facing snow, ice and travel disruptions to start March.
Snow and ice is kicking off March across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic as yet another winter storm moves into the area.
The beginning of March marks the start of meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere, but this does not signal the end of winter weather in the United States.
Yet another winter storm will take aim at the Northeast and Midwest this week with widespread ice and flooding concerns.
Residents in Spokane, Washington, recently caught sight of the unique phenomenon known as "hole punch" clouds that cause a gaping hole in the otherwise cloudy sky.
The week kicked off with a heavy snow expanding across areas of the Four Corners states before striking the South with snow and ice, causing treacherous travel from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Memphis, Tennessee.
Heavy Rains (Feb. 28 through March 1) 24-Hour amounts: Mount Wilson 10.36" Pasadena 4.50" San Bernardino 3.04" Los Angeles 2.63"
Eastern U.S. (1991)
Record Warmth... Location New Record Old Record Erie, PA 64 59/1946 Hartford, CT 60 59/1972 Boston, MA 63 62/1972 Detroit, MI 58T 58/1883
South Dakota (1998)
A storm snowfall total of 94 inches since February 25th in Galena. 90 inches in Lead.