TROPICAL UPDATE: Bonnie is now a Post Tropical Cyclone over SC and the National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on the system.
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It’s unclear exactly when Bonnie would make landfall, but Sunday looks likely, said the Pinpoint Weather Team. We will see stronger rip currents, so be careful if you go in the water….not that it’ll be a beach day anyway.
Tropical Depression Bonnie has stalled after moving inland over SC. The Jazz Festival was cancelled (only ran through Saturday)… there were a few isolated tornadoes… heavy rain in spots though – as is typically the case – areas to the south & southwest of the ciruclation had less impacts – especially wind.
Several roads are flooded, including the southbound lanes of Interstate 95, which have been closed for 10 hours about 20 miles north of the Georgia state line. Expect waves of showers and storms right through Wednesday with highs near 80. A broad amount of cloud cover is also observed over the Midwestern United States with a north-south oriented frontal boundary.
A 21-year-old man is still missing after disappearing while swimming off Carolina Beach, North Carolina.
Even though Bonnie is on her way out, the week ahead could bring more rain. The public holiday observed on Monday commemorates fallen service members.
Bonnie has moved on shore.
Tropical Depression Bonnie reached the SC coast early Sunday, bringing heavy rain and rough tides to an area packed with tourists for the Memorial Day weekend.
Bonnie was expected to dump 2 to 6 inches of rain from central and eastern SC to the Georgia border.
The Charleston International Airport, where the Weather Service is located, recorded 2.42 inches of rain Saturday, beating the 1984 record of 1.35 inches, according to Berry.
While not directly related to the tropical cyclone itself, this could wring out areas of locally heavy rainfall up and down the Eastern Seaboard from parts of New England to the Carolinas, with local flash flooding possible. Highs middle 80s. Rain chance 40%.
Wagner’s main worry if the weather clears is heavy surf and rip currents that can suddenly pull swimmers into deeper waters. Some beaches banned swimming altogether because of the danger.
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The National Hurricane Center says the system’s center made landfall just east of Charleston, South Carolina, on the Isle of Palms around 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
