Down the road, look for what’s left of Bonnie to sort of stagger along the NC coast, finally pulling away from the Carolinas by Wednesday. That region could also see isolated tornadoes.
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A tropical storm warning is in effect for the SC coast.
Near Myrtle Beach, authorities said they were anxious mostly about heavy rain causing unsafe driving conditions as thousands of bikers and their motorcycles make their annual trip to the area.
After a stint as a low-grade tropical storm late Saturday and early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center reports as of 11 a.m. Memorial Day that Bonnie has disintegrated into a “remnant area of low pressure”.
Usually the beaches at Hilton Head Island are packed with people as Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer.
However, Maginnis said the storm would “probably not” gain any more strength.
On Sunday, moisture associated with the system, combined with some additional moisture transported in off the ocean and the bay, arrived in the form of some heavy showers and scattered thunderstorms.
Bonne dropped about 8 inches of rain in southern SC on Sunday, closing the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 about 20 miles north of the Georgia state line for about 16 hours.
Tropical Depression Bonnie hit South Carolina Sunday morning, bringing heavy rain and rough seas to the state – and it is expected to creep northwards over the course of the day.
Total rainfall of more than 8 inches has already occurred over large portions of south-central SC. No evacuations had been ordered.
Tropical Depression Bonnie has stalled after moving inland over SC. Tropical storm “Debby” would follow just a few weeks later resulting in widespread significant flooding for the First Coast. Several of them indicate very little rain, but some indicate the possibility of morning and/or afternoon showers.
The Hurricane Center says Bonnie will move slowly up the coast over the next few days and more flooding is possible.
Tropical Storm Bonnie has weakened to a tropical depression. The area has 15 bridges over water than are at least 65-feet tall that are closed when winds get 40 miles per hour or above. That is what prompted the warnings, first issued Friday.
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Officials say heavy surf and unsafe rip currents will continue along the Southeastern coast.
