Here’s the setup: Tropical Storm Bonnie brought locally heavy rain to coastal areas of SC yesterday.
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TROPICAL UPDATE: Bonnie is now a Post Tropical Cyclone over SC and the National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on the system. Bonnie is expected to move onshore south of Charleston sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. CBS reports Interstate 95 traffic was at a standstill after officials were forced to close the lanes all day Sunday.
Bands of rain ahead of the circulation have moved onshore and pockets of heavy rain have already been reported around the southern coast of SC. The latest weather system, now designated Tropical Depression Two with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kph), was expected to decrease in forward speed on Saturday and Sunday as it nears the coast, the Hurricane Center said.
The National Hurricane Center downgraded Bonnie early Sunday morning, and also cancelled the tropical storm warning for the SC coast. Much of that still depends on fhe exact track for Bonnie. No evacuations have been ordered, with forecasters saying the biggest danger will likely be from locally heavy rain. Water also entered a residence near Ridgeland, South Carolina and near Switzerland, South Carolina.
Beach-goers were warned of rough surf and unsafe rip currents as a result of Bonnie. From Memorial Day through this coming Saturday, rainfall totals are forecast to range from one to four inches across North Carolina.
Tropical storms are defined as a cyclonic weather systems packing winds with sustained surface speeds ranging from 39 to 73 miles per hour.
There are also possibilities of isolated tornadoes in North and SC. All tropical storm warnings were discontinued and no coastal watches or warnings remained in effect Sunday.
8 a.m.: Rain is heaviest from northwestern CT, through central MA, into Rhode Island and the Boston metro area.
If you have plans to hit the beach along the Southeast coast this holiday weekend, we don’t suggest canceling plans. Boating conditions may want to be reconsidered.
Residents of the tri-state area should make the most of the blue skies and warm weather while it lasts, because it looks like they’re in for a wet and windy Memorial Day.
“It’s a very tropical morning”, Inggs said.
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