Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect for the SC coast, where plenty of rain, risky rip currents and gusty winds are expected. The warning means tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere in the area within 36 hours.
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On Friday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) redesignated Invest 91L as Tropical Depression Two.
The National Hurricane Center released an update Friday night showing the path of the storm heading in a west-northwest direction.
Tropical storms are defined as a cyclonic weather systems packing winds with sustained surface speeds ranging from 39 to 73 miles per hour (63 to 119 kilometers per hour).
As millions of Americans mark the unofficial start to summer this Memorial Day weekend, forecasters are keeping an eye on a low pressure system off the coast of Georgia.
The alert noted that the storm is likely to impact the states of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. If this happens, it will become Tropical Storm Bonnie. But over the past three years, which have seen weaker hurricane seasons, the ocean has been cooler, leading scientists to think that the Atlantic is making its period shift to two or more decades of cooler water.
Hurricane season officially begins June 1st. By late on Saturday, winds are anticipated to increase along the SC coast, and will continue through Sunday.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are keeping an eye on an area of cloud cover swirling between the Bahamas and Bermuda that is gradually becoming more organized at the start of the holiday weekend.
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The storm, which would be named Bonnie, is only expected to be a minimal tropical storm when it reaches the SC coast on Sunday morning.
