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May272016

Tropical Storm Warning for S.C. Coast

The National Hurricane center has issued a tropical storm warning for the coast of South Carolina. A weather system in the Atlantic has been dubbed Tropical Depression Two, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. 

Strengthening is expected in the next 48 hours, with forecasters expecting it to develop into a tropical storm by Saturday.  It's currently located 400 miles southeast of Charleston, SC. 

While the warning is for South Carolina, people from Georgia to North Carolina should monitor the storm’s progress.The storm is expected to produce two to four inches of rainfall from the upper coast of Georgia into southeastern North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. 

The announcement comes after a hurricane hunter aircraft investigated the storm Friday afternoon. The storm has been brewing between Bermuda and The Bahamas for the past four days.

 

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