Tropical Storm Brings Light Rain to Upstate

Tropical Storm Bonnie was downgraded Sunday morning to a tropical depression and pummeled the South Carolina coast with high winds and heavy rain. The Upstate is expected to get light rain throughout the day from the storm.

The National Hurricane Center downgraded the second named storm of the year, dropping the tropical storm warnings. The storm was still expected to produce maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour throughout the day.

"Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours," the National Hurricane Center reported. "A slow northeastward motion near the coast of northeastern South Carolina is expected by tonight and on Monday."

Bonnie is expected to drench the Carolinas with up to six inches of rain. The storm began battering the coast of the South Carolina coast Saturday.

Whipping winds and dangerous waves as high as 13 feet could also hit both North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as Georgia and Florida over the coming days, forecasters said.

The tropical depression was approximately 25 miles east-southeast of Charleston at 8 a.m. Sunday