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Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Quickly Westward
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days. Continue reading
PTC5 Has Become Tropical Depression Five; Likely to Become Elsa on Thursday Morning
The satellite presentation of the system over the last 6-12 hours has continued to gradually improve, with a prominent banding feature to the west of the estimated center. Continue reading
We May Have Tropical Storm Elsa by Late Tonight or Early Thursday Morning
On the forecast track, the system will pass near or over portions of the Windward Islands or the southern Leeward Islands on Friday, move into the eastern Caribbean Sea late Friday and Friday night, and move near the southern coast of Hispaniola on Saturday. Continue reading
CANCELED – Severe T-Storm Warning for Parts of Elmore Co. Until 7:30 pm
At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eclectic, or near Equality, moving west at 15 mph. Continue reading
We Now Have PTC-5 On The Board Over the Tropical Atlantic
The system is expected to become a tropical storm before reaching the Lesser Antilles and tropical storm conditions are possible beginning Friday in portions of the Windward and southern Leeward Islands. Continue reading
Danny Weakens to a Tropical Depression, Continues to Drench Portions of Georgia & South Carolina
Surface observations and Doppler radar data indicate that Danny has weakened, and the cyclone has now been downgraded to a 35 mph tropical depression. Heavy rains associated with the depression are spreading westward across central Georgia. Continue reading
Danny Makes Landfall Just North of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island, SC
Data from NOAA Doppler radars, earlier reconnaissance aircraft, and surface observations indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid weakening is forecast, and Danny is expected to weaken to a tropical depression later tonight and dissipate by late Tuesday. Continue reading
We Now Have Tropical Storm Danny Just to the South-Southeast of Charleston, SC
Doppler radar data from Charleston, South Carolina, along with preliminary data from an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft, indicate that the depression has strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Danny. Continue reading
Recon Aircraft Currently Investigating TD4; May Have Tropical Storm Danny Shortly
On the forecast track, the center of the tropical cyclone should make landfall along coast of South Carolina within the warning area later this evening. Continue reading
Tropical Depression Four Develops Off of the Coast of South Carolina
The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of the tropical cyclone should make landfall along coast of South Carolina in the warning area later this evening. Continue reading
