Danny Weakens to a Tropical Depression, Continues to Drench Portions of Georgia & South Carolina

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…32.6N 81.5W
ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM WNW OF BEAUFORT SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 95 MI…150 KM W OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH…55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1013 MB…29.92 INCHES

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

FORECAST DISCUSSION
Danny made landfall just north of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island, South Carolina, around 6:30 pm CDT with maximum winds of about 40 mph. Since then, the storm moved inland across extreme southern South Carolina and is now located over east-central Georgia. 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.

The weakening cyclone is moving west-northwestward at about 13 kt. This general motion is expected to continue overnight and Tuesday, taking Danny, or its remnants, across Georgia and northern Alabama. As the system continues its trek inland, additional weakening is forecast, and Danny will likely dissipate by late Tuesday.

KEY MESSAGES
Heavy rainfall is possible from coastal southern South Carolina and Georgia, inland across the Piedmont of Georgia into northeast Alabama. Isolated flooding is possible across urban areas of the southern South Carolina and Georgia coasts.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Tropical