Tropical Depression # 2 formed north of the Bahamas from a Tropical low pressure area. This storm has strengthened to become named storm ‘Bonnie’ . The storm is moving northeast and will be affecting coastal areas from near Brunswick, Georgia, to northeast of the North Carolina – South Carolina border this weekend. Persons in the affected area can expect heavy rain, gusty winds, some lowland flooding, rip currents, high surf and some beach erosion. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center and local media for official updates and advisories.
Please use the NHC link below for current official advisories:
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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