MORNING HEADLINES | Cities and counties along the South Carolina coast relaxed a bit Sunday as tracking from the National Weather Service indicated that Tropical Storm Imelda is drifting east and will likely stay out at sea. The latest projections show it passing 200 miles off the state’s coast.
“Here’s a hardcore turn to the right we can all get behind!” Charleston City Council member Ross Appel wrote on Facebook after an 8 a.m. Sunday graphic showed the storm turning east by Tuesday.
But just because the predicted path has changed, coastal areas should expect some heavy rain, wind and rip currents as Imelda drifts east.
“We still expect some impacts as swells and high surf from both
Humberto and Imelda are expected to produce dangerous marine
conditions and rip currents through the week,” the weather service said today, adding that expected rainfall totals have dropped in the last 24 hours to about an inch – far less than the 4 inches to 6 inches forecasted earlier.
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