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Tropical storm warnings are now in effect for parts of the Lowcountry of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Storm Danny got slightly stronger Monday afternoon as it nears landfall along the South Carolina coast. Once it makes its way inland, it’s expected isolated heavy rainfall to the Southeast region. As of late Monday afternoon, the storm had sustained winds at 45 mph, slightly stronger than the 40 mile an hour winds it had earlier….

Tropical Storm Danny will keep us on its southwest perimeter, as it heads inland. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Coast is feeling the impacts of Danny with frequent, scattered downpours this afternoon. The gustiest of the weather will remain north of our area, closer to where the center will be making landfall near Savannah and Hilton Head.  The main impacts for our area will be these gusty showers with minor, temporary, and localized flooding possible…

Tropical Storm Danny will keep us on its southwest perimeter, producing downpours and some thunderstorms for the First Coast region. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Coast is feeling the impacts of Danny with frequent, scattered downpours this afternoon. The gustiest of the weather will remain north of our area, closer to where the center will be making landfall near Savannah and Hilton Head.  The main impacts for our area will be these gusty showers with…

Tropical storm warnings are now in effect for parts of the Lowcountry of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Storm Danny has formed off the South Carolina coast, as the storm is expected to bring isolated heavy rainfall to the region over the next several hours.  Doppler radar from Charleston indicated the storm had gained enough strength to be classified as a storm, an upgrade from just hours ago, when it become a tropical depression….

Tropical Storm Danny will keep us on its southwest perimeter , producing downpours and some t-storms for us. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Coast is feeling the impacts of Danny with frequent, scattered downpours this afternoon. The gustiest of the weather will remain north of our area, closer to where the center will be making landfall near Savannah and Hilton Head.  The main impacts for our area will be these gusty showers with minor, temporary,…

Tropical storm warnings are now in effect for parts of the Lowcountry of South Carolina. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Depression Four formed off the South Carolina coast late Monday morning, leading to the issuing of a tropical storm warning for some shoreline communities. The storm is forecast to gain some strength, become a weak tropical storm before making landfall later today. If the storm becomes a named storm, it will be call Danny. It would…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Things close to home remain calm in the tropics. In fact, we only need to look way out to the east off the coast of Africa where an Easterly Wave is pushing west along the tropical easterlies.   This is not uncommon for this time of year and typically storms this far east struggle to develop this early in the season due to wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures over the…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Claudette will move into the Atlantic and away from the US tonight.  The storm was named Saturday morning and became our third Tropical Storm of 2021 in the Atlantic. After landfall, it was downgraded to a tropical depression but as it moves east over the Atlantic  The storm produced significant flash flooding and tornadoes along the gulf coast resulting in several deaths and damage there with dozens of homes reportedly being destroyed….

Tropical Storm Claudette continues to influence our weather here on the First Coast. Author: Lauren Rautenkranz, TimDeegan, Robert Speta Published: 5:06 AM EDT May 20, 2021 Updated: 10:36 AM EDT June 21, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Claudette will move into the Atlantic and away from the US tonight.  The storm was named Saturday morning and became our third Tropical Storm of 2021 in the Atlantic. After landfall, it was downgraded to a tropical depression but…

Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding. A flash flood watch is in effect for the Midlands until Monday morning. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Depression Claudette is bringing severe weather and flash flooding to the Midlands of South Carolina today. A flash flood warning is in effect for Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Newberry, Lexington, and Richland Counties until 7:15 p.m.  By late Sunday afternoon, several areas in the Midlands had received 2 to 3 inches of rain already, with…

Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding. A flash flood watch is in effect for the Midlands until Monday morning. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Depression Claudette is bringing severe weather and flash flooding to the Midlands of South Carolina today. A tornado warning  that was in effect for western Lexington County has now expired. The possible tornado was indicated on radar. At present, it’s unclear if a twister was actually on the ground.  RELATED: What to do…

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border. Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia County says a suspected tornado “pretty much leveled” a mobile home park, toppled trees onto houses and ripped the roof off of a high school gym.  There were immediate no reports of deaths. Most of the…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has upgraded our tropical disturbance along the gulf coast to a Tropical Storm Saturday morning.  This makes it the third named storm system of 2021. Despite it being officially named the forecast has changed very little especially for the First Coast.  IMPACTS: The key thing is to note pay too close attention to the centerline of the forecast from the NHC and instead look east of the track…

Up to 12 inches of rain is expected across portions of the Central Gulf Coast beginning today. There will be a chance for First Coast inland storms by Sunday. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Three on Thursday. This system does not yet have a clear center of circulation and, hence, cannot be defined as an official tropical cyclone. However, with high confidence that it will gradually…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Our next name on the 2021 list for the Atlantic basin is Claudette. While there are no direct threats to us across the First Coast, the potential Gulf cyclone may send some tropical downpours our way (especially for inland areas) by Father’s Day and Monday. It’s a good reminder that hurricane season is here and the time to prepare is now. Make sure you have had conversations with your loved ones about…