Tropical Storm Danny makes landfall just north of Hilton Head. Here’s Tuesday’s outlook
Tropical Storm Danny made landfall near Pritchards Island, north of Hilton Head Island, just before 8 p.m. Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland. It is expected to move through east-central Georgia later Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Palmetto Electric Cooperative reported 467 power outages, and Dominion Energy reported 784 outages in Beaufort County as of 7:45 p.m. Monday.
The weather system off the South Carolina coast had strengthened into Tropical Storm Danny just after 3 p.m.
As of the 8 p.m. update, the system was moving west-northwest at 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
Portions of South Carolina’s coast had been under a tropical storm warning for most of the afternoon. That includes areas from Edisto Beach to the South Santee River.
Locations north of Edisto Beach were the areas at greatest risk for wind, rainfall or tornadoes through 9 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
A weather station at Folly Beach reported a wind gust of 41 mph earlier in the afternoon. A wind gust of 34 mph was reported at the Beaufort Airport.
The outer bands of the storm brought some rain and wind gusts to the Beaufort County area well before landfall, Ron Morales, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston, said around 2:15 p.m.
He said the system was moving swiftly but wasn’t expected to impact the southern coastal part of the state as much as the Charleston area. Still, he expected noticeable wind and possible flooding.
“It’s hard to envision widespread flooding at this point, but there will be some ponding of water in places that get repeatedly hit by these showers that have come through over the last couple weeks,” Morales said.
Several inches of rain were expected along the coasts of southern South Carolina and Georgia through Tuesday. Danny is expected to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain along South Carolina’s coast, according to the latest bulletin. Because the region has been dry, the chance of widespread flooding was less, the bulletin said, but local flooding could not be ruled out.
The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a flood advisory until 9:30 p.m., according to an alert from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
The main risks with the storm, according to a briefing from the National Weather Service in Charleston, include:
- Heavy rainfall
- Enhanced risk of rip currents
- Minor coastal flooding with the late evening high tide
- Gusty winds, especially within showers
- Low risk for isolated tornadoes
This story was originally published June 28, 2021 at 9:29 AM with the headline "Tropical Storm Danny makes landfall just north of Hilton Head. Here’s Tuesday’s outlook."
