Newly formed Tropical Storm Danny made landfall late Monday near the Georgia-South Carolina border, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The tropical storm is forecast to move inland from its landfall location of Hilton Head, across southern South Carolina and eastern Georgia Monday night and early Tuesday, the center said. Danny is expected, however, to weaken into a tropical depression later Monday and dissipate by late Tuesday.
Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of the South Carolina coast as the storm approached.
Heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds with dangerous rip currents are forecast for southeast Georgia. Some showers were forecast to arrive throughout the day Monday ahead of the storm’s center.
“Gusty winds are