Tropical Storm Charley's path thankfully took him far from here to Myrtle Beach. All we got was a little rain. Though, he was never supposed to hit the Upstate, yesterday proved that anything is possible.
In further news,
Tropical Storm Danielle has formed off of the African Coast and is predictied to become a Hurricane within the next few days.
Also,
Tropical Depression Five is anticipated to become
Tropical Storm Earl by tommorow morning. Interestingly enough, TD5's path is almost exactley like Charley's predicted path cria Monday...
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/CHARLEY_graphics.shtmlhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT05/refresh/AL0504W5+GIF/141458W5.gifNot good...
My prediction? Danielle isn't going to be much of a threat for atleast a week and a half and will likely take a turn to the Northwest due to a Ridge in the Atlantic that is set to take up shop next week.
However, Earl has a chance of being the third tropical system to hit the United States. He's likely to become a hurricane by Wendsday or sooner. Where he'll hit, is anyones guess.
The storms and locations hardest hit (US) this year so far go as follows:
Alex: Hurricane, Cat.1, South Carolina/North Carolina
Bonnie: Tropical Storm, Florida/Georiga/South Carolina/North Carolina/Virginia
Charley: Hurricane, Cat.4 (could possibly be upgraded to a 5 after damage is surveyed), Florida/South Carolina/North Carolina
Danielle: Tropical Storm, N/A
TD5/Earl: N/A
More information can be found here:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#morenews