BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – A tropical storm warning is in effect for Berkeley County, according to the National Weather Service. Charleston County is also included in that warning.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight is developing well east of the Carolina coast over the Gulf Stream and is expected to gradually strengthen while tracking northwest Sunday night into Monday, before reaching the Carolina coast and shifting inland Monday afternoon, the NWS said.
The potential tropical cyclone is then forecast to track northwest across North Carolina, then north away from the region heading into the middle of the week.
Given the expected track, the main impacts associated with the potential tropical cyclone will be tropical storm force wind gusts, high surf, rip currents and moderate rains, with highest rainfall amounts across far northern portions of Charleston and Berkeley Counties where total rainfall amounts up to 1 to 2 inches are possible Sunday night into Monday evening.
Although life-threatening storm surge is not expected locally with this potential tropical cyclone, minor to moderate coastal flooding is likely to occur along the Charleston and coastal Colleton coast with the evening and morning tide cycles through Monday.
The combination of elevated tide levels and high surf could also result in minor to moderate levels of beach erosion along much of the Southeast South Carolina coast.
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