Tropical Storm Bonnie forms in Atlantic

[inanna]

Source: Florida Today

Update, 4:40 p.m., Saturday:

Tropical Storm Bonnie, the second named storm of the 2016 Atlantic basin hurricane season, has formed off the southeast coast of the U.S., according to the National Hurricane Center.

At 5 p.m., the center of Bonnie was located at 31.1 degrees north, 79.4 degrees west. The storm was moving northwest at 10 mph and it has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

The center was expected to make landfall along the coast of South Carolina by Sunday.

Read more: http://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2016/05/27/tropical-storm-bonnie-likely-form-off-florida-coast/85023770/

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National Hurricane Center

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/

[mac2766]

1. Eeek....

Hate hurricane season. I live in the panhandle of the great (hehe) state of Florida.

[paleotn]

2. So much for the holiday weekend on the Carolina coast. n/t

[Laffy Kat]

3. I keep looking at real estate off the coast of S. Carolina.

Amelia Island to be exact, it borders Fla-la-la. Thought it might be a nice place to retire. Love the ecosystem down there. Am I crazy to want to move to the Atlantic Coast?

[mnhtnbb]

7. I thought Amelia Island was in Florida?

You may want to consider historical hurricane hits

https://gcn.com/blogs/pulse/2013/09/noaa-hurricane-history.aspx

[YOHABLO]

10. It is. I know because we use to have a home down there.

[OnlinePoker]

9. Guess you're not concerned about sea level rise, then

The island only averages about 12 ft above sea level. Get a king tide and a hurricane at the same time and say goodbye to your property.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. How many read that as "Bernie"?

[DavidDvorkin]

6. That one fizzled.

[alfredo]

5. It's going to skirt the coast up to Cape Hatteras.

[jberryhill]

8. My Bonnie lies over the ocean...

Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.

[YOHABLO]

11. The guys and gals at the Weather Channel get all giddy. It's packing 40 mph winds? Eww be afraid.

[Baclava]

12. We will rebuild!