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Tropical storm Colin forms near South Carolina coast
The tropical storm formed roughly 50 miles southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions of the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts after Tropical storm Colin forms near the South Carolina coast early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The tropical storm formed roughly 50 miles southwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
The tropical storm appears to be moving northeast at around 8 mph.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from South Santee River, South Carolina, to Duck, North Carolina as well as Pamlico Sound.
Tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area in South Carolina this morning, spreading northward to the warning area in North Carolina this afternoon through Sunday.
Colin will continue to produce heavy rainfall across portions of coastal South and North Carolina through Sunday morning.
An additional one to two inches of rainfall, with isolated amounts up to four inches, is anticipated in the area.
The center of Colin is expected to move northeastward along or just inland of the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts through Sunday, and then move out westward in the Atlantic Ocean late Sunday.