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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Wed May 27, 2020, 08:36 AM May 2020

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Tropical Storm Bertha forms off South Carolina overnight

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National Hurricane Center ✔@NHC_Atlantic

Tropical Storm #Bertha has formed near the coast of South Carolina this morning. Heavy rainfall will be the biggest threat, along with tropical storm force winds along portions of the South Carolina coast http://hurricanes.gov

8:14 AM - May 27, 2020

Does this seem... weird to anyone else? That a Tropical Storm formed off the coast of SC instead of out in the Atlantic?

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Tropical Storm Bertha forms off South Carolina overnight (Original Post) Dennis Donovan May 2020 OP

K and R dewsgirl May 2020 #1

Two named storms before June 1 malaise May 2020 #2

Pray for Alabama. snort May 2020 #3

It's right in the path, isn't it? gratuitous May 2020 #4

Snort malaise May 2020 #5

I wonder 2naSalit May 2020 #6

Too late... looks like a direct hit: Dennis Donovan May 2020 #9

LOL! fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #11

Seems VERY weird to me, too. nt babylonsister May 2020 #7

Advisory 1? This thing must have formed up literally in about an hour . .. hatrack May 2020 #8

Because 2020. marmar May 2020 #10

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

1. K and R

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:45 AM

May 2020

malaise

(268,724 posts)

2. Two named storms before June 1

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:54 AM

May 2020

Experts say this is going to be a bad hurricane season.
Stay safe from this warm up folks.

snort

(2,334 posts)

3. Pray for Alabama.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:54 AM

May 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

4. It's right in the path, isn't it?

Reply to snort (Reply #3)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:55 AM

May 2020

Look out, 'Bama!

malaise

(268,724 posts)

5. Snort

Reply to snort (Reply #3)

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:55 AM

May 2020

2naSalit

(86,378 posts)

6. I wonder

Reply to snort (Reply #3)

Wed May 27, 2020, 09:22 AM

May 2020

whither the sharpie will make it go.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

9. Too late... looks like a direct hit:

Reply to snort (Reply #3)

Wed May 27, 2020, 10:22 AM

May 2020

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

11. LOL!

Reply to snort (Reply #3)

Wed May 27, 2020, 10:34 AM

May 2020

Quick, someone get a Sharpie and divert the storm!

babylonsister

(171,036 posts)

7. Seems VERY weird to me, too. nt

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 09:28 AM

May 2020

hatrack

(59,578 posts)

8. Advisory 1? This thing must have formed up literally in about an hour . ..

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 09:41 AM

May 2020

Going by the NHC Twitter account, this went from "a low just offshore" at 6:43 AM:

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To TS Bertha at 7:08 AM:

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marmar

(77,056 posts)

10. Because 2020.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 10:26 AM

May 2020

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