At 5:00 AM Wednesday, Tropical Storm Lee had winds of 60 mph moving WNW at 14mph. The storm is currently 1265 miles away from the northern Leeward Islands, about halfway between Africa and the Caribbean.
Following the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, roadways that were once deserted due to the storm’s impact are now bustling with traffic. In stark contrast to the eerily empty streets observed
Even before the first raindrops and wind gusts from Hurricane Idalia began, local nonprofit organizations were poised to offer post-storm help as well as serve their regular clients.
The National Weather Service lifted the tropical storm and storm surge warnings for much of the South Carolina coastline, including Charleston and communities farther south, around 2 a.m. But as