National Hurricane Center has upgraded tropical depression #2 to Tropical Storm Bonnie. Bonnie is the second named storm of the season.
The 5:00 PM update from the National Hurricane Center put Tropical Storm Bonnie about 125 miles south-southeast of Charleston, SC. Tropical Storm Warnings continue in effect for the South Carolina Coast.
The system continues to move slowly to the northwest toward the Carolina coast. Various computer forecast models have the system off the South Carolina coast this Memorial Day weekend and then slowly drifting up into North Carolina.
Showers, some with heavy rain, are expected to increase Saturday along coastal North and South Carolina.
The next update from the National Hurricane Center will be at 8 p.m.