Tropical System Bonnie Could Impact Maryland Later This Week

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tropical Storm Bonnie was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon, but the longterm forecast for this storm has the potential to bring impacts to Maryland, according to the latest track by the National Hurricane Center.

As of 5 p.m., Bonnie was churning with sustained winds under 39 mph a couple of miles inland from Charleston.

The current projected path has the storm slowly moving up the Carolina shore over the next few days, and then off the coast of Virginia Beach by Thursday afternoon.

But, in the less-certain Thursday and Friday forecast, there is potential for a path that runs toward Washington, D.C. and on to Maryland.

Regardless of the direct path, heavy rain will spread well north of Bonnie's main circulation into portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, according to the Weather Channel.

For those currently in the storm's patch, the primary threat is the heavy rain.

Locally heavy rains continue to be the primary concern from Bonnie, according to a National Weather Service statement. Isolated rainfall amounts of 6 to 8 inches have already been reported in portions of eastern Georgia and southern South Carolina. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible.