(5/26/2012) Well, we are now up to our second tropical storm for the year. Subtropical Storm Beryl. Like Alberto, Beryl started up well north of the DR and will stay up there. Beryl is expected to have little affect on the DR Weather.
Tropical Storm Warning for Beryl
There is a tropical storm warning in effect for the northern part of Florida from the Volusia / Brevard county line north to Edisto Beach in South Carolina. There is also a Tropical Storm Watch from Edisto beach in South Carolina north to the South Santee River in South Carolina.
Tropical Storm force winds
As of the time this post was written he maximum sustained winds produced by Beryl have reached 45 mph with these winds reach 115 miles out from the center of the storm. These tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the warning areas of Florida and South Carolina late tonight to Sunday.
The storm surge produced by this storm is expected to cause a the tide to rise flooding areas where the tide usually doesn’t reach on the coast. Large waves may also accompany this rise in the tide.
May 26th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Here is the latest update
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL…WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
May 27th, 2012 at 8:16 am
As of the 11am (5/27/12) report Beryl has strengthened a bit with the maximum sustained winds at 60mph. It is still heading west at about 10 mph and is about 125 miles east of Jacksonville Florida and 135 miles east-southeast of Brunswick Georgia
May 28th, 2012 at 6:43 am
At 5 this morning the tropical storm warning was discontinued north of the Savannah River in Georgia. The watch is now only for North of Flagler Beach in Florida to the Savannah River in Georgia.
As of 8:20am May 28 (today) the sustained wind speed is a 40 mph and Beryl is now about 50 miles W of Jacksonville Florida. Tropical Storm Force winds are extending about 140 miles to the North and East of the center of Beryl.
May 28th, 2012 at 8:31 am
This will likely be my final update on Tropical Storm Beryl.
Beryl as of the 11am update is now a Tropical Depression. While it is soaking parts of Northern Florida and Southern Georgia the maximum sustained winds are now down to 35 mph and all coastal tropical storm warnings and watches have been discontinued. There is however a continued chance of flooding in some areas due to an increased tide.