Lashing rain, 45 mph winds and coastal floods were possible along the Southeast’s coast Friday as Subtropical Storm Ana drifted toward the Carolinas, forecasters warned. The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was centered about 160 miles south-southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. ET update.
Tropical storm conditions, including rip currents and beach erosion, were possible along coastal parts of the Southeast by Saturday afternoon, it said.