Tropical Storm Irene nearing hurricane strength and Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Irene Sunday Update (Added: August 21, 2011)
Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Joey Sovine discusses the latest on Tropical Storm Irene (more)

By: Joey Sovine
Published: August 20, 2011
Updated: August 21, 2011 - 10:53 PM


Tropical Storm Irene continues to grow stronger as it approaches the Puerto Rico.

As of 11 PM, Irene is currently located 50 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tropical storm conditions are beginning to spread across eastern Puerto Rico.

Irene has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and is moving to the west-northwest at 15 mph.

Hurricane Warnings are in effect for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

A Hurricane Watch is up for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Central Bahamas.

There is a possibility that Irene could make a landfall either in the Gulf coast, Florida or Southeast coast by Friday or Saturday.

All residents of the South Carolina coastline are urged to closely monitor the progress of Irene over the next several days.

The exact track of this storm will play a huge role in what kind of impacts are felt across the Lowcountry.

Stay with Storm Team 2 for the latest!

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