Updated Sat, May 28th 2016 at 13:15 GMT +3A tropical storm warning, the year's first for the United States, was issued on Friday by the National Weather Service for the coast of South Carolina, five days before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The bulletin, posted by the weather service's National Hurricane Center in Miami, warned of tropical storm conditions within 36 hours along coastal South Carolina from the Savannah River north to the Little River Inlet. If the latest tropical depression strengthens into a tropical storm, it would be named Bonnie, and by next Wednesday would rank as the first of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1 to through Nov. 30. Some strengthening of what is now designated Tropical Depression Two is forecast during the next 48 hours, with the depression expected to grow into a tropical storm on Friday night or on Saturday, the Hurricane Center said. The center of the latest depression, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph), was located near latitude 28.5 North, longitude 74.7 West, the Hurricane Center said.

Source: Standard Digital May 27, 2016 22:52 UTC