Tropical storm Arthur gathers momentum off US east coast
5 July 2014 5:17 AM IST
Tropical storm Arthur neared hurricane strength on Thursday as it moved up the US east coast just in time to dump heavy rain on the July 4 holiday. The National Hurricane Center said in a news update at 0600 GMT that Arthur, now off the coast of South Carolina, was expected to become a hurricane ‘soon.’
Residents and tourists along coast and looking forward to long weekends at the beach for US Independence Day were forced to consider changing their plans ahead of the storm. News reports said that as many as half a million visitors had been expected to pack Carolina beaches for the national holiday, the region’s biggest tourist weekend. At 0600 GMT, Tropical Storm Arthur was 140 miles (230 kilometers) southeast of Charleston, South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour.
Residents and tourists along coast and looking forward to long weekends at the beach for US Independence Day were forced to consider changing their plans ahead of the storm. News reports said that as many as half a million visitors had been expected to pack Carolina beaches for the national holiday, the region’s biggest tourist weekend. At 0600 GMT, Tropical Storm Arthur was 140 miles (230 kilometers) southeast of Charleston, South Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour.
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