Tropical Storm Danny makes landfall in South Carolina
The storm hit with 40 mph winds.
June 28, 2021, 8:19 PM
Tropical Storm Danny made landfall Monday night in South Carolina near the Georgia border after forming in the Atlantic Monday afternoon.
Danny made landfall around 8 p.m. just north of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island.
![PHOTO: A weather map shows a tropical depression forming off the southeast coast of the U.S, June 28, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/weathermap-danny-satellite-abc-ps-21068_1624895438883_hpEmbed_16x9_992.jpg)
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Wind gusts were as high as 40 mph, and the storm was traveling west, northwest at a speed of 16 mph, according to the forecast.
A tropical storm warning has been issued for the area.
![PHOTO: A weather map shows forcasted track of a tropical depression expected to hit the southeast coast of the U.S, June 28, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/weathermap-danny-track-abc-ps-210628_1624895438882_hpEmbed_29x16_992.jpg)
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South Carolina and Georgia residents and visitors should prepare for the winds, up to 3 inches of rain and a minor storm surge.
Rip currents are possible off the Savannah coast, the Chatham Emergency Management Agency warned.
Danny is expected to quickly weaken into the morning.