RICHMOND, Va. -- Tropical Depression Two strengthened into Tropical Storm Bonnie Saturday afternoon. Maximum sustained wind speeds have increased to 45 mph as of the late evening advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Bonnie is located southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and while it hasn't moved much Saturday evening, it should resume a northwesterly track in the morning.
The center of the storm is expected to be near land by midday Sunday. Heavier rain along with increased wave heights will affect the state and parts of North Carolina.
In Virginia, moisture from Bonnie will feed northward and cause occasional showers and thunderstorms Sunday into parts of Monday. At the beach, wave heights and rip current risk will be slightly higher.
Bonnie will weaken on Sunday and will just be an area of low pressure early in the week. The low will move very slowly along the Outer Banks. While rain will continue there, the main batch of moisture will get pushed east of Virginia by late Monday.
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CBS 6 Meteorologist Mike Goldberg updated folks on Tropical Storm Bonnie and answered some of your questions on FacebookSaturday night.