Storm is drifting east, bringing sighs of relief

A volatile tropical storm that local and state leaders worried might pound South Carolina is drifting east, which is bringing sighs of relief Sunday to many worried about dangers from a direct hit.

“Here’s a hardcore turn to the right we can all get behind!” Charleston City Council member Ross Appel wrote on Facebook after an 8 a.m. Sunday graphic showed Tropical Depression Nine turning east by Tuesday.

But just because the predicted path has changed, people along the coast still will experience a lot of rain and wind, forecasters said this morning…

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