Tropical Storm Colin has formed along the South Carolina coast, threatening rain and high winds during the holiday weekend. The National Hurricane Center warned of localized flash flooding along the coast of the Carolinas through Sunday morning.
“Obviously, we’re disappointed,” said Scott Watson, the city’s director of cultural affairs. “This promised to be a great family event, and we hate to have to cancel.“The safety of Festival goers, vendors, volunteers, emergency workers and everyone is our highest priority,” festival spokesperson Trisha Howarth said in a statement.
By Saturday evening, Bonnie was centered about 130 miles west-southwest of Managua, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph . It was moving to the west at 16 mph . Many Nicaraguans still remember Hurricane Joan, a powerful 1988 storm that wreaked havoc on the coast and caused almost 150 deaths in the country.