The discussion centers around Tropical Storm Erika, its impact on the Caribbean, particularly Dominica, and its subsequent effects on the eastern United States. Participants explore the storm's intensity, movement, and the resulting weather phenomena, including flooding in South Carolina.
Participants express varying views on the future trajectory and potential redevelopment of Tropical Storm Erika, indicating that the discussion remains unresolved regarding its impact and future behavior.
There are limitations in the discussion regarding the assumptions about storm behavior and the definitions of intensity and organization, which remain open to interpretation.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Erika began to lose steam Friday over Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but it caused a trail of destruction that killed at least 20 people and left another 31 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said.
According to the Reuters article(Reuters) In Charleston's outlying suburbs, some residents reported on social media that they could not get out of their driveways, and local TV stations showed pictures of cars submerged above their windows and over the hoods.
Charleston police closed streets in peninsular Charleston, which is at or slightly above sea level. The torrential rain coincided with "king tides," especially high tides caused by a full moon and expected to last until Wednesday, city officials said.
Fred is the first hurricane to go through the Cape Verde islands since 1892, according to the official Atlantic tropical cyclone record which begins in 1851.