The center of Tropical Storm Ana officially made landfall at 6:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Ana was officially a tropical storm at the time of landfall with maximum sustained winds of 45 m.p.h.  This is one of the earliest landfalls of a tropical storm in the U.S. in the historical record.  Ana moved inland slowly and it has weakened to a tropical depression.  At 2:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Tropical Depression Ana was located at latitude 34.1°N and longitude 78.9°W which put it about 30 miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Ana was moving toward the northeast at 5 m.p.h.  The maximum sustained wind speed was 35 m.p.h. and there were gusts to 45 m.p.h.  The minimum surface pressure was 1006 mb.  The Tropical Storm Warning for the portion of the coast from South Santee River, South Carolina to Cape Lookout, North Carolina has been discontinued.

The slow movement of Ana is creating the potential for locally heavy rain.  There has been some beach erosion as well, but generally the impacts have been minor.  An upper level trough approaching from the west is expected to steer Ana back out into the Atlantic.  However, strong vertical wind shear and cool Sea Surface Temperatures are expected to prevent significant redevelopment when Ana moves back over water.