EAST ARCADIA — Tropical Storm Arthur passed Bladen County and the North Carolina coastline on Monday morning, barely wetting this county that experienced three hurricanes in 35 months.
No measurable rain was recorded at Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report.
Bladen County is expected to get significant rain this week from two fronts that have merged over the Midwest and Southwest. Thunderstorms are in the forecast for Tuesday through Friday.
Heavy rain was felt along the coast from the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Life-threatening surf and rip currents were felt up and down the Atlantic Seaboard. At 11 a.m. Monday, the storm’s center was about 20 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras. It had top sustained winds of 50 mph.
This is the sixth consecutive year the Atlantic has had a named storm prior to the June 1 beginning of the hurricane season.
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