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Beryl threatens rain, winds on southeast US coast

Subtropical storm Beryl began moving faster toward an expected landfall Sunday night on the Southeast U.S. coast, threatening Memorial Day beachgoers with forecast conditions of dangerous surf and drenching rains from northeast Florida up through a swath of the Carolinas. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the entire Georgia coastline, as well as parts of Florida and South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters at the center in Miami said the system of powerful thunderstorms was expected to make landfall sometime Sunday night in the region. Beryl was technically considered a "subtropical storm," but the system of menacing storms was expected to bring winds and rain to the area regardless of its official classification. At 5 a.m. EDT Sunday, Beryl was centered about 175 miles southeast of Savannah. Forecasters said the system had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving toward the west-southwest at 10 mph — up from a forward speed ...