Ernesto...Cat 1?

It's possible...most likely making landfall at McClellanville, the site of the landfall for Hugo 17 years ago. It's down to 1000 mb, which is 1 mb down from landfall...it has intensfied rapidly, but we'll see if it holds. There are voluntary evacs for the islands off of Colleton & Charleston Counties, (i.e. Folly, IOP, Edisto, Kiawah). Schools are closed for most of Georgia & SC on Thursday, & the airport is closed in Charleston starting tomorrow.