Tropical Storm Franklin to impact Hispaniola today, will meander in Atlantic next week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Tropical Storm Franklin is set to impact Hispaniola on Wednesday, with tropical storm warnings in effect in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The National Hurricane Center expects 5-10 inches of rain with locally higher amounts to fall over the center of Hispaniola. Puerto Rico will see 1-3 inches of rain from the outer rain bands of Franklin. Then the question becomes where will Franklin go after entering into the Atlantic Ocean. Western portions of the Dominican Republic are full of mountains, which usually work to weaken...