Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 08:28 pm:
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#Florence is about 380 miles southeast of Wilmington as of Wednesday evening. Some of the outer bands are starting to show up on the Carolina radar. NOW is the time to make your final preps! #WECTwx @WECTWeather
-- Kellie McGlynn, Meteorologist for WECT and FOX Wilmington, 5:57 PM - 12 Sep 2018
Please note that these posts do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be interpreted as such. While tropical storms exist in the Atlantic, official NHC information is available at www.hurricanes.gov. Please refer to the NHC when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office and emergency management officials.
Levi Cowan creates videos and blogs pertaining to tropical cyclones, primarily hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Posts occasionally concern other, non-tropical weather events around the world. Levi is currently working on his PhD in tropical meteorology at Florida State University, and completed his bachelors degree in applied physics with a concentration in atmospheric physics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 12:46 am:
NOPE. A Cat.2 is not a joke either.
Category 2: Winds range from 96 to 110 mph and can be expected to produce extensive property damage. Greater wind velocities mean that debris poses a greater threat to humans and animals, while the roofing, siding, and glass windows (protected and unprotected) of frame homes are more vulnerable to damage. In a Category 2 storm, significant structural damage to apartment buildings, mobile homes, and shopping centers is also expected, as well as flooding in low-lying areas. Extensive power outages ranging from a few days to a few weeks are common, and residents are encouraged to stock up on potable water as filtration systems also fail during this time.
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 08:25 am:
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Hurricane Florence Public Advisory
BULLETIN Hurricane Florence Intermediate Advisory Number 56A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018
At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of the eye of Hurricane Florence was located by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft and NOAA Doppler weather radars to be near latitude 33.1 North, longitude 75.1 West. Florence is moving slower toward the northwest at about 12 mph (20 km/h). This general motion, accompanied by a further decrease in forward speed, is expected to continue through today. A turn to the west-northwest and west at an even slower forward speed is expected tonight and Friday, and a slow west-southwestward motion is forecast Friday night and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later today, then move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the hurricane warning area tonight and Friday. A slow motion over eastern South Carolina is forecast Friday night through Saturday night.
Maximum sustained winds are near 110 mph (175 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected before the center reaches the coast, with weakening expected after the center moves inland.
Florence is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure based on reports from the the aircraft is 956 mb (28.23 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water has the potential to reach the following heights above ground if peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...
Cape Fear NC to Cape Lookout NC, including the Neuse, Pamlico, Pungo, and Bay Rivers...9-13 ft North Myrtle Beach SC to Cape Fear NC...6-9 ft Cape Lookout NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC...6-9 ft South Santee River SC to North Myrtle Beach SC...4-6 ft Ocracoke Inlet NC to Salvo NC...4-6 ft Salvo NC to North Carolina/Virginia Border...2-4 ft Edisto Beach SC to South Santee River SC...2-4 ft
The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.
RAINFALL: Florence is expected to produce heavy and excessive rainfall in the following areas...
Coastal North Carolina into far northeastern South Carolina...20 to 30 inches, isolated 40 inches. This rainfall would produce catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding.
Rest of South and North Carolina into southwest Virginia...6 to 12 inches, isolated 24 inches.
WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast within the hurricane warning area this evening or early Friday. Winds are expected to first reach tropical storm strength by later this morning or early this afternoon, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be nearing completion.
TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible in eastern North Carolina through Friday.
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 11:31 am:
The Left is dragging him into it, and saying that a proactive solution is a bad thing.
I'm just amused by the stupidity, and figured I'd share it.
Doesn't change my concern for the folks in the storm's bullseye. Even though it's dropped to a C2...it's still a biggun. Be prepared, use common sense, and stay safe!
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 11:42 am:
That book I keep reading says,"That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Mat.5:45 KJV
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 01:48 pm:
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Hurricane Florence is still expected to bring dangerous, life-threatening rainfall (20-40") and up to a 13-foot storm surge, which could cause catastrophic damage. A stall of the storm will bring a prolonged wind, rain and surge event to the Carolinas. Details @foxandfriends
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 02:24 pm:
That thing has drawn a bead on Camp Lejeune. I follow my old unit on facebook. They had a video this morning of Amtracs rolling out. Where they are going and what they are doing, I do not know.
