Posted on 09/09/2018 8:01:18 AM PDT by NautiNurse
September 10 is the statistical peak of the Atlantic Tropical Storm season, and the conga line of storms dancing across the Atlantic is not disappointing historical data. The Governors of NC and SC have declared states of emergency for a potential major hurricane landfall, while Hurricane Florence is slowly creeping westward. Florence is predicted to increase forward motion and intensity Monday. Hurricanes Hazel (1954) and Hugo (1989) are two notorious major hurricanes to make landfall in NC and SC, respectively. North Carolina has prior experience with "F" named hurricanes. Hurricanes Fran (1996) and Floyd (1999) caused widespread flooding and damage in the Tar Heel state.
The NHC has been issuing Public Advisories for Florence since August 30. The five day "Cone of Uncertainty" archive progression since Aug. 30 may be found here.
Isaac is a small storm. Isaac is predicted to steadily strengthen during the next few days as the storm remains over warm waters and in a low wind shear environment in the short term. The NHC predicts Isaac will reach hurricane status within 2 days.
Helene is expected to reach hurricane status in the short term. However, Helene is not anticipated to threaten U.S. interests. The forecast track turns north into the mid-Atlantic.
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Don’t know about live - but can do screen shots.
They are hooked up to the cable/internet and will only be up as long and the power/cable is up.
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The thing about evacuating the southern NC beach area is you either go north or south on divided Hwy 17....
Or you try and go inland. Inland routs are all two lane country roads through small towns.
Hwy 211 out of Supply (on Hwy 17) is 25 miles and two lane through the Green Swamp which is most pine trees. One tree can block the road.
I wonder how the folks in Galveston feel about a hurricane named “Isaac”?
It’s tracking further north than it was yesterday and a few of the models suggest it might go out to sea.
Indeed, not many left who lived through that storm.
I’m on Ocracoke right now. Very unsettling
Coastal dwellers should head W/SW. Get an early start.
What is your storm plan?
I was about to turn 6-——I remember the dreadful noise and I also can recall my mother trying to close a door to a room that had a window blown out.Those are the only 2 things that I remember.
My father had died 6 months earlier——it was a dreadful time.
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Not only a lot of water in front of you - there’s a lot of water behind you.
Take care.
:(Thanks for the thread.
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My ancestor William Howard at one point in the 1700’s owned the entire island of Ocracoke. Anyway my wife and I own a condo at Ocean Isle Beach. Yesterday was one the beautiful days ever. We are packing up and going back to our primary residence in Holly Springs this afternoon. Because we have a tenant arriving on the 22nd, I will drive back next week to see how well the condo handled the storm.
Appy, They’ll probably issue a non-residents evac for the island tomorrow with Tues. night or Wed. morning being the deadline to get off.
Take the ferry to either Swan Quarter or Cedar Island. Hwy 12 up Hatteras will be clogged.
Are you referring to Isaac Cline, the tragically mistaken chief meteorologist in Galveston? The death toll from the 1900 Galveston hurricane included his pregnant wife. While Isaac Cline was deadly wrong to discourage building a seawall at Galveston, he did issue a hurricane warning without waiting for authorization from the bureaucrats above him.
“Flo will hit the coast, latest has Carolina Beach landfall.”
Just found out my son and DIL had booked a place in Carolina Beach for this coming weekend.
My sister lives in Fayetteville. She is already set up to bug out to Tennessee as early as Wednesday.
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