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Very quietly have picked up 1/2" of rain so far with a few rumbles of thunder from time to time.

* Tornado Warning for... West central Wayne County in central North Carolina... Southeastern Johnston County in central North Carolina... * Until 230 PM EDT * At 152 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Goldsboro, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Goldsboro, Mar-Mac, Grantham and Brogden.

Light rain has started here in Clayton. Dipped to 73 briefly overnight, then warmed up to 77 at 3:30AM and has stayed there.

Several Mets have been comparing Dorian's track to Matthew and noted the similar proximity to the coast. How fast/slow was Matthew compared to the expected forward speed of Dorian? I was in Rehab at the time after my hospital stay, and really have no memory of the storm as it was going on. What about the inland reach of the rain shield and wind speed.... then vs. now? Comparing tracks is kind of useless without other parameters to use as a gauge.

The night before the storm, and it's noticeably more humid. Peaked out at 88/77= 100 this afternoon around here.

One stop shop for everything... Temp, dewpoint, humidity, wind speed and gusts, etc. Dropdown menu is on the left side. https://climate.ncsu.edu/map/

Johnston Co. Schools closed Thur AND Fri.

For the Raleigh area folks...

From the 5:00PM Advisory.. "The center of Dorian is forecast to move near or over the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina Thursday through Friday morning."

Inland TS Watches issued

Something to watch...

Not much change other than forward speed has slowed down. SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...26.6N 77.3W ABOUT 95 MI...150 KM E OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...910 MB...26.88 INCHES

Check out the core from earlier this morning!

180mph 913mb

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Dorian has continued to intensify, and now has maximum sustained winds near 175 mph (280 km/h), with a minimum central pressure of 922 mb (27.23 inches).

This is crazy!

The plane took off from MS or West FL, approaching the islands. Another plane took off from FL and is now in the Bahamas.

Still the same at 5:00 5:00 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 Location: 26.2°N 74.4°W Moving: W at 8 mph Min pressure: 945 mb Max sustained: 150 mph Recon won't be there for a while - still over the GOM

The cone/track doesn't change with the intermediate updates; only the storm's initial location.