Chinook Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, senc30 said: buoy gust just reported 60 miles offshore of 134mph Cape Lookout CLKN7 station (C-MAN station) has 82 mph gust to 97mph, which is impressive in itself. Onslow Bay Buoy - gust to 112mph (buoy #41064) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreensboroWx Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Everybody is arguing over wind speed which is silly. It's a BIG and POWERFUL storm and appears to be reorganizing a bit. The main threat is flooding/storm surge due to the extremely slow speed of the storm. Any winds over TS strength will be bad due to the soft moist soil. This is not going to be good and is going to be catastrophic in many ways. 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, senc30 said: buoy gust just reported 60 miles offshore of 134mph This buoy got marked as "suspect". The 112 Onslow Bay buoy is good data though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgwx Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I don't have the latest data, but the last RMS HWind post on twitter had Florence at 60 TJ of energy at 18Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop50 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 at 8 PM, NHC calling the movement NW at 5 mph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 @WxWatcher007 This is going to be sort of an alarming question, but are you at that new Hampton Inn east of I-95? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 The surge on western Pamlico Sound is approaching the major flooding level. It forced the evacuation of a local TV station. https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=mhx https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=mhx&gage=orln7 WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell discusses the evacuation of her old station, WCTI in New Bern, as Hurricane Florence floodwaters surround the building. https://www.wral.com/weather/hurricanes/video/17841687/ Live coverage https://www.wral.com/weather/video/17840398/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPetrulli Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Moat seems like it is filling in, wind gust to 106 at Cape Fear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 According to a local, the Atlantic Beach Pier collapsed about 20 mins ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdman95 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said: According to a local, the Atlantic Beach Pier collapsed about 20 mins ago Just for due diligence here: a journalist in touch with the Mayor of Atlantic beach says the pier is still standing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernskimmer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Confirmed from multiple locals that the Oak Island pier is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 TWC reported a buoy near the inner eyewall just gusted to 113mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjlp Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, southernskimmer said: Confirmed from multiple locals that the Oak Island pier is down. Web cam shows at least one Oak Island pier -- OceanCrest -- is still standing... for now. http://www.oceancrestpiernc.com/webcam.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Yikes! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF0602 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'm seeing constant flashes of lightning out in jacksonville right now. This band is so intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ncskywarn Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 SUMMARY OF 1000 PM EDT...0200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.0N 76.7W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM S OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...8 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WeatherNC Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, AJF0602 said: I'm seeing constant flashes of lightning out in jacksonville right now. This band is so intense. Transformers? We lived in J-actionville for 4 years, road out Isabel but this will be an order of magnitude worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapdad00 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, ncskywarn said: SUMMARY OF 1000 PM EDT...0200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.0N 76.7W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM S OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...8 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES So to sort out this direction discussion, West is 270 degrees, North is 360 degrees (or 0). NW would be halfway between at 315 degrees. WNW would be halfway between W and NW, so 292.5 degrees. So Florence is considered as moving NW because 305 degrees is closer to 315 (NW) than it is to 292.5 (WNW)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF0602 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, WeatherNC said: Transformers? We lived in J-actionville for 4 years, road out Isabel but this will be an order of magnitude worse. This is lightning I havent had power since 8 and its right over head constant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, cheapdad00 said: So to sort out this direction discussion, West is 270 degrees, North is 360 degrees (or 0). NW would be halfway between at 315 degrees. WNW would be halfway between W and NW, so 292.5 degrees. So Florence is considered as moving NW because 305 degrees is closer to 315 (NW) than it is to 292.5 (WNW)? Yes. That and west, north, west, west, would be a bit much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 NKT and NCA gusting to 76 and 75kts now. Surprised that ILM hasn’t had stronger gusts to this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, AJF0602 said: This is lightning I havent had power since 8 and its right over head constant. Lightning feed from radar scope does not support, could be wrong but those flashes are more than likely disruptions to the grid. Sorry man, likely 5+ days down there dependent on inland flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just now, WeatherNC said: Lightning feed from radar scope does not support, could be wrong but those flashes are more than likely disruptions to the grid. Sorry man, likely 5+ days down there dependent on inland flooding. Cell towers run on 8-12hr backups FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Lot of buoys in shallower water closer to the coast showing a 1-2 degree, upwards to 8 or 9 degree drop in water temp in the last 24 hours. Some up welling and maybe some freshwater runoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF0602 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, WeatherNC said: Lightning feed from radar scope does not support, could be wrong but those flashes are more than likely disruptions to the grid. Sorry man, likely 5+ days down there dependent on inland flooding. Could have been lol just wasn't the normal bright blue I'm used to seeing, I wish I had some light so I could show y'all this crazy wind. I tried to use cell phone light but not working too well. Florence looks more organized on the radar again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 minute ago, AJF0602 said: Could have been lol just wasn't the normal bright blue I'm used to seeing, I wish I had some light so I could show y'all this crazy wind. I tried to use cell phone light but not working too well. Florence looks more organized on the radar again. Eyewall beginning to close in again with radar returns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPetrulli Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Jeff Piotrowski just had a gas station overhead blow away, pretty sure he's in Jacksonville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'm in North Topsail Beach. Too busy to post much. If interested in updates every 1-2 hours...with video snapshots and pressure readings, please consider following me on Twitter @tbrite89. Pressure at 986.8 mb and continuing to drop. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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