Instead of us repeating all of the hurricane advisories and discussions here, please check in on the 3340 tropical weather page. It will show you all the latest advisories, discussions, tracking map, you name it. This link will take you quickly and directly to it:
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
(Also please scan down to earlier posts)
LATE REPORTS
* The Wilmington Morning Star reports that 25,231 customers are without power in Hanover County--mainly along the coast.
* 7,000 of 73,000 customers are without power in Southport, Oak Island, Leland, Belville and Holden Beach
* Wilmington Airport is now closed and will remain close until at least 10 am tomorrow (Thursday)
* NHC has just updated sustained winds to 85 mph.
* Thousands now without power in the SE part of North Carolina
* Roads also washed out in some areas
* North Carolina State Port North gate flooded with 8-12 inches of water.
* Intersection of Greenwich Road and Waltmoor in Wilmington impassable due to high water.
* Oak Island, N.C., trees down. (They had also received 9 inches of rain by mid-morning)
* 6.50 inches of rain in the community of Supply, N.C.
SPOT REPORTS
Cape Hatteras...partly sunny, wind NE, gusts 35
New Bern, N.C.,...heavy rain, wind east 22, gusts 32
Wilmington...wind north 39, gusts 58 (visibility only one-half mile)
Fayetteville...steady rain, wind NE 23, gusts 30
Cape Lookout, N.C.,...wind SE 46, gusts 51
Diamond Shoals...wind SE 30, gusts 38 (11-foot waves)
SNOW
The automated weather station at Wilmington was reporting visibility only 1/2 mile in snow. I am sure the sensor is being fooled by possibly blowing spray and thinking it is snow.
* The very slow movement of Ophelia means that some communities will have hurricane force winds for a number of hours increasing the chance of damage and flooding.
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
(Also please scan down to earlier posts)
LATE REPORTS
* The Wilmington Morning Star reports that 25,231 customers are without power in Hanover County--mainly along the coast.
* 7,000 of 73,000 customers are without power in Southport, Oak Island, Leland, Belville and Holden Beach
* Wilmington Airport is now closed and will remain close until at least 10 am tomorrow (Thursday)
* NHC has just updated sustained winds to 85 mph.
* Thousands now without power in the SE part of North Carolina
* Roads also washed out in some areas
* North Carolina State Port North gate flooded with 8-12 inches of water.
* Intersection of Greenwich Road and Waltmoor in Wilmington impassable due to high water.
* Oak Island, N.C., trees down. (They had also received 9 inches of rain by mid-morning)
* 6.50 inches of rain in the community of Supply, N.C.
SPOT REPORTS
Cape Hatteras...partly sunny, wind NE, gusts 35
New Bern, N.C.,...heavy rain, wind east 22, gusts 32
Wilmington...wind north 39, gusts 58 (visibility only one-half mile)
Fayetteville...steady rain, wind NE 23, gusts 30
Cape Lookout, N.C.,...wind SE 46, gusts 51
Diamond Shoals...wind SE 30, gusts 38 (11-foot waves)
SNOW
The automated weather station at Wilmington was reporting visibility only 1/2 mile in snow. I am sure the sensor is being fooled by possibly blowing spray and thinking it is snow.
* The very slow movement of Ophelia means that some communities will have hurricane force winds for a number of hours increasing the chance of damage and flooding.