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Originally Posted by Spazkat9696
It feels nice outside right now. There is a sustained wind and lightning. I don't remember lightning in past hurricanes. FYI the weatherman just said it's getting ready to make landfall at Cape Lookout.
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Interesting. Watching Jim Cantore on the beach. 60mph+ sustained must feel interesting yet scary especially here with the trees not used to it.. I had gusts over that but never experienced sustained.
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While the system is over land and even the eye wall, technically speaking they take the "center" of the storm and where it made landfall. See that little tip there? That would be the official landfall
Here's the radar and winds..
#1. Even though the storm is pulling away and missing most of the state from a hit If that center goes over that island there it will be considered a landfall.
#2. Those 70-100mph winds off the ocean are pushing all that water on shore. Storm surge must be high.
#3. It's clear and calm right now near Moorehead city. They are in the eye. No Rain. That's the most amazing feeling. I was in the eye for Gloria in 1985. Everyone was out and about then the heavy wind and rain started again.
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ]
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 03 2014
...EYE OF ARTHUR ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.6N 76.6W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM N OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM WSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES