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The National Weather Service has issued some sort of weather related watch or warning for 94 of North Carolina's 100 counties. The only counties not under a special alert, at least for the moment, are:
What kind of weather do you get from this size hurricane? We are moving to Waxhaw,what should we expected?
It has already been downgraded to a tropical storm again as it is coming in at the SC coast right now. Charlotte will see up to 7 inches of rain potentially by late Friday night - no big deal, we need the rain Seriously, except for local low lying areas that always have problems this will not be any big deal.
Looks like it will hit on Sat? Anyone know how bad. Locals? Just read Cat3 by Thursday!
Rain is already reaching Charlotte (4:30 Thursday afternoon), but not pouring yet. We will have a lot of rain between now and late Friday night. The latest prediction is for pretty weather by Saturday.
Rain is already reaching Charlotte (4:30 Thursday afternoon), but not pouring yet. We will have a lot of rain between now and late Friday night. The latest prediction is for pretty weather by Saturday.
What kind of weather do you get from this size hurricane? We are moving to Waxhaw,what should we expected?
You should not be worried. We are four hours from the coast. The only hurricane we have ever had to worry about here was Hugo 17 years ago, and that one was very unusual in the track it took. Normally the outer reaches of a hurricane stay east of us, which means we only get rain and some wind (but not even tornados). The eastside of a hurricane is the dangerous side. This one isn't even a hurricane anymore, it's back to tropical storm status. This is a pretty safe place to live weather-wise in general.
You should not be worried. We are four hours from the coast. The only hurricane we have ever had to worry about here was Hugo 17 years ago, and that one was very unusual in the track it took. Normally the outer reaches of a hurricane stay east of us, which means we only get rain and some wind (but not even tornados). The eastside of a hurricane is the dangerous side. This one isn't even a hurricane anymore, it's back to tropical storm status. This is a pretty safe place to live weather-wise in general.
True. My grandmother in California keeps on calling us up, asking us about the weather, telling us that it's not safe, etc.. We just have to keep on telling her that we're really safe down here. Nothing to worry about.
You should not be worried. We are four hours from the coast. The only hurricane we have ever had to worry about here was Hugo 17 years ago, and that one was very unusual in the track it took. Normally the outer reaches of a hurricane stay east of us, which means we only get rain and some wind (but not even tornados). The eastside of a hurricane is the dangerous side. This one isn't even a hurricane anymore, it's back to tropical storm status. This is a pretty safe place to live weather-wise in general.
Meant to say "we are four hours from Charleston" which is where the storm is coming in We are closer to the actual coastline as the crow flys.
Like I said, Hugo was a very unusal storm, even made it up to Asheville to do damage in the mountains! But that is the exception, not the rule.
In 1989, the city took a direct hit from Hurricane Hugo. Passing through Charlotte with wind gusts nearing 160 km/h (100 mph), Hugo caused massive property damage and knocked out power to ninety eight percent of the population. Many residents were without power for several weeks and cleanup took months to complete. It was an amazing event to live thru, I tell you. And I'm originally from Louisiana!! I was in Betsy and Camille, but Hugo scared me more. Mostly that is because we here in Charlotte had absolutely NO warning it was coming. By 11 that night most people went to bed thinking it was going to skirt up the coast and just bring us rain. By the time forecasters saw what was happening the city was asleep. Now, 17 years ago doesn't sound that long ago, but these days the forecasting is A LOT better. I don't think we here in Charlotte would ever be caught like that again.
Well, the winds are now 70 MPH at the 5 PM update. The rain is a given. Whether or not it hits as a hurricane or tropical storm depends on 4 MPH that it is less now from being a hurricane. And it still has time to do it.
Well Ernesto has strengthened from a tropical depression yesterday to almost Hurricane strength right now. Id say its gaining strength.
If you live in eastern NC, its something you will deal with regulary during Hurricane season-tropical systems. Typically for western NC, we are most affected by storms from the Gulf Coast.
Tropical systems, whether they are a hurricane or just a depression have the same potential to produce tornadoes, dont think if its a weak tropical system there wont be tornadoes. Its the dynamics of a tropical system itself with the spinning of the atmosphere in tropical systems that help spawn tornadoes.
And yes, I remember Hugo very well. I remember streets with trees and power lines across them, you couldnt drive your car, no power for two weeks...and we lived by candlelight. I remember waiting in line at Eckerds with my mom so we could be escorted by the employees so we could get canned food and bottled water.
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Seriously, except for local low lying areas that always have problems this will not be any big deal.
