Tropical Storm Arthur Forms East of Florida 7/1/14 (recorded, most, moving)

[Cambium]

"Arthur making landfall in Atlantic Beqch and Morehead City, NC right now. Amazing on radar." http://t.co/WCuvE0igti

(https://twitter.com/BrooksKHOU/statu...86440916955136)

[Cambium]

ANy of you watching the weatherchannel?

87mph gust at Fort Macon at 10:24pm

[Cambium]

Trough clearly influencing the Hurricane now.

[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.

[Cambium]

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.

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

[PeopleAreStrange]

Darn it, my picture hosting site wont play animated GIFs.

This sucks for those who were planning to vacation there this July 4th weekend. Hopefully most vacationers stayed home instead.

[Cambium]

Official word from hunters.

Landfall was Shackleford Banks, NC 11:15pm. Just north of Cape Lookout.

Cape Lookout reported 101mph wind! Might be a record of some kind.

It was moving northeast and then last few minutes jogged back north and that's when it made landfall. Storms naturallly wobble. Will turn northeast again now.

[Cambium]

Reading about the smell of snapped pines down there.

You see the stronger colors south of center? The reds & oranges? Thats where the strongest winds are. Now look to the east side you can see like 5 or 6 seperate bands which are rotating in. They typically carry the strongest gusts especially near the center.

[Cambium]

Latest statement. There's over 20,000 without power. Sea rose 6 feet in 20 minutes at kill devil



HURRICANE ARTHUR TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012014
400 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2014

...4 AM POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF ARTHUR REACHES THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

A WEATHERFLOW STATION IN PAMLICO SOUND RECENTLY REPORTED A
SUSTAINED WIND OF 71 MPH...115 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 84
MPH...135 KM/H.

SUMMARY OF 400 AM EDT...0800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.8N 75.6W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM N OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM SE OF MANTEO NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...34 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.73

[nei]

Arthur affecting White Mountains:

Overnight, what remains of Hurricane Arthur will move northeast along the coast rotating in bands of moderate to heavy rain and additional thunderstorms. Winds will ramp up prior to the hurricanes passage but it will be a tight pressure gradient setting up on its backside that will bring the strongest gusts occurring overnight into Saturday. Gusts on the summit are expected to reach as high as 100 mph at the height of the storm before gradually lowering late in the day as high pressure from the southwest slowly builds in.

Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) – Higher Summits Forecast