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Seriously. The wind threat is really about property damage, that's why the scale was created. At 110 mph it's a Cat 2. At 111 mph it's a Cat 3. Wow, big difference.
Water is the main threat with hurricanes and there will be plenty of it with this storm.
If wind weren't an issue, there would be no category system. It would be: Hey, here's a hurricane. Don;t worry about the wind. Building codes? Don;t need them. Hey FL residents: go build your house out of wood.
property damage = housing = safety issue
Wind speeds are a factor in storm surge > WATER issue
Wind speeds matter greatly. Not sure what organization has been pushing this ludicrous idea, but I've seen it everywhere regrading Hurricane Florence.
It's very, odd and completely FALSE> where are people hearing this???
And, the NHC is now leaving off the category in their public advisories. THAT is very, very strange, also.
So strange it’s all a conspiracy to sell more water nevermind most foreCast models predicted that the storm would weaken before it hit land.
Also the people who died hurricane Maria, a total lie, no one died. In fact no one died during Katrina either, those were just aspiring actors on rooftops. It’s all part of a master plan.
Seriously where do your conspiracy theories stop? Do You think this is all a joke? Hundreds of thousands of people are gonna lose power in a few hours regardless. Homes are gonna get flooded and some people will lose their lives.
You may not have been affected by Irma but I’m still dealing with insurance payments and home repairs more than year later.
Cant we keep this thread on the hurricane? Put this conspiracy GARBAGE in another forum.
Category ratings aren't always shown in NHC updates as they are implied based on wind speed which is always listed, which is used to determine the category via the Saffir Simpson Scale. And yes there is talk about changing the rating system to some multi-tiered system but nothing official on that yet, just a lot of different ideas floating around at the moment in the weather community. In the meantime focus seems to be more towards trying to communicate risk/impacts better.
14Sept18 11a - Winds 105mph, moving NW 10mph, pressure 955mb. Slowing down as was expected.
Nearing the narrow Gulf Stream water current which is a deep pool of warm water. Structure of storm appears to have gotten a tad better so maintaining or slight increase in winds is possible next several hours as it traverses the current. But between the current and shore is shallower waters that will churn up colder waters in the rough surf and begin the weakening process likely especially if continues to slow down, then of corse land interaction as well.
Currently center/eye located about 130miles ESE of Wilmington, NC, about 185 miles E of Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hurricane force winds extend up to 80miles out from center, TS winds up to 195miles.
Obs:
-Cape Lookout (the point that sticks out near Morehead City, NC) sustained winds 55mph, gust 70mph (NOAA)
-Ocracoke Island sustained 50mph (Weatherflow)
I was only able to get one live web cam from OBX to load but then lost the connection. CNN has this one. Kitty Hawk live web cam: https://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-1
WAVY TV 10 is broadcasting live from the OBX. Doesn't look bad right now.
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Thank you for this link! Looks really windy at the moment.
nevermind most foreCast models predicted that the storm would weaken before it hit land. 
