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#1021 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:10 pm

im getting reports from my weatherbug that rodanthe N.C. has winds of 54mph winds and gust to 75mph winds gusts
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#1022 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:12 pm

I just got an unofficial report of 72 mph sustained with gusts to 102 mph in the Hatteras area.
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#1023 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:14 pm

Ain't that sweet!!! Definitely some great satellite presentation of a category 2 hurricane. I just got a report of 72 mph sustained with 102 mph gusts in the Cape Hatteras area. I was getting sustained wind reports of 80 mph and soundside storm surge flooding highway 12 with 5 feet of water in spots. Also got reports of homes flooded, and power out all over the Hatteras Island area.
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#1024 Postby GaryOBX » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:16 pm

obxer wrote:Where do you find the link on the NWS Newport page for those nifty on site reports? I can't find it! Thanks.


http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/MHX/LSRMHX
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#1025 Postby Stormchaser16 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:18 pm

Hurricane force winds were reported on land.... not to mention a gust over 100MPH
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3:30 PM EDT Storm2k Update on Alex,TD#2

#1026 Postby cycloneye » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:24 pm

Hurricane Alex is moving NE pararell to the coastline of NC brushing the outer banks near Cape Hatteras.Winds are at 100 mph making it a cat 2 hurricane.Rainbands in sqalls will continue to move inland in the NC coast in the comming hours while Alex moves away from the coast.Rip currents are the main concern with also high tides.Rainfall in the amounts of between 2-4 inches may fall when all is set and done.Alex will move out of the coastline by tonight and the weather will be improving in the coast by then.

TD#2 this afternoon continues to organize slowly as it moves 280 west at around 20 mph.Watches and warnings may be posted later today and tonight for portions of the lesser antilles.Rainbands in squalls will reach the islands by tonight but the axis center of the system will go thru the island chain tommorow morning.The enviroment continues to be favorable for the TD to get stronger and a tropical storm may form later this afternoon or evening.Al interests in the lesser antilles,the Virgin islands,Puerto Rico and Hispanola should pay attention to the local officials in case any evacuations take place.

The storm2k forecast team will monitor the progress of Alex and TD#2 or Bonnie in the future and will post any changes.
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#1027 Postby GaryOBX » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:24 pm

An update... Duck Research Pier reports NNE winds sustained at 38-knots... with gusts to 43-knots. For our knot-challenged friends, that's 44-mph sustained with 49-mph gusts.
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#1028 Postby Stormchaser16 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:25 pm

I visited Duck less then a month ago..... nice area, but still recovering from Isabel greatly.... beach is very narrow and all foreign sand
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#1029 Postby OtherHD » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:26 pm

Most people around Thursday or Friday doubted that it would become a storm at all. I was one of those that thought it would stay a moderate TS.
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#1030 Postby HurricaneGirl » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:28 pm

I'll bet some of the cars that are floating around belong to some of those "rubbernecking tourists"! :eek:
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#1031 Postby HurricaneGirl » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:31 pm

On this map, it sure looks like the eye went over that tiny little white part of the Outer Banks.

http://www.hurricanetrack.com/animation/sat/hurrsec/vis/vis.htm
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#1032 Postby rainstorm » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:32 pm

big down there!!
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#1033 Postby Scott_inVA » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:37 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:This will be listed as a cat 2 hit on the Outer Banks


Derek,

Are you using "hit" to infer landfall?

Scott
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#1034 Postby rainstorm » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:38 pm

2 nights ago in chat i said 80 knots
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#1035 Postby hurricanefloyd5 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:39 pm

it made landfall duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#1036 Postby GaryOBX » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:39 pm

OMG... this is unbelievable!!!

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
334 PM EDT TUE AUG 03 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     HURRICANE        OCRACOKE                35.10N 75.98W
08/03/2004                   OUTER BANKS HYDE   NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            OCRACOKE FERRY TERMINAL. 120 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST.
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#1037 Postby Matthew5 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:40 pm

Wow 120 mph gust! :eek:
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#1038 Postby hurricanefreak1988 » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:42 pm

Well just like Hurricane Noel in 2001, this will be controversy for years :lol:
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#1039 Postby PTrackerLA » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:42 pm

When I saw that intense northern eyewall heading into hatteras I knew there would be some gusts near 100mph. Looks like I was right, hope there's not too much damage :eek: .
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#1040 Postby Pebbles » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:42 pm

now someone try to say they were expecting that! :( Hope everyone found someplace safe
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