Hatteras in the eye of Isabel

[JCT777]

Here were the conditions at Hatteras, NC as of 11:25 AM:

Updated: 11:25 AM EDT on September 18, 2003
Observed at Hatteras, North Carolina
Temperature 75 °F / 24 °C
Humidity 94%
Dew Point 73 °F / 23 °C
Wind Calm
Wind Gust -
Pressure 28.78 in / 974 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Fog
Visibility 0 miles / 1 kilometers

[Wolfman21]

so landfall is official now?

[ncweatherwizard]

That doesn't seem to match any satellites, which show the eye at its easternmost point in Ocracoke. But I do find that very interesting. Possibly the anemometers went down? I'm waiting for a person on local TV in Hatteras to report again to see if there is a report. I'll post if I can get this.

[JetMaxx]

That has to be a typo...or else the anemometer has been destroyed....because Hatteras isn't in the eye...they are inside the northeast eyewall -- the very worst of this hurricane..

Look at this radar....the eye is near Ocracoke Island -- also the last recon fix less than 30 minutes ago was just south of Ocracoke....34.7N - 75.9W

http://66.28.250.180/data/nids/MHX19_0_ ... 1060729170

[ncweatherwizard]

TV person now reporting from Hatteras with the strongest winds he has seen thus far. Says it feels like he is in the worst part of the storm--even though he has no radar---in that he is correct. All anemometer readings are showing N/A, so the anemometer is likely down.

[Air Force Met]

They aren't in the eye. The anemometer is broke. Look at the time...it was an hour ago and an hour ago the storm was still way off shore. Even now the eye is 50 miles SW of HAT and they are in the eyewall.

[JCT777]

Yes, it does appear on radar that Hatteras was not in the eye. I just looked at the wind speed and the barometric pressure, and thought maybe Hatteras was in the eye. My bad!