current weather in your area

[Deb321]

just receieved an e mail form the town manager--he said the center is now projected to pass over Bogue Banks later this evening--over 620 residents are without power now in Emerald Isle--the satellite pics look much more impressive now--all those folks who said "no big thing" last night should be here now--it is really getting windy and the rain is pouring down--we mayhave 8 more hours of this heavy weather--high tide is a little after 5 today--that should at least 5-6 feet above nromal

I feel really bad for you guys. I went through that last year with Frances. She sat on the coast for 24hrs. beating the devil out of my house. It was horrible. Then when she made landfall here it took her for ever to leave. Please take care

[UpTheCreek]

Surprisingly calm here in New Bern and very little rain too. The rain bands seem to be splitting before they hit us....I suppose the wind is missing us too. Well....for now anyway!

[gotoman38]

LOL.... according to this page at the Wilmington Star News...
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=weather

Current weather for Wilmington
Current conditions
SNOW
SNOW 75°F
Feels like:
67°F

Humidity: 86 %
Wind: 40
Pressure: 29.24 in.
Dew Point: 0 °F
Visibility: 1 miles

[ncbird]

Surprisingly calm here in New Bern and very little rain too. The rain bands seem to be splitting before they hit us....I suppose the wind is missing us too. Well....for now anyway!

Hehe must be missing you neighbor, lucky you. We have been getting some nice squals hitting us off and on here in Fairfield Harbor. Water is up about 10 inches at NW Creek Marina in Fairfield Harbor and the ponds in the timeshare have been getting overflow throught he drainage system for about 2 hours now and have rose maybe 8 inches.

Here are some pics the one was Sept 12 as the waters had just came up a bit, and the other about half an hour ago.

[UpTheCreek]

Thanks for the photos, ncbird.

Water rising, now just over our dock and according to radar I believe we are in for some rain now. We'll both be getting some major water once this system gets further north and wind changes direction a bit. Just hope the power stays on for a good while longer!

[huricanwatcher]

just went outside (in between downpours) pool overflowing .. must of gotten over 3 inches so far. Its cooled off but so humid .. feels weird out.. windy too

[SouthFloridawx]

These are some rain totals according to radar at nws.

[MiamiensisWx]

Myrtle Beach and nearby areas, brace for HEAVY rain! There is potentially some 15 inches or more coming in, based on the satellite imagery above.

[NC George]

I'm in the blue sector just below Greenville. It hasn't rained much at all here since 2:30. It rained 1" between 1 and 2:30. I'm starting to suspect something about the geography in this area causes this, because this isn't the first hurricane that this has occurred (Isabel and Floyd come to mind.) Seems frequently a main feeder band trains just north of me.

[SouthFloridawx]

this will update itself in this forum.

[NC George]

Local TV (9) reports from live call-in by viewer: Sneads Ferry waterfront underwater. Docks broken up, several boats (including a 40 foot houseboat, a 30 foot net fishing boat, and a clam trawler) sunk. Large Pecan tree down in callers yard. For those who don't know, Sneads Ferry is on the coast near Jacksonville.

Washington waterfront seawall just overtopped, had live camera shot (I mean literally just overtopped, was like 1" over the wall in the shot.) This area is frequently inundated during storms (hurricane and nor'easter.)

[oceanguync]

high wind
just came back from theocean extremely high tide
swansboro church street has at least two feet of water
flooding in sneads ferry
people are getting afraid and many realized they did not take the storm seriously
wind guust over 85 in some areas of bogue banks
one reoprt came in with a gust of 93
so while so many are concenred about a possible depression in the far eas atlantic
we on the coast of nc are being battered
many are surprised at a cat 1
but it is moving slow slow

[ncbird]

Well think it has begun here... strong gusts, down pouring rains. Many reports of flooding.

Just herd on scanner Riverside Drive in Bridgeton has flooded and is under 4 ft of water with it rising rapidly. National Guard has been sent in to evac them.

[orion]

morehead is getting hammered now... strongest winds by far, local tv saying 85 mph gusts reported... lots of rain and flooding

[orion]

Well think it has begun here... strong gusts, down pouring rains. Many reports of flooding.

Just herd on scanner Riverside Drive in Bridgeton has flooded and is under 4 ft of water with it rising rapidly. National Guard has been sent in to evac them.

Channel 12 (WCTI) just said the National Guard was familiarizing themselves with the area and helping a news crew when a lady asked for help (which they helped her)... but they wanted to clarify that there is no big evacuation going on in Bridgeton... even though there are about 4 ft of water there at this time

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

She's starting to sound a little like her sister Katrina.

[ncbird]

Well think it has begun here... strong gusts, down pouring rains. Many reports of flooding.

Just herd on scanner Riverside Drive in Bridgeton has flooded and is under 4 ft of water with it rising rapidly. National Guard has been sent in to evac them.

Just got a verification on this... they are not evacing the whole area but someone with a disabled family member stayed in the area and now asked for help and the National Guard went in. sigh..... local news has been saying for a couple days there was going to be major flooding here. Why must people take chances and then put others in danger to get them out.

Edit... I am getting my info from scanner on local and state police channel, and our local emergency fire, ambulance channels.

[ncbird]

Orion hope you staying safe... been hearing it is getting pretty rough there in Moorehead and lookin to get worse.

[NC George]

Just heard on my scanner: NWS issued a warning for Pitt, Greene, Beaufort, and Hyde County stating the main body of the storm will be over our area by 7:15pm Expect 1.5"/hour of rain.

[orion]

Orion hope you staying safe... been hearing it is getting pretty rough there in Moorehead and lookin to get worse.

Thanks ncbird... you too, been hearing a lot about flooding in New Bern so you be safe too!! Road down from my house is gone, replaced by what looks like a river flowing across it (20th st for those who know the area) and a light from onr of the light poles fell down right in front of me... not just the bulb, the whole fixture... not fun!

Power keeps going out but coming right back... I am right near the hospital, so power is usually not out for long here.

Stay safe eastern nc folks!