GEORGIA?

[AussieMark]

Does any model make Isabel make landfall on the Georgia/South Carolina Border because i was wondering if this could be Georgia's first Major hurricane in over a center and South Carolina's first major hurricane since 1989.

[Stormsfury]

Does any model make Isabel make landfall on the Georgia/South Carolina Border because i was wondering if this could be Georgia's first Major hurricane in over a center and South Carolina's first major hurricane since 1989.

So far, no.

The last Georgia major was in 1898. Georgia had 3 majors in the late 1800's but none in the 20th century through 2003 (so it's been 110 years to this point that a major has not hit Georgia).

SF

[JetMaxx]

No model does, but my current forecast (posted at 11 p.m. EST) forecasts landfall near Savannah on Friday morning with 130 mph winds...

I'm basing my current forecast on the theory the large and intense hurricane won't turn as quickly/ sharply as the models are indicating....with a gentle recurvature similar to Hugo's in 1989, with landfall occurring somewhere between Daytona Beach and the SC/ NC border...

We'll all have a much better handle on where this monster is really heading after the NOAA jet flight tomorrow afternoon and samples the atmosphere around and ahead of Isabel....but a Georgia landfall wouldn't shock me...after 105 years since the last one (October 2, 1898), it's about time :o

[AussieMark]

The georgia would have to be the most overdue region along the US coast and its not just majors they have not had a Hurricane landfall in 1979 - <B>"David"</B>