I’m in Richlands/Jacksonville NC area and WC is still forecasting Hurricane Warnings for us?? We shall see. I already have a lake outside of my home. It will take a week to go down...
Hurricane Watch, Tropical Storm Warning
Issued: 5:23 PM EDT Oct. 8, 2016 – National Weather Service
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...
... Hurricane Watch remains in effect...
* locations affected
- Jacksonville
- Richlands
- North Topsail Beach
* wind
- latest local forecast: equivalent tropical storm force wind
- peak wind forecast: 40-50 mph with gusts to 65 mph
- window for tropical storm force winds: until early Sunday
morning
- current threat to life and property: moderate
- the wind threat has remained nearly steady from the
previous assessment.
- Remain braced against the reasonable threat for strong
tropical storm force wind of 58 to 73 mph.
- To be safe, efforts should fully focus on protecting life.
Properties remain subject to significant wind impacts.
- Now is the time to hide from the wind. Failure to
adequately shelter may result in injury. Remain sheltered
until the hazardous wind subsides.
- Potential impacts: still unfolding
- potential impacts from the main wind event are still
unfolding.
- The extent of realized impacts will depend on the actual
strength, duration, and exposure of the wind as experienced
at particular locations.* Flooding rain
- latest local forecast: Flash Flood Watch is in effect
- peak rainfall amounts: additional 4-8 inches, with locally
higher amounts
- current threat to life and property: extreme
- the flooding rain threat has remained nearly steady from
the previous assessment.
- Emergency considerations should include a threat of
flooding.
- Be safe and remain ready to protect against flooding rain
impacts.
- If flood related watches and warnings are in effect, heed
recommended actions.
- Potential impacts: devastating to catastrophic
- extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations
and rescues.
- Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their
banks in many places with deep moving water. Small streams,
creeks, canals, and ditches may become raging rivers. In
mountain areas, deadly runoff may rage down valleys while
increasing susceptibility to Rockslides and mudslides.
Flood control systems and barriers may become stressed.
- Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or
washed away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover
escape routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of
raging water with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions
become very dangerous. Numerous Road and bridge closures
with some weakened or washed out.