Breaking news indeed.
Posted on 08/27/2004 2:03:38 PM PDT by Jeff400000
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED...
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA.
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES... 225 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE DEPRESSION IS NEARLY STATIONARY. A SLOW WESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER CLOSER TO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST ON SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SATURDAY.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1014 MB...29.94 INCHES.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRACK OF THE DEPRESSION.
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...31.6 N... 78.1 W. MOVEMENT... NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1014 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.
FORECASTER STEWART
Just had to check the tropics before heading home. Everyone in the eastern Carolinas, try to stay dry, as I think there will be a lot of rain with this one.
30mph winds = breaking news?
not.
Unless you look at the tracking map...the protestors in NYC might be getting wet come Tuesday if it follows the projected path.
Tropical Storm "Seven."
Oh no! Resistence is Futile!
(Have to be a Trekkie to get this one . . . or know about a certain former Republican Sen. canidate from Illinois.)
Yeah, seriously, what damage can a slow-moving, weak tropical storm do?
Oh, yeah, that's right, Allison caused billions of dollars in damage as a minimal tropical storm and a subsequent downgraded depression.
You need to study hurricanes and tropical systems a bit more, son. A depression forming unexpectedly this close to the coast in the peak of hurricane season is breaking news.
Some people have had enough of Hurricanes, rain, rain and more rain and the damage and disruption of normal, everyday living. For those people, yes it is breaking news.
Breaking news indeed.
Especially since, as recently as the 11AM tropical weather discussion, they were not expecting that area to develop quickly.
I bet it makes Cat 1 before it blows out.
It's primarily a flooding risk.
darn, where that come from?!
Sorry, I left the hurricane machine on today. I've turned it off now, but its too late for that one.
Forecaster Stewart has been a busy boy today.
If it goes Hurrican, it will be named Gaston.
My husband says if that is the case, it won't have the 'nads to land on American shores. ; )
Stay safe. Mr. and Mrs. Mabelkitty going to the Jersey shore and keeping track of the systems.
Thanks for the news. We need to plan our upcoming vacation, headed down the Right Coast, always good to know what's on the event horizon.
If it goes Hurrican, it will be named Gaston.
I live in Gaston, South Carolina. That would be appropriate. If it comes ashore on the South Carolina coast. But we are in the midlands area, close to Columbia.
Tropical Depression 7 will likely become Tropical Storm Gaston. If it moves slowly, then it will dump lots of rain. That happened in 2001 with Tropical Storm Allison when it dumped 40 inches of rain in 5 days, including 28 inches in 12 hours! Hurricane Frances could be a Category 4 or even 5 hurricane because it has been strenghtening.
50 years ago, Hurricane Carol formed in the very same spot and became a Cat-3.
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