Hurricane Isabel: Live Thread Thursday Morning- Here It Comes (Vanity)

lafroste

[lafroste]

It's approaching 5:00 am here in Raleigh. Most everything will be shut today, and I can hear the wind swaying the trees as I type. The NOAA still shows a strong Cat 2 storm, and predict it will turn west slightly before landfall, which puts Raleigh directly in her path. But not before it roars up from the coast right through some of the most developed real estate in Eastern NC. I'll check back while the power holds out. It's time to ride...

[zarf]

A Cat 2 is not bad wind wise (except for those on the extreme coast). I hope you're ready for the water though.

Good Luck to all.

[lafroste]

BTW: next official update at 5:00 am. You can look for yourself here.

[lafroste]

The trouble is, we're already soaking wet. I bet alot of trees come down besides the flooding.

[Fitzcarraldo]

[exnavy]

Keep your head down and your powder dry, we're praying for you all.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Prayers for all in its path. I talked my sister into leaving. God protect all who stayed.

[A2J]

Be careful.

[Prospero]

Latest from Morehead grid predicts eyewall with 75 passing Pamlico / Tar at Aurora - Bath 2 to 5 PM. You are right to expect a wider rain event. But we're breathing a sigh of relief that the storm appears to be weakening at the surface. I think officials should be ready for a nasty post storm Floyd, jr. flooding event on Tar - Neuse.

...HURRICANE ISABEL CONTINUES TO HEAD TOWARD EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
DARE...CARTERET...HYDE...PAMLICO...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...TYRRELL...
WASINGTON...ONSLOW...GREENE...LENOIR...DUPLIN...JONES...MARTIN...
AND PITT COUNTIES.

...WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA TO
CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR DUPLIN...GREENE...JONES...LENOIR...MARTIN AND PITT
COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
32.5 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.3 DEGREES WEST...OR ABOUT 205
MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS. ISABEL WAS MOVING NORTH
NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 105 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAKING ISABEL A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE BEEN INCREASING...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
35 MPH IN A FEW COASTAL LOCATIONS. WINDS COULD INCREASE TO AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE
POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN ALONG THE COAST
AROUND SUNRISE. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL APPROACH THE COAST AS THE
CENTER MAKES LANDFALL AROUND MIDDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

...OVERWASH ON HIGHWAY 12...
OCEAN OVERWASH IS LIKELY ON HIGHWAY 12 ON THE OUTER BANKS OVERNIGHT.
MAJOR OCEAN OVERWASH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE TODAY...WHICH OCCURS AROUND 130 PM. BATTERING
WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ON TOP OF THE 6 TO 8 FEET OF STORM SURGE WILL
RESULT IN MAJOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION.

...STORM SURGE...
WATER LEVELS ALONG THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS HAVE STARTED TO
RISE. NEAR MARIBEL...ALONG THE BAY RIVER IN PAMLICO COUNTY...SEVERAL
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. THE NEUSE RIVER COULD SEE
WATER LEVELS 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH UP TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE IN
THE SOUTHERN TRIBUTARIES. ALONG THE PAMLICO RIVER...STORM SURGES
COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. STORM SURGES ON THE
OUTER BANKS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6 TO 8 FEET ON THURSDAY. STORM
SURGE IN ONSLOW COUNTY...AND IN CARTERET COUNTY WEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT
IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE. STORM SURGES ON THE
ALBEMARLE SOUND ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERN
SHORE OF THE SOUND FROM TYRRELL COUNTY EASTWARD. STORM SURGES OVER
THE WESTERN ALBEMARLE SOUND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO 7 FEET...WITH
TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED IN LOWER REACHES OF THE ROANOKE RIVER.

...RAINFALL AND RIVERS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING
ALONG AND EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF ISABEL AND IN THE
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WEST OF THE TRACK OF ISABEL. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY IN AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAIN
FALLS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. SEAS WERE NEAR 19
FEET AT DIAMOND SHOALS...AND NEAR 32 FEET FURTHER OFFSHORE.
OCEAN SWELLS STRIKING THE BEACH ARE RESULTING IN DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

...TORNADO INFORMATION...
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THURSDAY.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
CHECK ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND STATEMENTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBPAGE AT

HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/MHX

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM.

[exnavy]

Amen

[Catspaw]

We'll know when Isabel's landfall is when we see Weather Channel's Jim Cantore hanging onto a light pole & screaming into his microphone.

[ctlpdad]

How are y'all makin out in the storm so far?

[Constitution Day]

I'm sitting in my office right now.
The ride into work this morning [about 1 hour ago] was uneventful but rainy and a little gusty.

I will probably leave for home in about 3 hrs.

[MIKEinGA]

GOOD ONE, LOL!!!

[AlwaysLurking]

It seems that Raleigh is currently on the line between bad and not so bad....with us being on the not so bad side. Hope that holds up. We will be getting the weak side of the storm.But this afternoon will be a wild one, I am sure!

[lainie]

What's that Hatteras Light cam address? Does it still work this morning? :)

[lainie]

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (south island)

[lainie]

looks like landfall of the storm's eye just occurred in NC

[Lazamataz]

Where's the post with all those webcams?

[Sunshine55]

http://www.sheratonatlanticbeach.com/webcam2.htm

http://www.hotwaxsurfshop.com/mall/surfcams.asp