Tropical Storm Ernesto leaves Florida and heads for the Carolinas

NWS/NHC ^ | 30 August 2006 | NHC

[NautiNurse]

Ernesto is poised to emerge into Atlantic waters after feebly creeping along the Florida peninsula. Media pundits with tremulous cameras dotted Florida's extensive coastline for the past 24 hours, showing video of children playing in the sand, dark skies, and occasional rain.

Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect from Sebastian Inlet Florida to Cape Lookout North Carolina, as Ernesto moves north at 15mph. The storm's intensity and forecast track has puzzled forecasters for several days.

N.C. Governor Mike Easley and S.C. Governor Mark Sanford activated the National Guard today in their respective states, as the forecast track indicated Ernesto may regain tropical storm force winds, and make landfall again along the Carolinas coastline.

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Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

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Tropical Storm Ernesto
Hurricane Ernesto
TS/Hurricane/TS Ernesto
TS/Hurricane/TS/TD Ernesto

[RDTF]

Where ya been?? You can change the title if ya want

[tapatio]

Thanks for the warning.Tornado warning for New Hanover County just cancelled.

[dirtboy]

North Carolina Informational Links (always rely primarily on your local media for most current warning information):

NOAA - All Warnings

North Carolina State Information from IWIN

College of DuPage River Flood and Flash Flood Warnings

NWS Wilmington Radar with warnings overlaid

Newport/Morehead Radar with warnings overlaid

Raliegh/Durham Radar with warnings overlaid

Wakefield, VA Radar with warnings overlaid

Weather Channel national map of watches/warnings:

[onthedancefloort]

Thank you, very much!

-t

[don-o]

Ocean Isle is getting two inches of rain an hour.

Source? That is a LOT of rain!

[SE Mom]

I read all of Marguerite Henry's books when I was little- and gave them to my son to read when he was a boy- not sure if it's just a girl thing..wonderful stories!

[NCjim]

Live cam from Wrightsville Beach - wind speed updated every 5 seconds -

http://www.surfchex.com/index.php

[RDTF]

Nicholas Sparks writes beautiful stores based in NC

[tapatio]

You're welcome.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Tropical Storm Ernesto leaves Florida and heads for the Carolinas...

Do you feel like Bush and FEMA have abandoned you?

Yeah, Jeb Bush had no business letting that storm get past Florida...

[Gabz]

In the original "Misty" there is a great story about a hurricane and what it did to Chincoteague (now I don't feel bad about talking about it on this thread).......It is a novel, but the pony did exist and so did the family depicted in it.

[nwctwx]

I don't know exactly why he was removed, but I am sure it was for a good reason based on what I know of the moderators here.

He did do a relatively good job on this storm (at least intensity-wise), and I do believe he has some significant training in the field. Last season he significantly undercut just about every storm, so I was jabbing at him a bit with this one.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thanks for the links.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thank you for all the information posted on these threads - lurk on all the hurricane/ts threads. NN - thanks for starting them all and keeping them going and updated.

[Gabz]

Greetings from sunny Florida...

LOL!!!!!!

I'm hoping for sun by Tuesday morning (school starts)

[Sidebar Moderator]

Please chill out on posting large pictures
We are receiving many complaints

Thanks, carry on

[NCjim]

No problem - the funny thing is that I have been watching the Wrightsville Beach web cam for the last hour and the temperature has gone from 80 to 90 - unbelievable!

[RDTF]

hey the Ravens are kicking the Redskins' arse... No surprise there

[STARWISE]

I thought you meant the winds you experienced in Hugo. Yep .. horizontal freezing rain, roof tiles, rocks and avocados through the broken windows (my friend's husband did nothing to prepare) and 3 hrs. of non-stop 100+mph wind fury squealing.

It wouldn't matter what they were now. Any ongoing winds unnerve me. I just pray you're snug and safe, and your hubby is Mr. Ready TakeCharge, and if you can, put music headphones on.. block out the sounds. And I hope your nephew isn't down there alone. I've not really heard much about shelters.