Nor’easter On The Carolina Coast
From CNN: Storm causes power outages, coastal flooding
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina (AP) — Strong winds kicked up rough surf Thursday as an intense low-pressure system chugged toward the Southeast coast with wind gusts of up to 40 mph, knocking out power to thousands of homes in Virginia.
…The storm was about 100 miles southeast of Wilmington at about 4 p.m. ET. National Weather Service forecaster Steve Pfaff said the storm should make landfall late Thursday night near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Winds should diminish after raking the eastern and central parts of North Carolina later Thursday. He said the center of the storm should be in central North Carolina by Friday morning.
“It does not have any tropical characteristics, but it is still an intense nor’easter,” Pfaff said.
It doesn’t have to be a tropical storm to cause tropical storm damages. This is about as intense as Hanna without a name.
