Hurricane Dorian – Day 12
Position: 31.3N 79.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [010°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 115 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph [225 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 955 mb ↓.
Currently about 105 miles [ 170 km] South of Charleston, South Carolina.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for North of Savannah River to the North Carolina/Virginia border; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Mouth of St. Mary’s River to Savannah River; North Carolina/Virginia border to Chincoteague VA; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point southward.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Mouth of St. Mary’s River to Poquoson VA; Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds; Neuse and Pamlico Rivers; Hampton Roads.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Mouth of St. Mary’s River to Savannah River.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for North of Chincoteague VA to Fenwick Island DE; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Drum Point; Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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