Category — Hurricanes
Hurricane Florence – Day 12
Position: 25.9N 62.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 140 mph [220 kph].
Wind Gusts: 155 mph [250 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 944 mb ↑.
Currently about 1085 miles [1745 km] East-Southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
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September 10, 2018 Comments Off on Hurricane Florence – Day 12
Hurricane Isaac – Day 3
Position: 14.5N 41.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 10 miles [ 20 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↓.
Currently about 1305 miles [2100 km] East of the Windward Islands.
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September 9, 2018 Comments Off on Hurricane Isaac – Day 3
Hurricane Helene – Day 3
Position: 13.9N 27.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 984 mb ↓.
Currently about 195 miles [ 320 km] West-Southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.
All Watches and Warnings have been canceled.
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September 9, 2018 Comments Off on Hurricane Helene – Day 3
Hurricane Florence – Day 11
Position: 24.6N 57.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 974 mb ↓.
Currently about 685 miles [1100 km] Southeast of Bermuda.
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September 9, 2018 Comments Off on Hurricane Florence – Day 11
Tropical Storm Isaac – Day 2
Position: 14.4N 37.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↓.
Currently about 1580 miles [2540 km] East of the Windward Islands.
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September 8, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Isaac – Day 2
Tropical Storm Helene – Day 2
Position: 13.2N 22.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [260°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [115 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↑.
Currently about 155 miles [ 250 km] Southeast of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cabo Verde Islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cabo Verde Islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava.
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September 8, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Helene – Day 2
Tropical Storm Florence – Day 10
Position: 24.6N 55.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles [205 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb.
Currently about 790 miles [1270 km] Southeast of Bermuda.
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September 8, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Florence – Day 10
Tropical Depression Nine
Position: 13.9N 34.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Stationary.
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.
Currently about 1755 miles [2820 km] East of the Windward Islands.
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September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Depression Nine
Tropical Storm Helene
Position: 13.6N 18.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.
Currently about 405 miles [ 650 km] East of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cabo Verde Islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava.
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September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Helene
Tropical Storm Florence – Day 9
Position: 24.8N 53.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [265°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [115 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 996 mb ↑.
Currently about 875 miles [1405 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.
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September 7, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Florence – Day 9
Tropical Storm Florence – Day 8
Position: 25.1N 49.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↑.
Currently about 1035 miles [1665 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.
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September 6, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Florence – Day 8
Tropical Depression Gordon – Day 4
Position: 32.3N 90.2W [10AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [320°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↑.
Currently about 5 miles [ 10 km] West of Jackson, Mississippi.
This is the final NHC advisory.
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September 5, 2018 Comments Off on Tropical Depression Gordon – Day 4
Hurricane Florence – Day 7
Position: 23.4N 47.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph [225 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 956 mb ↑.
Currently about 1235 miles [1990 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.
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September 5, 2018 Comments Off on Hurricane Florence – Day 7
Tropical Storm Gordon – Day 3
Position: 30.3N 88.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb ↓.
Currently about 30 miles [ 50 km] East-Southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi and 107 miles [172 km] West of Cinco Bayou.
The center of Gordon came ashore just West of the Alabama-Mississippi border at 10PM CDT.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida Border.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the central Gulf Coast from the Okaloosa-Walton County Line westward to the Alabama-Florida Border.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Biloxi, Mississippi, eastward to Dauphin Island, Alabama.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast eastward from Dauphin Island, Alabama to Navarre, Florida.
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September 4, 2018 2 Comments