..OPHELIA CAUSING FLASH FLOODS OVER THE CAROLINA'S.. ..SEPT. 23, 2023 0500 PM EDT..

 

...OPHELIA CROSSES INTO SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURING OVER COASTAL OUTER BANKS AND MID-ATLANTIC AS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE INLAND...

5:00 PM EDT Sat Sep 23 Location: 36.8°N 77.3°W Moving: N at 12 mph Min pressure: 997 mb Max sustained: 40 mph

..OPHELIA 11 PM UPDATE SEPT. 22, 2023..

 

...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS, DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...

11:00 PM EDT Fri Sep 22 Location: 33.6°N 76.8°W Moving: NNW at 12 mph Min pressure: 984 mb Max sustained: 70 mph

..OPHELIA JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH 0828 PM EDT SEPT. 22, 2023..

 

...OPHELIA PRODUCING WINDS JUST BELOW HURRICANE FORCE... ...WATER LEVELS RISING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...

8:00 PM EDT Fri Sep 22 Location: 33.3°N 76.6°W Moving: NNW at 12 mph Min pressure: 984 mb Max sustained: 70 mph

RAIN WRAPPED TORNANDO ARE POSSIBLE AS STRONG FEEDER BANDS MOVE INLAND.

DAY 1 TORNADO PROBABIITY 

5 %	30,164	2,131,839	Virginia Beach, VA...Norfolk, VA...Chesapeake, VA...Newport News, VA...Hampton, VA...
2 %	25,493	1,028,651	Greenville, NC...Jacksonville, NC...Rapid City, SD...Rocky Mount, NC...Kinston, NC...

DAY 2 TORNADO PROBABILITY

5 %	33,151	1,369,301	Des Moines, IA...Ames, IA...West Des Moines, IA...Ankeny, IA...Urbandale, IA...
2 %	163,118	13,596,249	Oklahoma City, OK...Kansas City, MO...Virginia Beach, VA...Omaha, NE...Tulsa, OK...

..TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA FORMS EAST OF THE CAROLINA'S SEPT. 22, 2023..

Goes to show you that some storms don't give you much time for preparations. Tropical storm winds are way ahead of the circulation. this is why we need to be ready at all times. flooding rains, dangerous storm surge and gusty tropical storm force winds affecting the coastal areas of the Carolina's.

RTW
 

...CYCLONE BECOMES TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUING ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

2:00 PM EDT Fri Sep 22 Location: 32.7°N 76.0°W Moving: NNW at 12 mph Min pressure: 992 mb Max sustained: 60 mph

..POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 16 11 AM UPDATE SEPT. 22, 2023..

 

...STORM SURGE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE OUTER BANKS AND ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND ALBEMARLE SOUND... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA...

11:00 AM EDT Fri Sep 22 Location: 32.3°N 75.6°W Moving: N at 12 mph Min pressure: 996 mb Max sustained: 50 mph