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| Tropical storm watch issued for eastern North Carolina |
| 2006-07-18 |
| From the Rantburg Weather Center Tropical Storm Public Advisory Statement as of 11:00 am EDT on July 18, 2006 at 11 am EDT...1500 UTC...a tropical storm watch has been issued for the eastern coast of North Carolina from north of Cape Lookout northward to south of Currituck Beach Light. At 1100 am EDT...1500z...the center of Tropical Depression Two was located near latitude 32.5 north...longitude 73.4 west or about 220 miles...355 km...south-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina. The depression is moving toward the north near 5 mph. A slow turn toward the north-northwest or northwest is expected to occur later tonight or Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and the depression could become a tropical storm later today or tonight. Oh Joy. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1011 mb...29.85 inches. Forecast track here. If it doesn't turn, it'll go right up the Chesapeake to DC. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Richmond... hmmmm. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-07-18 18:48 |
| #2 Hope it stops by Richmond - we do need the rain. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-18 16:04 |
| #1 Sigh. Just what we need, more rain. |
| Posted by: Fleresh Gloluper8546 2006-07-18 13:07 |