Tropical Storm Ian

[stirs]

1 hour ago, Ja Rhule said:

Brad is saying we are getting a hurricane now

 

This makes no sense.  Saw the same attention grabber earlier when they came on the air

Storms never stay the same over land, so I have no clue what they are up to.

[stirs]

Ventusky has it crossing NC/SC border near Lumberton and up between Greensboro and Raleigh, then on to Lynchburg.  Well east of the others.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Yep our buddy Ian seems hellbent on being another Fran and rumbling through central NC.  I wouldn't be shocked if those of us in the triangle are in the danger cone by the 2 AM update.

Edited September 29, 2022 by The NFL Shield At Midfield
Fran, not Floyd

[LinvilleGorge]

Selfishly rooting for a more easterly track. I'd like to get some decent but reasonable rainfall. No thanks on 5"+.

[Ja Rhule]

19 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

No thanks on 5"+.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Latest NHC track is a hair east of the 5:00

[Paa Langfart]

2 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

This damn storm is moving so slow

  In 1998 when I lived just north of ILM hurricane Bonnie basically sat at the mouth of the cape fear river for hours and my house was in and out of the eye numerous times that evening - made it tough to sleep - Florence was another slow mover - took about 48 hours for it to get in and out of here and I recorded over 26 inches of rain.  Those are slow movers.  I can take the 10 mph clip Ian is currently moving.

[Ja Rhule]

Ian gaining strength.  80mph sustained winds now. 3 hours ago or so it was 65mph

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Still drifting east

[Ja Rhule]

9 minutes ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

Still drifting east

Ventusky still have it going right thru Charlotte 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Friendship ended with GFS and Euro, now ICON is my best friend

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

8 hours ago, Ja Rhule said:

Ventusky still have it going right thru Charlotte 

Depends on the model, ICON has been dead nuts so far

The NHC Fun Cone continues to shift east as of 8 AM

[Ja Rhule]

6 minutes ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

Depends on the model, ICON has been dead nuts so far

The NHC Fun Cone continues to shift east as of 8 AM

Ventusky just also shifted East.  All terrible stuff will miss Charlotte 

[OceanPanther]

This is a visual so you can see what a 19/20 foot storm surge is. Water that can't be stopped.

The picture is of the Hurricane that have hit Wilmington/ Wrightsvile Beach.. You've heard of many of these. Most were Cat 1, 2 or 3 ,,   Only Hazel was a Cat 4/5 .   It had the 19 ft storm surge.   THIS IS WHAT HIT Ft Myers Fla.  It's devastating .

So  when Georgetown SC is hit ( or that area ),  thank if a 5-8 storm surge.  AND, High Tide is about noon today.  There will be damage. Probably not catastrophic ,, but it won't be pretty.