Tropical Storm Alex Moving Slowly Toward The Carolinas

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Tropical Storm Alex Moving Slowly Toward The Carolinas

Charleston, S.C. -- The National Hurricane Center is moving its tropical storm warning a bit more to the north along the Carolina coast. That's as Tropical Storm Alex moves ever-so-slightly toward the east-northeast.

At 11 a.m., Eastern time, the storm was about 120 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, with top winds of 60 miles-per-hour.

The tropical storm warning now extends from the Santee River south of Georgetown, South Carolina, north to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.

Forecasters say the storm has the potential to reach hurricane strength in the next day or so. But they say it now looks like it will remain offshore.

High surf and rip currents are expected to affect much of the Southeast coast over the next couple of days.



Alex must be having fun while vacating in the Carolinas! Wonder if "E" is next.
 
Sigh....
I live in the Charleston area. Preparing for storms and hurricanes is no fun. We lived thru Hugo, and evacuated for Floyd. No fun. My yard has many very tall trees. Every storm makes me nervous.
 
Reba said:
Sigh....
I live in the Charleston area. Preparing for storms and hurricanes is no fun. We lived thru Hugo, and evacuated for Floyd. No fun. My yard has many very tall trees. Every storm makes me nervous.
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I hear you, Reba. I live in S. FL, and we went through Hurricane Georges in '98, and you're right! The damage from hurricanes can be devestating. You'll be in my thoughts.
 
I have not had the chance to watch the news this evening. I have some relatives and friends living in the Charleston area (Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Summerville). I hope the tropical storm doesn't hit the Carolinas.

All is in my thoughts.
 
Brian said:
I have not had the chance to watch the news this evening. I have some relatives and friends living in the Charleston area (Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Summerville). I hope the tropical storm doesn't hit the Carolinas.

All is in my thoughts.
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From what I saw on news reports, the storm is gonna gain strength, and possibly reach hurricane status, but it's supposed to just skim the coast before it's picked up by a front, and kicked out to sea. All in all, the Carolinas are supposed to get some wind and rain, but that's about it. Pretty benign all things considered. :)
 
We lived thru Hugo, and evacuated for Floyd
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What about Bob? I remember Hurricane Bob..I was still a little kid but I remember a tree falling across our driveway and all these cool forts (from downed trees) being created. I also remember Gloria way way back in '85.
I hope we get a couple of storms this year...that would be fun!
 
Dang...hope the Carolinas will be well prepared for the hurricane, whether it hits or not. My thoughts are for those who live in the area.
 
It has been a quiet summer so far.

"It's quiet here, Bob."
"Yeah, too quiet..."

Lol. But seriously I think because we have been having unseasonably cold weather, when warm fronts move in, BOOM! Storms.
Just gotta love those storms, they make the hair stand up on your neck, unless you are in one, then you do NOT love it.
 
Lol. But seriously I think because we have been having unseasonably cold weather,
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Beo, where are you? We've been having not cold weather....but more very mild weather...we haven't had an exciting heat wave or anything :(
 
Unseasonable in other words, eh?
I am in Missouri and this is August. Only a couple heat waves to speak of so far.
Weird, or is it just my imagination?
 
It does look like Alex will become a hurricane and brush the North Carolina coast.

The Charleston area has escaped this one. Continue to think about the people in North Carolina. Some people there are still rebuilding since last hurricane season.

I have some relatives and friends living in the Charleston area (Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Summerville).
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They should be fine. I live in the same area, and the weather is OK now.

For people who have experienced hurricanes in the past, the worst part is the waiting. You just don't know what to expect. Sometimes you prepare for a hurricane, or evacuate, then nothing happens. Although it is a hassle, it is still best to be prepared.
 
:lol: @ tekkmortal & vampyrox You both have a good sense of humor.

Seriously, though, I hope this hurricane Alex vanishes offshore or something. Would hate to see people go through a nasty hurricane.
 
Alex said:
:lol: @ tekkmortal & vampyrox You both have a good sense of humor.

Seriously, though, I hope this hurricane Alex vanishes offshore or something. Would hate to see people go through a nasty hurricane.
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And...

We would hate to see you vanish as well. :(




Of course, I hope everyone will be alright.
 
Crap, my father live in Hickory, NC. And other deaf ppl I knew live in NC, too. I did escaped Hugo's wrath in Newton, NC when I was young boy.
Is Tropical Storm Alex heading for VA coastal region, too? My two sisters and their families live in Norfolk. I hope they're safe from that Alex...
 
UPDATE on Alex:

Hurricane Alex grazes North Carolina coast
Associated Press

BUXTON, N.C. -- A stronger-than-expected Hurricane Alex brushed North Carolina's coast today, cutting power to thousands and flooding Hatteras Island's only link to the mainland but sparing the area a direct hit.

The storm grew to hurricane strength, 74 mph, early in the day and by midday the sustained wind around its eye had revved up to nearly 100 mph, with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said. By tonight, Alex was back in the Atlantic and headed away from land.

The eye of the storm just barely passed by Cape Hatteras, leaving the east side of the hurricane -- with the strongest wind and heaviest rain -- out at sea instead of battering communities still recovering from last year's devastating Hurricane Isabel. Still, the island town of Beaufort, between the mainland and the Outer Banks, got more than 5 inches of rain.

"This is different from Isabel last year, which came into the coast perpendicularly and went inland and into Virginia," said Richard Knabb, meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "This is comparatively a grazing blow, but still a pretty significant one for Cape Hatteras and areas nearby there."

No injuries were reported, according to a statement from Gov. Mike Easley. The National Guard was called in to help along some parts of the coast.

Waves washing ashore on Hatteras Island made the island's only highway impassable for much of the day from just south of Oregon Inlet, at the north end of the island, to near the town of Avon, the weather service said. The highway connects to the mainland north of Oregon Inlet.

Outside the Comfort Inn in Buxton, south of Rodanthe, the hotel manager looked outside as ice machines and trash bins floated down the highway.

"This is far worse than I expected," said manager Pat Cavanaugh, who has lived in Frisco for eight years. There's not a lot you can do to prepare, he added. "You can board up windows, but we weren't expected to need something like that."

Traveling salesman Bill Morris of Virginia Beach, Va., who makes a three-day trip along the Outer Banks each week, agreed.

"I thought it was bad, I really did," he said. "If I had known it was going to be this intense, I would have turned around and stayed in Kitty Hawk. It was worse than I thought it was going to be."

Alex bore little similarity to the 100-mph Isabel, North Carolina's most recent hurricane, which made landfall Sept. 18, 2003, damaging more than 53,000 homes in 47 counties.

At the peak of power outages today, a total of 10,000 customers were without electricity, including 6,800 customers on Hatteras Island from Rodanthe to Hatteras Village and all 2,100 customers on Ocracoke Island.

By evening, power had returned to many parts of the islands and motel parking lots remained full, indicating that the storm had chased off few tourists.

At 8 p.m., Alex was well out to sea, with the hurricane center reporting the storm's center about 110 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras and headed northeast. The center said the storm was expected to impact the northeastern United States only with some large swells.

The National Weather Service discontinued all warnings related to the storm.

Only two hurricane seasons on record have had a first tropical depression form later than July 31. But forecasters said a late start has no bearing on hurricane activity.



Alex might hit NYC! :jaw:
 
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