posted on Aug, 3 2004 @ 02:20 PM
The eye has now passed Hatteras and appears to have stayed mostly offshore.
See:
www.ssd.noaa.gov...
MSNBC reports:
The storm�s sustained wind around its center had accelerated to nearly 100 mph by 1 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said.
On shore, rain fell in a steady, diagonal downpour at Rodanthe, and up to 6 inches of rain was possible in some areas, the National Weather Service
said. The agency reported an 83 mph wind gust on Ocracoke Island and a 72 mph gust at Buxton on Hatteras Island.
www.msnbc.msn.com...
Power is out on Hatteras Island and I haven't seen any official windspeed reports for the last two hours.
Also, see
this discussion of whether public safety officials underreacted to this
event.
4:00pm update:
Here are some comments from special statements out of the Moorehead City NWS office:
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS FROM OCRACOKE TO OREGON INLET THROUGH 5 PM. AT 115 PM A 120 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED
AT THE OCRACOKE FERRY TERMINAL. AT 209 PM A 102 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED IN HATTERAS VILLAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF NEAR 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
80 MPH WERE CONTINUING BETWEEN OCRACOKE AND OREGON INLET.
[edit on 3-8-2004 by x_y_no]