well the good news is that the storm has weakened a bit overnight, and the track is slightly more to the east which is good for us as far as maybe a little less of an impact than they thought yesterday... it may not be as strong when it passes by my area hopefully; they're saying it will be more like a really strong nor'easter rather than a full blown hurricane...
which is a good thing because i cant afford to repair any damage to the house or anything lol
and the heat wave we've been having has finally broken lol for the last 5 days it has been over 90 degrees and very much humid... i hate days like that, air so thick it is tough to breathe lol
anyway this is the latest report from the National Weather Service for my area...
Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
5:46 AM EDT, Fri., Sep. 3, 2010
... HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED ALL SECTIONS.
PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS -
The chance for hurricane conditions at this time is less than or equal to 16 percent. Also, the chance for tropical storm conditions at this time is up to 83 percent.
WINDS -
The strongest winds will be confined to Nantucket and the outer Cape where a brief period of minimal hurricane force wind gusts to 75 MPH is possible. For the rest of the southeast Massachusetts coastline, Tropical storm force wind gusts of 50 to 70 MPH are possible, with the strongest winds closest to the Cape Cod canal. Given trees remain fully leaved combined with heavy rainfall, winds of this magnitude will be capable of downing or uprooting trees, especially across Cape Cod and the Islands where scattered power outages are possible.
The onset of tropical storm force winds will begin along the south coast by late this afternoon. The period of strongest winds should occur this evening into the predawn hours and then rapidly diminish toward Saturday morning.
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE -
With the present track projection and timing, Storm surge flooding is not a major concern along the Massachusetts coast. A storm surge of 2 to 4 feet may cause minor flooding along vulnerable portions of the Nantucket, Chatham and Marthas vineyard shoreline during the Friday evening high tide.
A storm surge up to 2 feet is possible along the rest of the Massachusetts coast with splashover possible during high tide.
Minor storm surge flooding is also possible for Wellfleet and Provincetown harbors after earl passes Friday night.
INLAND FLOODING -
The axis of heaviest rainfall is expected across far southeast Massachusetts including the Cape and Islands. 2 to 4 inches of rain are possible, with isolated amounts up to 6 inches. Much of this rain may fall in a 6 hour period late Friday into Friday night, which would be enough to produce urban and poor drainage flooding along with areas of minor small stream flooding. A flood watch has been issued for south coastal Massachusetts including the Cape and Islands.
The axis of heaviest rainfall is track dependent and could shift depending on the eventual track of Earl.
RIP CURRENTS -
The worst of the high surf and dangerous rip currents will be Friday as hurricane earl approaches from the south. Earl will exit into the Canadian Maritimes Saturday, however the southern New England ocean waters will remain very turbulent into the weekend despite improving weather conditions. Therefore expect high surf and dangerous rip currents to persist into at least saturday and then slowly easing Sunday and especially Monday. Beach goers should check with local beach patrols and lifeguards before entering the water. Swimming restrictions are likely with possible beach closures friday and possibly into saturday. The most dangerous surf conditions are expected at south and east facing ocean exposed beaches.
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... HURRICANE EARL MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...
AREAS AFFECTED -
This local statement provides important information and recommended actions for people and marine interests in select locations and coastal waters of southern New England and Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters.
WATCHES/WARNINGS -
A Hurricane Warning continues for the following locations... Eastern Plymouth MA... Southern Bristol MA... Southern Plymouth MA... Barnstable MA... Dukes MA and Nantucket ma.
For marine interests... A Hurricane Warning continues for portions of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
A Tropical Storm Warning continues for the following locations... Eastern Essex ma... Suffolk ma... Eastern Norfolk ma... Southeast Providence RI... Eastern Kent RI... Bristol RI... Washington RI... Newport RI and Block Island RI.
A tropical storm wind warning continues for the following locations... Northern Bristol ma... Western Plymouth ma.
For marine interests... A Tropical Storm Warning continues for portions of Massachusetts and Rhode island.
A flash flood watch is in effect for portions of southern New England. Please listen closely for any flood warnings that might be in effect for your area.
STORM INFORMATION -
At 5 AM EDT, the center of Hurricane Earl was located near Latitude 35.3N, Longitude 74.0w. This was about 460 miles south-southwest of Nantucket ma. Storm motion was NNE or 20 degrees at 18 MPH. Storm intensity was 105 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW -
Hurricane Earl is a category 2 hurricane and is moving north off the coast of north Carolina. Earl is expected to turn northeast today and pass 50 to 100 miles south and east of Nantucket tonight.
Earl will continue to slowly weaken today as it moves over cooler waters, and is expected to be a category 1 hurricane as it makes its closest approach to Nantucket Friday night.
NEXT UPDATE -
The next local statement will be issued by the national weather service in Boston around 1 pm EDT, or sooner if conditions warrant.
