What do you think?
I certainly hope not. We have weekend plans to hit the shore and an amusment park or two.
Yes.
Source… Magic 8 Ball.
The news local certainly seems to think so. It could “brush” New England. After it batters somewhere south, no doubt. I haven’t heard where they expect it to really hit, but my money is on the Carolinas. They always get nailed when hurricanes hit the east coast.
: Signs point to yes :
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I’ve been wondering the same thing. There are Highs on either side of the projected track, and a big Low to the west of the High over the eastern US.
Also, since it’s Labor Day Weekend, I’m getting a vibe that they’re holding off on a gloomy forecast so’s not to discourage all those tourists from spending their money. Kind of like in Jaws when the local mucketymucks didn’t want to close the beach.
looks like it might. the worst thing would be for it to hang just enough off coast to keep the eye off shore, and move up the coast.
elfkin, the carolinas kinda stick their chin out. just asking for a hurricane to hit it.
strangely, they did close beaches this summer due to sharks! perhaps the sharks were calling to hurakan, “look over here!” .
Wit the latest cone of probability, my house is directly under the western edge. I’m in NC, about 70 miles due west of Duck on the Outer Banks, and about 120 miles NW of Hatteras. There are advantages of living inland…
So far, our Emergency Management director is taking a yawn at the predictions for us. At the moment, we expecting 30-40 MPH winds and rain, so mobilization is not expected. All may change if Earl comes farther west, and our county resources may be called for mutual aid in the counties to our east if they get slammed. Elizabeth City floods at the drop of a hat…
My Magic 8 Ball is more emphatic:
“DEFINITELY YES” she says.
I’m on vacation next week and this thing is due to arrive in New England-ish this weekend.
While standing at the ocean and watching the waves roll in might be kind of fun for about ten minutes … if this friggin’ thing keeps me from golfing next week, why I’ll … I’ll … I’ll not be doing much golfing.
Atlantic Canada is being warned to batten down the hatches and prepare for nasty weather. Temps from 28 - 33C and “sweltering” it says here.
"While it is still to early to tell how Hurricane Earl will affect the Maritimes and Newfoundland, one thing is clear. People in Atlantic Canada need to be prepared for a potentially stormy weekend.
"Strong winds and heavy rain from Earl could cause power outages, flooding, and evacuations.
“You want to make sure that you have the ability to sustain yourself for approximately 72 hours,” says Bill Lawlor, the Canadian Red Cross’ director of disaster management for Atlantic Canada."
Lovely. Here in Manitoba we’re “only” being told to watch out for flooding.
an seanchai
The cone includes a possibility that it will run along the US east coast about 80 miles off shore. That would pound a lot of land with strong winds. it is a cat 4 with 135 mile an hour winds near the eye now.
they keep saying he will turn… he hasn’t yet. looks like the beaches of carolina are going to get at least a sideswipe.
wonder how the bay of fundy likes hurricanes? it has quite the tides as it is.
the chasers have recorded a 199 mph wind gust near earl’s eye! it is quite a bit up from the surface, but quite impressive.
they say he will be off n. carolina by thurs. night, off new england fri aft. and up around nova scotia by saturday morning. a front that is coming across the great lakes is slated to push him off the coast and up to canada on friday.
lavenderblue, if your plans are for saturday, sunday, and monday, you should be fine. thurs. night through fri. aft. are the bad times for the us east coast.
the storm behind fiona has been named gaston, and there is another tropical wave off of africa behind him. looks like we are gonna be seeing a lot of activity this sept.