ATL: DORIAN - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[SunnyThoughts]

Emily Gracey
@GraceyWeather
Sustained wind speeds at the airport are 52 mph! Gusts of 69. Even higher near the harbor. #Dorian

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Charleston

[SunnyThoughts]

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Car stuck in water in Myrtle Beach...along with a load of folks who aren't very bright.

[birddogsc]

https://www.facebook.com/pg/FOX5Vegas/videos/?ref=page_internal

Car stuck in water in Myrtle Beach...along with a load of folks who aren't very bright.

There's no reason for it to be there. Neither Horry County nor any of the cities in the area allow vehicles on the beach.

[Visioen]

What does it take to count as a "landfall"? The edge of the eye touching on land or like 50 % or more over land?

The point of lowest pressure in the eye I believe, which is usually around the center of the eye.

I thought any part of the eye is enough, but I can be wrong.

[toad strangler]

What does it take to count as a "landfall"? The edge of the eye touching on land or like 50 % or more over land?

The point of lowest pressure in the eye I believe, which is usually around the center of the eye.

I thought any part of the eye is enough, but I can be wrong.

I believe more than 50% of the eye has to be ashore …. not 100% on that though.

[newtotex]

Looks like Wilmington is getting the brunt of both onshore storm surge piling in along with a real intense feeder band!

That’s going to suck for the beaches. The one saving grace for downtown Wilmington is that it sits on a relatively high bluff that should protect it from the surge

[Kazmit]

What does it take to count as a "landfall"? The edge of the eye touching on land or like 50 % or more over land?

The point of lowest pressure in the eye I believe, which is usually around the center of the eye.

I thought any part of the eye is enough, but I can be wrong.

In 2016, the west side of Hurricane Nicole's eye went over us in Bermuda, but they didn't count it as a landfall because the point at the very center stayed over water. Then again, Bermuda is a very small island, so it might be hard for this to happen on the coast.

[RL3AO]

What does it take to count as a "landfall"? The edge of the eye touching on land or like 50 % or more over land?

The point of lowest pressure in the eye I believe, which is usually around the center of the eye.

I thought any part of the eye is enough, but I can be wrong.

It's the center of the eye that counts.

[p1nheadlarry]

Lol NHC brought it back to major status

[b0tzy29]

Watching this thing wobble along the coast is crazy... one wobble and someone could get nailed.

[Vdogg]

Need to change the graphic. It's a 3 again...

[SunnyThoughts]

Lol NHC brought it back to major status

yep!

LOCATION...32.6N 79.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES

[hohnywx]

Was a typo:

Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
1200 PM EDT Thu Sep 05 2019

Corrected maximum sustained winds in table.

...DORIAN BRINGING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, WINDS, HEAVY
RAINFALL, AND TORNADOES TO PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS...

A Weatherflow site at Shutes Folly in Charleston Harbor recently
reported a wind gust of 78 mph (126 km/h).

An unofficial observing station at Ft Johnson on James Island
recently reported a wind gust of 74 mph (119 km/h).

A Weatherflow site in Winyah Bay, SC recently reported a wind gust
of 78 mph (126 km/h) at a height of 50 ft.

NOAA buoy 41004 just reported a minimum pressure of 959 mb (28.32
inches) very near the middle of the eye of Dorian.


SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...32.6N 79.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Zelinsky/Brennan

[Vdogg]

Dorian is growing again! satellite presence is starting to look classic. This is hands-down the most impressive storm I've ever watched. It simply will not die...

[SunnyThoughts]

corrected it back to 110 mph

SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...32.6N 79.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Zelinsky/Brennan

[tolakram]

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[Steve]

Dorian is growing again! satellite presence is starting to look classic. This is hands-down the most impressive storm I've ever watched. It simply will not die...

It wasn't supposed to by this point.

[EquusStorm]

Very impressive tornado outbreak with Dorian's bands. Some rather sizable and damaging tornadoes and hefty supercells instead of the transient stringbeans with minor touchdowns that are so often the case with landfalling systems.

[Vdogg]

Dorian is growing again! satellite presence is starting to look classic. This is hands-down the most impressive storm I've ever watched. It simply will not die...

It wasn't supposed to by this point.

It was supposed to be weakening however, and looked like it was on a track to do just that a few hours ago.

[tolakram]

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