Any reports from NC??

[cebers01]

If you guys have any reports from NC, we'd love to hear 'em! Looks like a mostly rain event for us, thank goodness... But lots of rain... showing over 10 inch storm totals already south of Jacksonville, NC...

[NC George]

I watching the local news here, so far a few building have lost roofs in the Wilmington area, there is an area of rotation due south of me (potential tornado!) Some power loss in Wilmington. I'll update, it seems the main storm in knocking at my door now, big thunder outside now.

[NCWeatherChic]

I am located just a few miles NW of I95/I40 junction and so far it has been mostly rain. We are now hearing some thunder, rain has picked up and it is rather breezy with bouts of stronger winds and rain. But so far so good. You know what was was eery, during our morning coffee at 6am or so my husband and I noticed how calm and quiet it was outside. No birds chirping, no dogs barking. Animals just have a sense that something is going on. When we go out on our screened in porch, all we mostly hear is a slight roar or howl off at a distance. Maybe the winds futher away or winds way up above us (we have been hearing it most of the day).

[Skywatch_NC]

2.80" in my gauge from last night through early this morning...then a lull for awhile...now some light rain in the area...nothing of any consequence really here in the Triangle area which is a real blessing!

Eric

[Wolfman21]

Its been calm and silent the past 2 days here, but luckily i believe its gonna be all for nothing. A breeze here and there, and a lil rain, but we're too far off from the coast for anything really. Down in Wilmington, around Wrightsville Beach got hit with sustained winds around 60-70 for about 2 hours today though

[NC George]

Hurricane force gust just reported in Jacksonville, NC. Numerous 1-foot trees being uprooted. Just started pouring rain at my house. State of Emergency just declared for Pitt County. I live in Southern Pitt County. Mandantory Evac for Mobile home dwellers and residents in low-lying arear urged to seek higher ground immediately.

[Anonymous]

Here are some:

0425 PM TORNADO 2 E MAYFIELD 36.52N 79.53W
08/12/2004 F1 ROCKINGHAM NC NWS STORM SURVEY

TORNADO DESCENDED THROUGH YARD DOWNING AND TOPPING
SEVERAL TREES...THEN DESTROYED ALL BUT A SMALL SECTION OF
A HOUSE. ROOF...WALLS AND CARPORT WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED.

0438 PM TORNADO DANVILLE CITY 36.58N 79.42W
08/12/2004 F1 DANVILLE VA NWS STORM SURVEY

*** 1 INJ *** AN F1 TORNADO AFFECTED WESTERN SECTIONS OF
DANVILLE. TWO COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WERE SEVERELY
DAMAGED...AS WELL AS A GREENHOUSE. MANY TREES WERE EITHER
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...WITH SEVERAL TREES OR LARGE LIMBS
ON HOUSES. ONE MINOR INJURY OCCURRED.

0130 PM TORNADO JACKSONVILLE 34.76N 77.40W
08/14/2004 ONSLOW NC EMERGENCY MNGR

BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 17 IN
JACKSONVILLE AT THE BEACHMAN APARTMENTS. SOME MINOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH TREES DOWN.

1234 PM HURRICANE SHALLOTTE 33.97N 78.39W
08/14/2004 BRUNSWICK NC TRAINED SPOTTER

ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE. NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN.

1205 PM HURRICANE MYRTLE BEACH 33.69N 78.89W
08/14/2004 HORRY SC AMATEUR RADIO

ROOF DAMAGE TO A MOTEL.

1235 PM HURRICANE LONG BEACH 33.91N 78.12W
08/14/2004 BRUNSWICK NC AMATEUR RADIO

MEASURED WIND GUST 76 MPH. ROOF OFF HOUSE.

1245 PM HURRICANE BOLIVIA 34.07N 78.15W
08/14/2004 BRUNSWICK NC AMATEUR RADIO

SEVERAL PINE TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 17.

[Three Blind Mice]

Ok. Strangest storm yet!! Rained first 30 minutes 2.5 inches then here came the winds. Trees down everywhere. Debris more than Bretha less than Fran. At my house the sun was shining like an eye while the wind was howling..

DT is this the Baro system effect??

[Three Blind Mice]

Forest Hills section of town has big trees down. police have closed access. Landfall area lots of trees and branches down.

We are off to the farm for our chain saws!!!!

Oh, and now it is dry and the sun is really coming out. Dark clouds in the distance.

[bjacobs99]

goldsboro..currently heavy rain and lighting wind about 15mph

[cebers01]

Thanks everyone!

[wharrell]

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[Guest]

Storm just pushing into greenville now, gusty winds and raining pretty good here now... no alarm just yet.... let ya know when i start sweatin it..

[Carolina_survivor]

Been waiting all day and the worst of the storm is about half-hour from me now. Rain and wind's picked up a little, nothing to write home about as yet. Supposed to get rough in a bit.

So far, it's the easiest storm yet (of several hurricanes we've been through). Isabel's eye came right over us so it might be hard to compare with this just being a tropical storm now. The center of the storm is expected to cross directly over us as well. We're expecting winds 40 - 60, maybe some gusts to 70.

[Anonymous]

Winds still hanging in there:
0233 PM TROPICAL STORM JACKSONVILLE 34.76N 77.40W
08/14/2004 ONSLOW NC EMERGENCY MNGR

60-70 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUTAGES.

[ncbird]

55 mph wind gusts and rain here in New Bern.
Lots of power fluctuations but still have power. Where I am at thats still a blessing.

NCBird

[Carolina_survivor]

Same here NCBird -- they usually cut our power when we get a slight breeze!

Rain and wind picking up, hear some thunder way off. Amazed we still have power.

[Anonymous]

I apologize. A couple of the storm damage incidents i listed above were from the 12th! I am fool for this! Anyway, there are some new reports from New Bern with winds around 58 mph confirming what NCBird said. Hope you keep power there!... I doubt Charley weakens much more and these wind reports and downed trees will continue up the coast.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nc/public.html

[NC George]

Eye has just passed over my area: Ayden. Wind was blowing right in my front door an hour ago, then a period of calm, now the wind is blowing directly from the opposite side of the house, away from the front door. Wind not very strong here perhaps reached 40 mph, there are a few tree limbs down in my yard, but nothing compared to Isabel, Floyd, Fran, or Bertha (or even Bonnie of 6 years ago, not yesterday.) Of course, all the weak limbs could have been culled from my yard from the previously mentioned storm. It has rained at least 3-4 inches here, and it continues to rain torrentially.

Tornados are in the area, WNCT-9 reporting circular cells with VIPIR radar moving from Winterville through Greenville. Tornado warning for Swan Quarter.

Wow, wind just hit here again. One tree top just broke off in my yard.

Woman on TV reporting small creek near Kinston flooding, her dog house floated away. Flash Flooding reported in Greenville.

As a side note: It's my 1st anniversairy with Storm2K and I get to celebrate with a TS!