Hurricane Joaquin formed this morning and now packs sustained winds of 75 mph. Joaquin is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days while taking a westerly course before turning north and west later into the week. The NHC currently has this storm track just off the coast of […]
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Tropical Storm Joaquin formed over night in the Atlantic Ocean from what was Tropical Depression Eleven. This storm currently has winds of 35 mph with gusts to 45. The system is still not very organized, but it looks to be getting it’s act together over the coming week. The system […]
Tropical Storm Joaquin will likely become a hurricane on Wednesday as the storm continues to intensify quickly. The winds in the storm are currently near 60 mph. This storm rapidly intensified on Tuesday as thunderstorm activity has beefed up in the storm especially on the southeast corner where rainfall is […]
There is currently a tropical depression in the Atlantic located southwest of Bermuda. The current winds are only around 30-40 MPH, but this storm could become a Tropical Storm over the coming days and likely reach max winds of near 40 mph. The storm is currently going to steer off the […]
Tropical Depression Eleven formed today in the Atlantic Ocean a couple hundred miles south west of Bermuda. Over the next coming days the storm is expected to become a Tropical storm, which would be named Joaquin at that time. If the storm reaches that United States coast it would likely be […]
The storm that has been impacting North Carolina since last Thursday has been causing major erosion problems on the Outer Banks of North Carolina as well as some coastal flooding in the region as well. Since last Thursday some areas have received as much as 6-8 inches of rain along […]
Tropical Storm Erika has been struggling to gain strength over the past couple of days, but is still expected to become a Hurricane by Monday and if it’s track doesn’t change between now and then it is headed for the eastern Florida coast. Though the track is still 5 days […]
There is currently a tropical low off the coast of the Carolina’s and it is creating some dangerous conditions for mariners and beachgoers. Our Ocean Map currently shows 3 foot seas off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This system is not expected to develop into a […]
Hurricane Hugo made landfall on September 21, 1989 in a small town near Charleston, SC called McCleanville. The storm caused a total of 34 fatalities with 27 of those being in South Carolina. Hugo caused 10 billion dollars in damage, which at the time made this the most costly storm […]
Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm and the third major hurricane of the 1999 hurricane season. It made landfall near Cape Fear as a category 2 hurricane and caused flooding in some North Carolina rivers to reach there 500 year flood level. Hurricane Floyd claimed 57 lives and caused […]