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Hurricane Florence Update Statement
2018-09-14 20:56:28| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 300 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 788 WTNT61 KNHC 141856 TCUAT1 Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 300 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 ...300 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE... ...FLORENCE MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CONTINUE... NOAA Doppler weather radar data and surface observations indicate that the center of Hurricane Florence has continued to move slowly westward toward the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The Weatherflow station at Federal Point, North Carolina, recently reported sustained winds of 59 mph (95 km/h) and a wind gust of 72 mph (116 km/h). Surface observations indicate that the central pressure has risen to near 970 mb (28.64 inches). Heavy rain continues over eastern North Carolina. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Morehead City has measured 15.56 inches of rainfall thus far. SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.0N 78.4W ABOUT 35 MI...65 KM WSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 35 MI...65 KM NE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.64 INCHES $$ Forecaster Beven
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