Warning!! Tropical Storm Cristobel...SC & NC

camaraderie · #1 (**permalink**) 07-19-2008

If you are in the mid Atlantic and haven't been paying attention there is a Tropical Storm Warning up all along the coast as the depression off Georgia is expected to further strengthen. Not much notice on this one. Winds are currently 35Kts.
Time to get the canvas down and extra lines secured.
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1146 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 90 MILES...140 KM...EAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 250 MILES...400 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH
CAROLINA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
DARE...BEAUFORT...HYDE...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTER ET...AND ONSLOW.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ALONG THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY...WITH CONTINUED STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

chuck5499 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-19-2008

isn't it strange - my insurance company wanted me out of miami to escape the storms so bertha gave us a bit of worry until it turned and now this - maybe next year i will head south
chuck and svsoulmates
ki4sry
on the hook in solomon isl - tracking storms

Freesail99 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-19-2008

That storm has been off the coast of SC for a few days. I been wondering if it would become a named storm.

PBzeer · #4 (**permalink**) 07-19-2008

Very little change in the barometer so far (since noon).

camaraderie · #5 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

It is named now and winds are 45 with higher gusts. Should be over Hatteras late afternoon tomorrow and winds extend out quite a way so it should be bouncy in the Pamlico and Neuse.

RickQuann · #6 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

Good luck to all of you guys/gals in the affected areas. Hopefully Cristobel will spin out to sea without any damage to coastal areas.

PBzeer · #7 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

Barometer has actually risen slightly. A bit of rain overnight, but no noticeable increase in wind here in New Bern.

camaraderie · #8 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

As of 11am it looks like all the "action" on Cristobal is on the seaward (E/SE) side and that it will impact Hatteras and head out to sea. Latest radar shows some weakening in my view so perhaps we'll be spared a bit on the Outer Banks and up the Neuse.

PBzeer · #9 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

Nothing happening in New Bern that would indicate Cristobel is having any effect here.

Joel73 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-20-2008

This video clip was from 10am this morning right before we left. The wind had picked up a little and the water was coming up a little but i suspect we won't see much out of Cristobel.