10 Things to Know About Hurricane Florence and Ghiorse’s Insights
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Hurricane Florence is heading toward North and South Carolina.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to make landfall by Thursday morning and could be as strong as a Category 3 storm by the time it hits land.
GoLocal's John Ghiorse says, "Large and very dangerous Hurricane Florence continues to lumber toward the East Coast. The forecast of the track of the storm has been very consistent bringing it into the North Carolina coast sometime later this week. Normally we here in Southern New England would be mightily concerned that the storm could turn and head in our direction. But this time there is a strong ridge of high pressure that extends from out over the Atlantic Ocean westward nosing into the Northeastern United States," says Ghiorse.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"That ridge is expected to hold firm, thus forcing Florence to track into the Carolinas. Florence is so large that rough seas will extend hundreds of miles from the center. Thus we can expect very rough offshore waters during the next several days, along with heavy surf at local south facing beaches. There likely will be some beach erosion because of that surf. Aside from that, there should be very few further effects from Florence here in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. At this time, it's hard to say if we will see any residual moisture in the form of rain or showers later in the weekend or early next week. Odds are that strong high pressure will keep that away from us as well," adds Ghiorse.
“Florence is likely to produce a life-threatening storm surge along the coastlines of South Carolina, North Carolina & Virginia, and a Storm Surge Watch is in effect for a portion of this area,” said the National Hurricane Center.
According to the Washington Post, more than 1.5 million people have been ordered to evacuate the coastal areas ahead of the storm.
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