09-14-2018, 12:47 PM
Hope your friends are OK.
The storm really looked to be falling apart and the lowering of the category to a one did no favors to anybody, as the central pressure of the storm stayed the same. this simply meant the wind field had further expanded, which means it could pile up more water along the coast and feed off more of the hot water.
When the eye got closer to land the pressure dropped a few MB and it appeared to be intensifying over the gulf stream.
So regarding the Wind damage, obviously not cat4 damage, but interms of storm surge, because of the size of the storm adn the slow movement, it was able to pile up a lot more water along shore.
As far as rain, well that is also extreme, and not quite living upto the predicted maximum possible totals that the media was inplying were written in stone.
Either way it does not make much difference what the category rating was when your first floor is underwater. The track forecast turned out to be pretty darned accurate, and while they thought it would make landfall as a cat4, adn it was a strong cat1 or low cat 2, makes little difference.
I am surprised that is is still classified as a hurricane this long with the eye no longer over water. It Ain't over yet, either, and there could be flooding events up applachia and into the NE over the next few days.
The storm really looked to be falling apart and the lowering of the category to a one did no favors to anybody, as the central pressure of the storm stayed the same. this simply meant the wind field had further expanded, which means it could pile up more water along the coast and feed off more of the hot water.
When the eye got closer to land the pressure dropped a few MB and it appeared to be intensifying over the gulf stream.
So regarding the Wind damage, obviously not cat4 damage, but interms of storm surge, because of the size of the storm adn the slow movement, it was able to pile up a lot more water along shore.
As far as rain, well that is also extreme, and not quite living upto the predicted maximum possible totals that the media was inplying were written in stone.
Either way it does not make much difference what the category rating was when your first floor is underwater. The track forecast turned out to be pretty darned accurate, and while they thought it would make landfall as a cat4, adn it was a strong cat1 or low cat 2, makes little difference.
I am surprised that is is still classified as a hurricane this long with the eye no longer over water. It Ain't over yet, either, and there could be flooding events up applachia and into the NE over the next few days.
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