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TS Ophelia


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30 minutes ago, nwohweather said:


Really looks impressively organized on radar. Came so close to being a hurricane

I think, given another hour over water, it would have become one. That last convective burst was impressive and radar really showed a formative eyewall. NHC said it was pretty much a flip of a coin and landfall winds were somewhere between 60-65 knots. Buoy gust to 83 is impressive and gusts over 70 from Atlantic beach to cape lookout. 

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1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Bad surge in little Washington right now. Friends boat getting washed off lift

https://youtube.com/shorts/-xa-fowIOLQ?si=w-JMrlbS813iyQmK

Should see it drop fast as the winds rotate to the SW. Couldn't have come quick enough as they were approaching major flood stage downtown with a 6.69 foot level......major starts at 7 feet

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4 minutes ago, shaggy said:

Should see it drop fast as the winds rotate to the SW. Couldn't have come quick enough as they were approaching major flood stage downtown with a 6.69 foot level......major starts at 7 feet

Wonder how bad the flooding is right now. This is what the criteria says, and it isn't far off from it at all.

7 Widespread and significant flooding of the town of Washington (including the Washington Park and River Road areas), as well as the community of Whichards Beach. Many homes and businesses will flood in Washington.Many roads will be impassable, especially those adjacent to the Pamlico River and adjacent creeks.
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1 minute ago, StantonParkHoya said:

It does that with every system coming from the SE. Same with Union point in new bern that everyone keeps posting.

The sensationalism promulgated by social media is out of hand.

Oh no we're posting meteorological observations on a meteorological website!

Seriously your trolling is old and annoying. You're getting as bad as Idubb23. Please stop posting. 

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https://www.weather.gov/mhx/OpheliaReview2023
 

Summary of Ophelia. Some very impressive winds on land along with the buoy reports (some over 80 mph) and recon observations indicate this was extremely close to hurricane strength at landfall. Not sure there’s enough for an upgrade but a 70 mph TS producing numerous 65-75 mph recorded gusts is impressive. It came it at a bad angle for Washington. I have some friends there who said it’s some of the worst flooding they’d experienced and no one expected it to be that bad 

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