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September 14, 2005
Hurricane Ophelia Aproaches
Still going.. Ophelia now with a lowering barometric pressure and increased wind speed, she continues to hang in there as a category 1 storm -- sustained winds are currently at 80 mph, 10 mph greater than yesterday. The center of circulation is located just off the coast of North Carolina. Wind gusts in Wilmington have been reported at 55 mph. With the slow moment of Ophelia, flooding will be the biggest result throughout most of coastal North Carolina. Doppler radar indicated as much as 6 to 8 inches of rain already.
A storm surge of 5 to 6 feet is likely along the Outer Banks later today and tonight with as much as 7 to 9 feet possible in the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers.
Posted by Jeff at September 14, 2005 09:36 AM