because blocking high pressure is going to keep it from moving up and out. so it s going to sit and linger. it s going to sit and spin. it s going to drop a ton of rain, as much as harvey from last year? i hope not. but i don t think three feet of rain in some inland sections, not along coast, but inland, is where we re going to see the problems. and the heavy rain. right now we ve got hurricane watches from the north carolina/virginia border, all the way to odesto beach. we re looking at storm surge watches from the north carolina/virginia border. that s where the wall of water will come moving in at a fast clip. here are the extreme winds we re looking at. some of the impacts. tropical storm force winds from parts of just northeast south carolina all the way up to the virginia/north carolina border. a high risk. moderate risk. charleston, nor folk, just south of the delmarva peninsula in washington, d.c.
may be more likely to misuse lyrica. with less pain, i can do more with my family. talk to your doctor today. see if lyrica can help. maria now a hurricane again. the good news, it s moving away from the north carolina coast. the storm is regaining strength this morning. tropical storm warnings were put in effect for parts of north carolina s eastern coast to the virginia border. north carolina had already issued a mandatory evacuation
i think it s okay to be concerned. particularly along the north carolina outer banks. now maria will not make a direct hit there, but the impacts are likely to be felt. right now, a solid category 2 storm near winds are at 105 miles an hour. it is moving straight north at around nine miles per hour. expected to edge it s way closer and closer to the coastline by about wednesday, here s where it is as a category 1, 85 mile per hour winds sitting off the coast of cape hath ris. mind you, the hurricane-force winds extend about 60 miles from the center. so that s going to be enough to certainly bring up the wave action, some rain and certainly some rough weather there along the carolinas so taking a look at those tropical storm watches now up from surf city, north carolina, to the virginia border, that means tropical storm conditions are expected. now that would be winds at least 39 miles per hour or higher. so, again, gusty conditions and particularly a very rough surf. and that s going
hour, gusts up to 155. as you said, approaching the central bahamas as a category 3. we could possibly see more strengthening as we go through the next 24 hours. and then this storm is expected to weaken as we go through saturday, sunday, even into monday. the cone of uncertainty right now has it making landfall anywhere from north carolina coast all the way up to maine. that is a large area. and when you are about five days out, the storm only stays inside the cone about two-thirds of the time. there s about a 30% chance this storm could make landfall outside the cone or even stay out to sea. some of the models are still forecasting that. this has been the problem. the models are everywhere. we have forecast models making landfall. the georgia/south carolina border. we have them making landfall around the virginia border, all the way up to new york. the models are not agreeing at all. some of the models taking it out
issues as quick as possible. the north carolina division of tourism will have its visitors call center open 24/7 starting tomorrow through the duration of the storm. live operators will offer the latest information and updates at 1-800-visit-nc. 800-847-4862. let s hope for the best, pray for the best, that arthur cleans clears out quickly so we can all get back to celebrating our country s independence with our families and friends on north carolina s beautiful beaches all the way from the south carolina border up to the virginia border. and we have some of the best beaches in the united states of america and i just want to also say to everyone, stay safe. i ve mentioned this before to citizens. don t put your stupid hat on. but i also want to talk to the media. we need the media to help inform you and to inform our citizens, but i don t want the media to pull a dan rather on us. you don t need to prove to the