Pretty crazy that the water level in Washington had reached 4.66 feet at midnight last night and is now at 0.77 feet. Meanwhile on the sound side of the outer banks a reporting station has risen by almost 4 feet. Pretty clear indication of how quickly the water can go from one extreme to the next during even weak storms.
Post by downeastnc on Sept 5, 2016 10:11:47 GMT -5
Alligator River Bridge wxflow location was reported to have hit 116 mph in a wind gust during Hermine...waiting to see if the NHC confirms it. They should compare the time it was recorded to the velocity scans on radar and see if maybe it was a tornado or if it was just a legit wind gust....thats over 30 mph faster than any other recorded gust though.
Last Edit: Sept 5, 2016 10:13:15 GMT -5 by downeastnc
Alligator River Bridge wxflow location was reported to have hit 116 mph in a wind gust during Hermine...waiting to see if the NHC confirms it. They should compare the time it was recorded to the velocity scans on radar and see if maybe it was a tornado or if it was just a legit wind gust....thats over 30 mph faster than any other recorded gust though.
Is that area elevated or is it pretty close to water level? It's possible it could be a rogue wind gust or from that couplet on radar.
Alligator River Bridge wxflow location was reported to have hit 116 mph in a wind gust during Hermine...waiting to see if the NHC confirms it. They should compare the time it was recorded to the velocity scans on radar and see if maybe it was a tornado or if it was just a legit wind gust....thats over 30 mph faster than any other recorded gust though.
Is that area elevated or is it pretty close to water level? It's possible it could be a rogue wind gust or from that couplet on radar.
The bridge is probably 20 ft off the water so the weather station is on the building at the drawbridge so it might be 30-40 ft or so off the water, I am not sure if there was a couplet that coincides with that wind gust, seems rather high given all the other peak gust measured....if it is legit then one wonders if it was something like a tornado etc....I also wonder if it matches the timing of the accident with the tractor trailer blowing over and sadly killing the driver. You can see it in this image on a pole on the right of the building....I bet its a wild ride to be out there during a event like this....
Last Edit: Sept 5, 2016 17:13:23 GMT -5 by downeastnc
Post by snowlover91 on Sept 6, 2016 8:04:15 GMT -5
My guess would be that a couplet moved over to cause wind like that. The elevation increase isn't enough to justify such a large increase in the wind unless it happened to be a rogue wind gust which is possible. Hopefully the NWS will verify it for us so we can know for sure.
If I didn't have to work that Saturday I would have gone to the OBX to ride out those 60-80mph wind gusts. Had to be crazy out there and I honestly don't think residents in those areas were prepared for winds like that.