It is early on August 18th. Hurricane Bill is currently a category 2 hurricane churning in the central Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center forecast is for Bill to move west-northwest and then curve more northward within 5 days. The official track takes Bill between North Carolina and Bermuda. This track would only produce high waves along the coast, but there would be no actual weather affect here. All computer models keep Bill off our shore at this time. Of course, that could change, but I haven't ever seen a shift that large given the upcoming weather patterns.
A large trough of low pressure is forecast by all models to move into the Eastern US over the next few days. This will be the guiding force to curve Bill northward off the coast. This is a very large trough and is shown by all models, so confidence is high.
It is always good to be prepared for a hurricane. That means having food that can last and having a way to prepare it without electricity. Think of how you would survive without electricity or a way of travel out of your area. Think of drinking water, medicines, food, baby needs if appropriate, hygene, and comfort.
Hurricane Season ends November 30th!
Take care,
Phillip Williams
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I'm glad to see hurricane Bill has passed us by! However, I realize there could be a next time and I have gotten my survival kit ready!
ReplyDeleteOf course today it looked like Bill was passing my way here in Belvoir! The winds were really hard and the rain was pouring down without mercy!! It filled my little pond up (which was nice!) so I won't have to worry about that for a few days! My hummingbirds are loving the slow easy rain now, and they have quite a few big puddles to play in! I sure miss having Phillip giving us live updates during stormy weather, I have always trusted his forcasting and he has always given us really accurate information! Maybe one day before too long we will be blessed with his forcasting on some channel somewhere!!! Keep up the good work, Phillip, from an old faithful follower!
Thank you bonibsunshine1. I'm going to look into the equipment and cost involved in streaming live on the website. It may not be possible with my current site, but I'll look into it. I have access to great weather information, just lack the way to go live.
ReplyDeleteOn a personal note, I've joined RE/MAX in Greenville. I'm a buyers specialist with the Lee and Harrell Team.
Thanks for your blog post!
Phillip Williams