The peak storm tide in Charleston Harbor was 9.92 feet MLLW / 4.15 feet MHHW at 1718 UTC (118 PM EDT), which was the third highest on record at the time. The maximum storm tide (astronomical tide + storm surge) was 12.24 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) / 4.73 feet Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) at 1742 UTC (142 PM EDT) on September 11 at Fort Pulaski, GA, which at the time was the second highest level on record. In this case, the high pressure to the north of the storm led to very favorable winds which helped keep water levels high which led to the tremendous coastal flooding.Ĭlick on images to enlarge State-wide rainfall maps: GA and SC This storm was a great example of why it's best to focus on the potential impacts and not just the forecast storm track/intensity as the storm was relatively weak in terms of max winds at it's closest approach to the SC Lowcountry/GA Coastal Empire and many other factors can ultimately determine the impacts that occur. For more details on impacts to the area check out our Post Storm Report. The storm brought significant storm surge inundation and wind gusts near hurricane-force to coastal areas of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina as well as several tornadoes, flooding rainfall and river flooding. Click here for a surface weather map from the Weather Prediction Center at 1200 UTC (8 AM EDT) on September 11 showing Tropical Storm Irma over northern Florida. The storm then moved north over the Florida peninsula while weakening to a tropical storm before moving into Georgia and continuing to weaken. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and then along the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. GOES satellite (left), radar, (right-top) and track (right-bottom) imagery of Irma In a Category 5 storm, winds reach more than 157 mph and damage is expected to be catastrophic, with buildings and roofs destroyed.#GOES16 captured this imagery of #Irma from landfall yesterday up until mid-morning 9/11. Schools in Broward County will be closed Thursday and Friday.Ĭategory 5 is the strongest hurricane category on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane strength scale. The mayor said those who live in an evacuation zone should plan to evacuate, adding that extra shelters will be available. The last time the base was evacuated was in September 2008 for Hurricane Ike.īroward County, Florida Mayor Barbara Sharief said Tuesday that Broward County will feel tropical storm-level winds by Friday. “The sooner people leave, the better.”Ī spokesperson for the Naval Air Station at Key West said a separate evacuation order has been issued for the base’s 5,500 personnel and their families, effective Tuesday at 8 p.m. “If ever there was a storm to take seriously in the Keys, this is it,” Monroe County Emergency Management Director Martin Senterfitt said in a statement released by the county. The NHC warned that residents in the Leeward Islands, already expected to face Irma, "should monitor the track" of Jose. However, Jose poses no threat to the U.S. Jose could become a Category 2 hurricane as it brushes the northeastern-most Caribbean islands at the end of the week. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Jose has formed over the open Atlantic, following closely behind Irma, the NHC said Tuesday. Hurricane watches and warnings have been issued across Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, Cuba and the Leeward Islands. on Wednesday and is moving west-northwest at 15 mph. The dangerous storm made landfall in Barbuda around 2 a.m. ET Wednesday, and is expected to continue churning with deadly hurricane-force winds and a dangerous storm surge across a wide swath of the Caribbean this week before moving toward southern Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Irma was packing 185 mph winds and gusts of more than 200 mph as of 2 a.m. — - Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, and catastrophic damage is possible in the Florida Keys and southern Florida this weekend as a second storm has formed behind it.
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