However, the National Weather Service (NWS) – in its latest discussion – somewhat played down the flooding threat, noting the rain is forecast to occur over a relatively long duration – giving the ground the opportunity to absorb what falls.
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory warned that towns on the Outer Banks should take special precautions as rain has been falling there nonstop for a week.
State Emergency Operations Center was activated at 6:00 am this morning to monitor the storm and it will remain open as long as necessary to meet anticipated challenging conditions.
As Joaquin swirled toward the USA, many had feared the unsafe Category 4 hurricane would combine with the rainstorms and cause even worse ruin.
‘If your hurricane plans got a little dusty because of the light hurricane season, now is a good time to update them’.
That doesn’t mean Joaquin’s threat to the United States is completely over-a hurricane of Joaquin’s stature doesn’t need to make a direct landfall to cause issues. He said he has had no communication with Acklins since late Thursday morning.
“Actually, we did not have a hurricane meeting”.
– The U.S. Coast Guard resumed its search early Saturday across Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crewmembers, including 28 Americans, that lost contact during Hurricane Joaquin, which was moving away from the sprawling archipelago.
With a storm surge, Stachowiak said the ocean reached the base of the dune on the barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean by midday Friday, water was above the platform at the marina and sand had blown into the campground.
“[No] fatalities or injuries have been reported so far, according to Capt. Stephen Russell, the director of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency”.
During big storms, Stachowiak says the island’s famous ponies hunker down in thicker forested areas on the bay side and circle up tight together. The wind gusts may peak at 50 miles per hour through 3 p.m. on Cape Cod and the islands.
‘We know it’s a horrific kind of experience’.
Residents are asked to monitor the situation and be prepared to evacuate quickly.
New York City and Nassau and Suffolk counties have also activated their severe weather and coastal flood plans. “That is why we are activating the State’s Emergency Operations Center and positioning critical resources across the state as we learn more about this developing storm”.
Palafox said she had discussed the weather forecast with Arteaga earlier this week, but she hadn’t seemed concerned about the expected heavy rains.
High winds, rainfall and flooding will likely affect energy infrastructure along the eastern seaboard, the Energy Information Administration reports.
City officials in Maryland’s waterside capital are scheduled to meet to talk about storm preparations for the weekend.
On Eleuthera, a narrow strip to the north of Cat Island, people removed stray coconuts and other debris from their yards and put up storm shutters in blustery winds, said Chris Gosling, who runs a volunteer ambulance service on the island.
Hurricane Joaquin, which strengthened to a Category 4 storm on Thursday, is on track to move north along the east coast this weekend, potentially bringing torrential rainfall and flooding to the region. Joaquin is now located about 120-miles northeast of San Salvador and 700 miles southwest of Bermuda. Officials also were investigating reports that eight to 10 people were caught by the storm on the normally uninhabited Samana Cays.
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Forecasters say radar indicates between 2 and 5 inches of rain fell in the area early Friday and a few roads have been closed because of urban flooding.
