Good afternoon.
Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed in the Central Atlantic, however it poses no threat to land.
Elsewhere the remnants of Nate are over Pennsylvania and not doing much. Nate made landfall on Saturday night, 10-7-17, per the NHC as a minimal Cat. 1 hurricane, however no hurricane force winds were recorded on land and it may be retrospectively downgraded to a tropical storm. About 12 hours prior to landfall the shear caught up with it and for the last 6 hours prior to landfall radar showed a poorly formed storm with only the northern and eastern eye walls visible.
It made 2 landfalls. First over the marshes near the mouth of the Mississippi River and second along the central Mississippi coast near Biloxi. Peak winds were a gust of 74 mph near the mouth of the Mississippi River and a gust of 73 mph in Gulfport MS with peak sustained winds there of 51 mph. Peak winds in Biloxi were sustained of 35 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph. Its greatest impact was its associated 3-6' storm surge which fortunately receded quickly due to its rapid northern motion.
Until next time, Matt.
Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed in the Central Atlantic, however it poses no threat to land.
Elsewhere the remnants of Nate are over Pennsylvania and not doing much. Nate made landfall on Saturday night, 10-7-17, per the NHC as a minimal Cat. 1 hurricane, however no hurricane force winds were recorded on land and it may be retrospectively downgraded to a tropical storm. About 12 hours prior to landfall the shear caught up with it and for the last 6 hours prior to landfall radar showed a poorly formed storm with only the northern and eastern eye walls visible.
It made 2 landfalls. First over the marshes near the mouth of the Mississippi River and second along the central Mississippi coast near Biloxi. Peak winds were a gust of 74 mph near the mouth of the Mississippi River and a gust of 73 mph in Gulfport MS with peak sustained winds there of 51 mph. Peak winds in Biloxi were sustained of 35 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph. Its greatest impact was its associated 3-6' storm surge which fortunately receded quickly due to its rapid northern motion.
Until next time, Matt.