Hurricane Florence

I’m just one lonely voice in the vast internet but for those in the path of Hurricane Florence, whose effects will be felt starting today in the Carolinas, please heed all the warnings issued and keep yourself informed of the latest track.

On the good side, the storm appears to have weakened to a Category 2 (it was up to a Category 4, which is devastating).  Category 2 storms, however, are nothing to be trifled with.  The rain alone is going to prove a very big problem and, again, heed whatever warnings are issued.

Good luck out there and keep safe.

There are two websites I recommend for those who track these storms.  The first is only too obvious, the National Hurricane Center.  This website offers the official government tracks of these systems.  The latest, as of 8 AM this morning, is presented below:

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These prognostications are updated every five or so hours usually but when a storm approaches landfall the updates are issued more frequently.

The other really good site is this one:

Cyclocane.com

This site presents the so-called “spaghetti” models of all storms throughout not only the Atlantic, but also the Pacific.  This site is also updated frequently and it offers a good behind the scenes look at what will eventually show up on the NOAA site above.