INCLUDING MAJOR FLOODING AND SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 150 MILES
AN HOUR.
AN HOUR. OUR TEAM IS IN PLACE WITH THE
LATEST FROM CRITICAL AREAS.
I WANT TO BEGIN WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE GROSSMAN
WITH NEW DETAILS ON THIS STORM.
I KNOW WE’RE GETTING AN 11:00
A.M. UPDATE.
A.M. UPDATE. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ON HOW THIS
STORM IS PROGRESSING.
TAKE US THROUGH WHAT WE KNOW SO
FAR.
FAR. >> HI, THERE, YASMINE.
WE GOT OUR 11:00 ADVISORY.
IT’S DOWN TO A CATEGORY 4 STORM
BY A HAIR BECAUSE IT’S AT 155
MILES PER HOUR, 156 MILES PER
HOUR PUTS IT INTO THE CATEGORY 5
ZONE.
ZONE. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE’RE SEEING A
DECREASE BUT IT’S PAINFULLY SLOW
AND STILL MOVING PAINFULLY
SLOWING.
SLOWING. IT’S OVER THE GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND, WE’VE HEARD OF HOMES
BEING WASHED AWAY, CARS BEING
WASHED AWAY, RIVESOOVES BEING RI
OFF.
OFF. THIS CANWILL CONTINUE OVER THE N
12 HOURS.
12 HOURS. IT’S DROPPING 12 TO 24 INCHES OF
RAIN AND WE’RE SEEING A WATER
WALL UP TO 24 FEET IN SOME
SPOTS.
SPOTS. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK, 155 MILES
PER HOUR, THAT’S A VERY POWERFUL
STORM STILL, WIND AND RAIN
MACHINE, SEEING THAT STILL OVER
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
MOVING STILL AT 1 MILE PER HOUR,
MOVING VERY, VERY SLOWLY.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. IT’S TERRIBLE FOR THE BAHAMAS.
IT’S A NIGHTMARE SITUATION.
IT’S A BETTER SITUATION, THOUGH,
THAT IS MOVING SLOWLY FOR
FLORIDA BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS THE
PLAYERS TO GET IN PLACE.
THE STEERING MECHANISMS THAT
WILL HOPEFULLY TURN IT OFF TO
THE NORTH AND ALSO THE WEST.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TRACK,
CATEGORY 4 STORM BUT AGAIN RIGHT
ON THE CUSP, ONLY NEEDS ONE MILE
PER HOUR TO BE A CAT 5.
NOW THE CONE OF CONCERN IS OFF
THE COAST HERE, WEST PALM TO
FORT PIER.
FORT PIER. MOVED FURTHER TO THE EAST AND
WE’RE STILL GETTING CONSENSUS,
ADVISORY AFTER ADVISORY THAT
IT’S STAYING OFF THE COAST.
DO NOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN,
STILL.
STILL. WE COULD SEE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS.
FORCE WINDS. LISTEN TO YOUR COUNTY OFFICIALS.
THEY KNOW WHAT ELEVATION YOU’RE
AT.
AT. THEY KNOW THE RIGHT CALL TO
MAKE.
MAKE. NOW, AS WE GO TO THE NORTH AND
ALSO THE EAST, THE CONE OF
CONCERN DOES INCLUDE THE COAST
AT THIS POINT BY WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY. SO NOW BY THURSDAY WE’RE GETTING
INTO SOUTH CAROLINA, CATEGORY 2
STORM, RIGHT OFF THE COAST.
I MEAN, PAINFULLY OFF THE COAST.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS STORM
IT’S BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT.
THE CONSISTENT THING ABOUT IT IS
THAT IT’S BEEN SO INCONSISTENT.
SO THEY WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH.
AND WE DO NEED TO HAVE THOSE
PLAYERS IN PLACE THAT’S GOING TO
STEER IT AND THEY COULD BREAK
DOWN A LITTLE BIT SLOWER OR THE
TROUGH COULD COME IN A LITTLE
BIT SLOWER.
BIT SLOWER. THE TROUGH IS KIND OF A FISHING
NET THAT PUSHES IT OFF TO THE
NORTH AND EAST AND THAT’S WHAT
WE’RE WAITING FOR.
THROUGHOUT TIME ON FRIDAY WE ARE
STILL TALKING ABOUT A CATEGORY 2
STORM, WE COULD SEE LANDFALL
NEAR OR OVER CAPE HATTERAS AND
THEN WE MOVE OFF TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AS WE GO TOWARDS
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. STILL TALKING ABOUT IT ON
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. AS WE LOOK FOR HURRICANE
WARNINGS, WE’RE LOOKING AT OVER
THE BAHAMAS BACK TO THE EAST AND
ALONG THE COAST.
A LOT OF US ARE VERY CONCERNED
ALONG THE COAST HERE.
HURRICANE TROPICAL WARNINGS,
WATCHES IN PLACE.
LISTEN TO YOUR OFFICIALS.
THROUGHOUT TIME HERE, HERE IS
RADAR, LOOKING AT HEAVY RAIN.
THE YELLOW, THAT’S THE HEAVY
RAIN THERE.
RAIN THERE. AND WE HAVE THOSE OUTER FEEDER
BANDS NOW TOUCHING FLORIDA.
SO WE COULD SEE SOME SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS, WOULDN’T
BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AN ISOLATED
TORNADO ALONG THE COAST IN
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT HEAVY
RAIN.
RAIN. WE ARE LOOKING AT GUSTY WINDS
ALONG THE COAST OF FLORIDA
TODAY, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND
ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY.
STORM FORECAST, WE ARE LOOKING
AT ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 7’2" TO
4 FEET AND THIS IS THE MOST
DANGEROUS PART OF A HURRICANE.
IT IS A PUSH OF WATER.
IT IS A WALL OF WATER THAT COMES
QUICKLY ON SHORE AND INUNDATES
SO YOU WANT TO BE OUT OF THE WAY
OF IT.
OF IT. WATER IS VERY POWERFUL AND 49%
OF ALL DEATHS FROM ATLANTIC
TROPICAL SYSTEMS OCCUR BECAUSE
OF STORM SURGE.
NOW LET’S LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL
HERE, WE ARE LOOKING AT 6 FEET
INUNDATION AND WE’RE GOING TO
WATCH THIS CLOSELY NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS ALONG THE COAST, INCLUDING
GEORGIA INTO SOUTH CAROLINA,
NORTH CAROLINA.
NORTH CAROLINA. AND I BET YOU THE MID-ATLANTIC
IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
TOO.
TOO. THE WIND FORCE IS GETTING BIGGER
AND BIGGER.
AND BIGGER. THINK OF AN ICE SKATER.
THEY GET REAL TIGHT AND SPIN
REAL FAST.
REAL FAST. WHEN THEY START TO LOOSEN UP IT
GETS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.