It started as a system of low pressure off the coast of Georgia and Northern Florida just a few days ago. This disturbance then started tracking SSE slowly veering south and then southwest aiming for central and southern Florida while generating plenty of rain and thunderstorms over most of Florida.
The system became a tropical depression as it did a 180 and began tracking northward as it reached tropical storm strength, to eventually become Hurricane ARTHUR, the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Visible light satellite image of Hurricane ARTHUR in the morning hours of 4 July 2014 as it progressed off the coast of Virginia mowing toward the NE
While we have had some cyclonic activity generated in this region in recent years I can’t recall a hurricane forming where this one did, but I haven’t gone back to check the historical record going back to 1851. I will do so and report back.
Past and projected track for Hurricane ARTHUR developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory on the basis of NOAA data
All interests along the USA Atlantic seaboard all the way up to the northeastern USA, including those area still undergoing post-Sandy recovery work, need to be alert and prepared, and monitor this one closely.
Remain alert. Be prepared. MITIGATE!
UPDATE AS OF 1530 07/04/2014
Infrared satellite view (NASA) of Hurricane ARTHUR at 1530 on 07042014
Hurricane ARTHUR still a category 1 tropical cyclone is some 240 km east of Long Island, NY tracking NE at a rather quick 40 kph (24 mph). Because of its rotation storm surge should no create too much of a hazard for the coastal regions of NY and NJ, and beyond. The forecast calls for most of rain impact to be over the Canadian provinces.
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