Hurricane Bonnie continues unabated towards SE NC. Keep in mind that the worst storm surge and winds will be to the North of the landfall. Frying Pan Shoals offshore light tower (FPNS7) reported a 89mph gust a few minutes ago. For that and more see the Tropical Surface Observations page. http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/surface/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Larry Livingston from Va. Beach VA reports: Just wanted to let you know everyone here is getting ready for Hurricane Bonnie. Most residents have supplied themselves with emergency drinking water and other necessities. Our local emergency personnel and news media are taking this hurricane extremely serious. We are anticipating severe flooding in the Sandbridge (Southern end of Virginia Beach), Oceanfront, Shore Drive (along Chesapeake Bay) areas of the city. With the hurricane as large as it is, even on the projected path which shows the eye passing to the east of Virginia Beach, our local meteorologists are forecasting winds as high as 115 mph on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Meteorologists are not expecting Bonnie to weaken much until after it turns more north, after passing Virginia Beach. At least one local TV station is saying the eye will pass directly over the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News). As the hurricane approaches our area Wednesday evening and early Thursday, I'll try to relay what is happening here to you for CASI's use. It all depends on electrical power, phone lines, and my trusty generator - and, those large oak trees I wish I'd taken down. Also, Hampton Roads has a neat web site at http://www.hremc.org which has some interesting information pertaining to storm surge. You may wish to check it out. Larry Livingston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Members from Cumberland county NC report in this morning: I know the shore is getting the brunt, but thought I would let you know how we are doing 87 miles west from Wilmington. Cloud bands are moving in more quickly now, stratus, cumulus, and nimbocumulus, winds are picking up a bit.. The county is under flash flood watch, and they have closed the schools and some of the businesses, so they are expecting some activity here.... We aren't part of the official list yet, but since we have been getting the update posts, (thank you for that,,,,yours is the most accurate info we have been getting) we thought we should share how far in Bonnie is reaching.... Vincenza and Alex( FugitiF5) Carter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Member Marcus Sharpe mentioned these cameras, they are the same ones accessible via the Coastal Carolina Surface Observations page: http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/surface/carolinacoast Here are some live streaming video cams from Myrtle Beach, S.C. They were online at 7:50 am EDT. http://www.gocarolinas.com/beach/beachcams/cam2.html http://www.gocarolinas.com/beach/beachcams/ http://www.gocarolinas.com/beach/beachcams/cam3.html Good luck everyone, stay safe, Marcus Sharpe http://marcussharpe.com/Cam.htm http://marcussharpe.com/weather.htm