Named Storm Arthur Now a Hurricane – (Advisory: July 03, 5:00 AM and 11:30 AM CDT)

‘Arthur’ was upgraded to Hurricane Category 1 status overnight. The storm is strengthening and at this hour, is located off the South Carolina Coast moving northward at just under 10 mph.  Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for the outer banks and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Vacationers and locals are being advised to go inland to I-95 as soon as possible and before ferry service and bridges are forced to close. Persons from the Georgia – South Carolina border up to New England should be alert for changing conditions.

11:00 AM 03 July Update:  The storm track of Hurricane Arthur has moved slightly westward since our 5 AM advisory. The sustained winds are over 90 mph near the eye wall core and this is expected to increase more. Landfall will be in North Carolina in the very early hours of Friday Morning, July 04 just after high tide. This will create a storm surge in excess of 6 feet in places to the north of the storm. Additionally, after landfall and the return of Arthur into the Atlantic, the storm related winds going on-shore from Virginia to New England will be substantial.  Persons from the South – North Carolina border to Maine  should be monitoring local NOAA and media information.

Please use the NHC link below for official advisories:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

We are also supplying a link to the NWS US Interactive Storm Map:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php

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https://gulfstorm.net/

Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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