Hurricane Dorian - September 6, 2019
Overview
Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles, becoming a hurricane on August 28. Rapid intensification occurred, and on August 31, Dorian became a Category 4 hurricane. On September 1, Dorian reached Category 5 intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb (26.87 inHg) while making landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas. Dorian made another landfall on Grand Bahama several hours later. The ridge of high pressure steering Dorian westward collapsed on September 2, causing Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama for about a day. It is the strongest known tropical system to impact the Bahamas. A combination of cold water upwelling and an eyewall replacement cycle weakened Dorian to a Category 2 hurricane on the next day. On the morning of September 3, Dorian began to move slowly towards the north-northwest. Dorian subsequently completed its eyewall replacement cycle and moved over warmer waters, regaining Category 3 intensity by midnight on September 5. In the early hours of September 6, Dorian weakened to Category 1 intensity as it picked up speed and turned northeast. Dorian would pick up speed and move northeast along the North Carolina coast September 6, moving just south of the Crystal Coast, clipping Cape Lookout and eventually making landfall at Cape Hatteras.
Impacts
The initial impacts from Dorian actually occurred during the morning hours of September 5 when several tornadoes touched down in eastern North Carolina. The most damaging tornado occurred in Emerald Isle in Carteret County. The tornado touched down shortly after 9 AM and damaged numerous businesses and homes, including the Salty Pirate Water Park. This tornado was rated an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with estimated winds of 115 mph. As a center of Dorian moved just south of the Crystal Coast, with the eye clipping Cape Lookout, peak wind gusts of 110 mph were recorded at the Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, 89 mph at Fort Macon, 85 mph at Beaufort and 82 mph at Cape Lookout. Rainfall totals of 5 up to 10 inches were common near the North Carolina coast. Storm surge flooding occurred in Cedar Island. The most severe storm surge flooding occurred on Ocracoke Island where several people were trapped in their attics by flooding from the 4-to-7-foot storm surge, requiring rescue by boats. People were airlifted off the island to shelters on the mainland while food and water were brought in to residents on the island. North Carolina Highway 12 along Ocracoke Island suffered damage from flooding. More than 190,000 North Carolina homes lost power during the storm.
Overall Track of Hurricane Dorian, Aug 24 - Sep 7, 2019 Hurricane Dorian as a Category 5 in the Bahamas, Sep 1, 2019
Tornado Damage, Emerald Isle, NC, September 5, 2019 Surge Flooding, Cedar Island, NC, September 6, 2019
Aerial view of surge flooding, Ocracoke, NC, September 6, 2019
Wind and Precipitation Reports from Hurricane Dorian
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 128 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider ...North Carolina... ...Beaufort County... Bunyan RAWS 58 MPH 0713 AM 09/06 RAWS Belhaven 49 MPH 1254 AM 09/06 CWOP Washington (OCW AWOS) 47 MPH 0235 AM 09/06 AWOS ...Carteret County... Cedar Island Ferry Terminal 110 MPH 0518 AM 09/05 NWS Fort Macon (WxFlow) 89 MPH 0421 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Beaufort 85 MPH 0214 PM 09/05 CWOP Cape Lookout 82 MPH 0600 AM 09/06 NDBC Cedar Island RAWS 76 MPH 0525 AM 09/06 RAWS Beaufort (MRH ASOS) 68 MPH 0815 AM 09/06 ASOS Piney Island (KNBT ASOS) 66 MPH 0409 AM 09/06 ASOS Newport WFO 65 MPH 0637 AM 09/06 RSOIS Newport 53 MPH 0745 AM 09/06 CWOP Bogue Field (NJM ASOS) 53 MPH 0255 AM 09/06 AWOS Cape Lookout 51 MPH 1100 PM 09/05 NDBC Croatan RAWS 50 MPH 0305 AM 09/06 RAWS Indian Beach 50 MPH 0546 PM 09/05 CWOP ...Craven County... Cherry Point (NKT ASOS) 72 MPH 0720 AM 09/06 AWOS New Bern RAWS 54 MPH 0617 AM 09/06 RAWS New Bern (EWN ASOS) 48 MPH 0335 AM 09/06 ASOS Havelock 46 MPH 0815 AM 09/06 CWOP ...Dare County... Hatteras High (WxFlow) 101 MPH 0933 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet CG (WxFlow) 99 MPH 1220 PM 09/06 WXFLOW KHK Resort (WxFlow) 91 MPH 1219 PM 09/06 WXFLOW Buxton (WxFlow) 91 MPH 0934 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet (WxFlow) 84 MPH 1137 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Avon (WxFlow) 84 MPH 0808 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Real Slick (WxFlow) 82 MPH 1155 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Nags Head 78 MPH 1120 AM 09/06 CWOP Frisco (HSE ASOS) 78 MPH 0639 AM 09/06 ASOS Dare Co Gnry Ran (2DP AWOS) 72 MPH 1111 AM 09/06 AWOS Dare Bomb Range RAWS 69 MPH 1128 AM 09/06 RAWS Buxton (WxFlow) 62 MPH 0549 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Manteo (MQI AWOS) 61 MPH 1055 AM 09/06 AWOS Kill Devil Hills (FFA AWOS) 54 MPH 1140 AM 09/06 AWOS ...Duplin County... Kenansville (DPL AWOS) 45 MPH 0355 AM 09/06 AWOS ...Hyde County... Fairfield RAWS 60 MPH 0917 AM 09/06 RAWS Hyde Count Airport (7W6 ASOS 36 MPH 0500 PM 09/05 ASOS ...Lenoir County... Kinston (ISO AWOS) 54 MPH 0320 AM 09/06 AWOS ...Onslow County... Jacksonville (NCA ASOS) 62 MPH 0541 AM 09/06 AWOS Richlands (OAJ AWOS) 51 MPH 0518 AM 09/06 AWOS Jacksonville 51 MPH 0356 AM 09/06 CWOP Sneads Ferry 47 MPH 0216 AM 09/06 CWOP Sandy Run RAWS 46 MPH 0519 AM 09/06 RAWS Hoffman RAWS 37 MPH 0310 AM 09/06 RAWS ...Pitt County... Greenville (PGV AWOS) 48 MPH 0535 AM 09/06 AWOS East Carolina University 43 MPH 0530 AM 09/06 MESOWEST ...Washington County... Pocosin Lakes RAWS 55 MPH 0717 AM 09/06 RAWS Creswell 53 MPH 0915 AM 09/06 CWOP Roper 39 MPH 0132 AM 09/06 CWOP ...Maritime Stations... Jennettes Pier (WxFlow) 98 MPH 1223 PM 09/06 WXFLOW Avon Sound (WxFlow) 98 MPH 0937 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Pamlico Sound (WxFlow) 95 MPH 1113 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Alligator River Br (WxFlow) 94 MPH 1008 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Diamond Shoals Buoy 89 MPH 0750 AM 09/06 NDBC Ocracoke (WxFlow) 89 MPH 0614 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Frisco Woods (WxFlow) 88 MPH 0725 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Duck Pier 87 MPH 1124 AM 09/06 NOS-NWLON Croatan Sound (WxFlow) 81 MPH 1136 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet Marina 80 MPH 1224 PM 09/06 NOS-NWLON Roanoke Sound Channel (WxFlo 80 MPH 1127 AM 09/06 WXFLOW North River (WxFlow) 80 MPH 0507 AM 09/06 WXFLOW Onslow Bay Buoy 78 MPH 0308 AM 09/06 NDBC Beaufort 74 MPH 0442 AM 09/06 NOS-NWLON |
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 137 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...North Carolina... ...Beaufort County... Bunyan RAWS 5.51 in 1213 PM 09/06 RAWS Washington 7.2 SE 4.48 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Chocowinity 0.2 W 4.05 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Bath 0.7 N 3.78 in 0810 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Bunyan 3.68 in 1213 PM 09/06 HADS Bath 1.6 SSE 3.67 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Belhaven 2.78 in 0600 AM 09/06 CWOP ...Carteret County... Beaufort 0.6 SSE 6.82 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Cedar Island RAWS 6.55 in 1125 AM 09/06 RAWS Morehead City 0.6 NW 5.70 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Cedar Island 0.6 SSE 5.46 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Morehead City 2.4 WNW 5.22 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS 1 ESE Morehead City 5.06 in 0125 AM 09/06 AWS Newport 4.95 in 1242 PM 09/06 CWOP Emerald Isle 4.94 in 0122 AM 09/06 CWOP Cedar Point 0.9 WSW 4.82 in 0535 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Morehead City 0.1 E 4.37 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Morehead City 3.0 WNW 4.00 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Swansboro 3.0 NE 3.98 in 0900 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Beaufort (MRH ASOS) 3.91 in 0358 AM 09/06 ASOS Ocean 0.5 S 3.87 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS 0.2 SW Newport 3.78 in 0423 AM 09/06 CWOP Newport 2.5 W 3.71 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Croatan RAWS 3.66 in 1205 PM 09/06 RAWS Emerald Isle 0.2 ENE 3.45 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Craven County... New Bern 5.3 SW 7.36 in 0744 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 2.6 SW 7.32 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Trent Woods 1.3 SSE 7.25 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 4.6 SW 7.05 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 4.2 S 6.67 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Trent Woods 0.9 WNW 6.48 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Trent Woods 0.4 ENE 6.43 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 3.8 S 6.40 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Trent Woods 1.0 NNE 6.06 in 0657 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Trent Woods 1.2 ENE 5.91 in 0600 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 3.0 WSW 5.80 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 1.4 WSW 5.55 in 1100 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 8.9 SSE 5.46 in 0950 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern RAWS 5.09 in 1217 PM 09/06 RAWS 2 S James City 4.75 in 0715 PM 09/05 Public Cherry Point (NKT ASOS) 4.47 in 0809 AM 09/06 AWOS Havelock 1.4 SW 4.45 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern (EWN ASOS) 4.25 in 1154 AM 09/06 ASOS Neuse River 4.06 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS 2 SE Trent Woods 3.95 in 0737 PM 09/05 CO-OP Observer Havelock 1.9 SSE 3.85 in 0722 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 7.3 ESE 3.80 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS New Bern 1.3 NNE 3.36 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Neuse River 3.36 in 1200 AM 09/06 HADS Havelock 2.67 in 0830 AM 09/06 CWOP ...Dare County... Nags Head 7.75 in 1136 AM 09/06 CWOP Dare Bomb Range RAWS 4.60 in 1228 PM 09/06 RAWS Frisco (HSE ASOS) 4.36 in 0751 AM 09/06 ASOS Dare Co Gnry Ran (2DP AWOS) 3.26 in 1242 PM 09/06 AWOS Manteo (MQI AWOS) 2.48 in 1055 AM 09/06 AWOS Manteo 2.8 NW 2.25 in 0735 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Duplin County... Mount Olive 2.4 SW 8.00 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Albertson 1.2 WNW 6.60 in 0600 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Chinquapin 2.4 E 6.10 in 0651 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Wallace 6.2 ENE 6.00 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Beulaville 4.8 SE 5.57 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Wallace 3.7 E 5.43 in 0735 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Wallace 5.10 in 0600 AM 09/06 UCOOP Warsaw 4.72 in 0510 PM 09/05 CWOP ...Greene County... Hookerton 0.5 ESE 6.45 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Snow Hill 3.1 NNE 5.85 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Hyde County... Nccat Campus 13.74 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Fairfield RAWS 5.88 in 1217 PM 09/06 RAWS Ocracoke 0.2 ESE 5.32 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Fairfield RAWS 5.22 in 0817 AM 09/06 RAWS Engelhard 0.8 NW 4.90 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Fairfield RAWS 2.90 in 0117 AM 09/06 RAWS Nccat Campus 2.23 in 1225 AM 09/06 HADS ...Jones County... Trent River 5.71 in 0800 AM 09/06 HADS ...Lenoir County... Kinston 4.7 ESE 8.68 in 1000 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Contentnea Creek 7.79 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Kinston 7.0 SW 6.69 in 0730 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Kinston 4.4 WNW 6.59 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Kinston 1.3 NNW 6.50 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Kinston 3.7 WNW 6.43 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Kinston 1.2 NW 6.30 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Kinston 5.1 WNW 5.72 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Pink Hill 2.5 NE 5.45 in 0621 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Martin County... Jamesville 6.1 SW 7.18 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Williamston 8.9 SSE 6.60 in 0730 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Williamston 0.9 SSW 5.52 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Robersonville 0.0 NNW 3.85 in 0735 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Onslow County... Gurganus 0.5 N 7.03 in 0732 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Sandy Run RAWS 6.83 in 0819 AM 09/06 RAWS Swansboro 1.4 N 6.72 in 0830 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Maysville 3.4 SSW 6.40 in 1217 PM 09/06 COCORAHS Sneads Ferry 1.6 SSW 6.04 in 0820 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Holly Ridge 4.9 ENE 6.04 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Hoffman RAWS 5.76 in 0810 AM 09/06 RAWS Jacksonville 6.8 NW 5.65 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Richlands 2.8 NW 5.42 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Jacksonville 3.3 W 5.17 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Jacksonville 5.09 in 0844 AM 09/06 CWOP Hubert 4.9 SE 4.91 in 0905 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Jacksonville 1.0 NW 4.74 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Jacksonville 2.3 NNE 4.70 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Richlands (OAJ AWOS) 4.49 in 0839 AM 09/06 AWOS Jacksonville (COOP) 4.47 in 0931 AM 09/06 COOP Jacksonville 4.5 NW 4.43 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Sneads Ferry 4.39 in 0115 AM 09/06 CWOP Jacksonville 1.2 NE 4.27 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Jacksonville (NCA ASOS) 4.12 in 0837 AM 09/06 AWOS Sneads Ferry 3.67 in 0831 AM 09/06 CWOP 2 ESE Hubert 3.50 in 0745 PM 09/05 Public Swansboro 4.3 SW 3.39 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Pamlico County... Oriental Town Pier 6.53 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Lowland 0.2 SE 4.99 in 0940 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Oriental 4.3 NNW 3.47 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Pitt County... Tar River 8.05 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Greenville 7.34 in 1244 PM 09/06 CWOP Greenville 2.2 WSW 7.22 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Farmville 3.1 NW 6.73 in 1150 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.6 W 6.51 in 0805 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.7 WNW 6.00 in 0930 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 7.3 SSE 5.97 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.8 ESE 5.93 in 0610 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Fountain 0.1 NE 5.92 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Ayden 3.7 S 5.87 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 1.0 ENE 5.37 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 3.3 W 5.35 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 5.7 NW 5.18 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.3 SSE 5.17 in 0830 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 3.5 W 5.16 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Tar Rvr 5.02 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Greenville 2.8 ESE 4.86 in 0900 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 5.0 SE 4.81 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS 3 WNW Winterville 4.80 in 0845 AM 09/06 CWOP Greenville 2.0 SE 4.80 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 2.5 NNW 4.77 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.9 SE 4.77 in 0645 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Greenville 4.4 SSE 4.68 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 4.3 ESE 4.67 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 2.6 ENE 4.44 in 0730 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Winterville 2.8 WNW 4.18 in 0800 AM 09/06 COCORAHS Tar River 4.15 in 1200 AM 09/06 HADS Greenville 1.4 SE 3.60 in 0700 AM 09/06 COCORAHS ...Tyrrell County... Columbia Town Hall 8.75 in 1200 PM 09/06 HADS Gum Neck (COOP) 5.94 in 0600 AM 09/06 COOP ...Washington County... Pocosin Lakes RAWS 5.80 in 1217 PM 09/06 RAWS 15 ESE Plymouth 4.99 in 0817 AM 09/06 HADS Creswell 4.75 in 1245 PM 09/06 CWOP Roper 2.16 in 0201 AM 09/06 CWOP ...Maritime Stations... New River 4.45 in 0800 AM 09/06 HADS Oriental 3.84 in 0840 AM 09/06 CWOP |
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