Hurricane Arthur 2014: Path, Map, Closures, News & Update
Hurricane Arthur made landfall in North Carolina Thursday afternoon, and after passing through the southern end of the Outer Shores, the 100 mph winds are moving offshore, away from the area. But not before they did some serious damage to Fourth of July festivities, mind you.
Here's everything you need to know about the storm.
Path & Updates
On Friday morning, the storm was downgraded from a Category 2 to a Category 1, and the winds have weakend to a maximum of 90 miles per hour. Experts expect it to continue to weaken.
As of 7 a.m. EDT Friday, the hurricane was centered about 65 miles east-northeast of Kitty Hawk, N.C., and 95 miles east-southeast of Norfolk, Va., the Associated Press reported. The storm was moving northeast near 23 miles an hour.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Nantucket and Cape Cod, and hurricane-force winds are possible in the waters south and east of Nantucket. There is also a high risk of rip currents for beachgoers in the area.
Eastern Rhode Island and Massachusetts may see between 3 to 5 inches of rain from the storm as well.
The storm is set to pass by the coastline of southern New England Friday night, and is expected to reach Nova Scotia on Saturday morning.
In Canada, a tropical storm warning is in effect for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island as well as portions of New Brunswick.
A 4.65 foot storm surge (above normal tide levels) was reported in Oregon Inlet, North Carolina Friday morning, mainly from the sound (as opposed to ocean) side.
Impacts continue in southeast Virginia and will reach far southeast New England tonight.
Closures
In Nantucket, Dare County declared a mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island, a barrier island on the Outer Banks. Ocracoke Island, also on the Outer Banks, also issued a voluntary evacuation.
Over 41,000 people are without power in North Carolina, and Carteret County had 11,000 outages, the most of any county.
Boston Pops 4th of July Celebration was rescheduled for Thursday, July 3rd due to the expected weather.
A number of fireworks shows have been canceled across North Carolina.
According to ABCNews.com, in New York and Washington, D.C., the skies should clear in time for fireworks.
Macy's annual fireworks show above the East River is still scheduled for its regular time Friday evening.
There's only a small chance of rain on July 4 in Washington, D.C. and the National Mall Independence Day Celebration is still set to happen.
Predicted Forecast
According to Weather.com, on Friday, Arthur will continue northeast into the open Atlantic during the day before making its closest approach to passing Cape Cod and Nantucket Island late Friday night, into early Saturday morning.
On Saturday, Arthur will pull away from a position off Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket early. The center will likely stay appreciably to the southeast of these areas. Arthur will then pass over Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as it transitions to a strong post-tropical low pressure system.