Update from Masters’ Wunderblog (posted 4 p.m.)
Update from NWS (posted at 3:05 p.m)
RECENT INFORMATION FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATES THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS CENTERED ABOUT 35 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE THERE IS A SMALL
AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS ON ITS EAST SIDE… THE SYSTEM DOES NOT
HAVE A CLOSED [...]
Caution: New moon, large swells and SE winds make for strong rip currents around today’s low tide, which is around now (2:45 p.m.) in many places.
Wilmington rip current forecast page.
Otherwise, it is another day of heavy rain in places causing flooding and shutting down the Amtrack run north.
This is mosquito season and news of flooding from heavy rain from the coast usually means a bumper crop. In some parts of the world this would mean a season of death and sickness, but here the malarial cycle has died out.
The path of malaria through western culture is an extremely fascinating story. It was [...]
Watching the trout race at Great the Smoky Mountain Trout Festival in wonderful Maggie Valley.
We’ve got quite a trout heritage here in the Old North State and some fine remaining streams. But those TVA and Ohio Valley smokestacks keep cranking out the acid rain-causing hydrocarbons and people keep building right up on the buffers. Then [...]
Keeping an eye out on a low in the Bahamas that has potential to turn into something a bit stronger and more organized. Bringing this up because it’s not that far away (72 hrs) and because Wunderground has a set of models that draw it close enough to get my attention.
The team is honored by the General Assembly and declared “true sons of the Old North State.”
The bill is H2888. Here’s the text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE CAROLINA HURRICANES HOCKEY TEAM, WINNERS OF THE 2006 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY, THE FAMED STANLEY CUP, NAMED FOR LORD STANLEY, THE EARL OF PRESTON AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF [...]
Finally got the film together of Eddie Willis’ technique. In this clip he’s moving along a line of crab pots in a little area of Core Sound he and his family have worked for generations.
Here’s a description from a recent story I wrote about development Down East:
Eddie Willis adjusts his course a bit then steps [...]