Tropical storm conditions were descending upon the North Carolina coast late Wednesday, according to forecasters.
Aug. 20 Tropical storm conditions were descending upon the North Carolina coast late Wednesday, according to forecasters who are warning beachgoers against swimming at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to „life-threatening“ surf and rip currents.
The Category 2 storm, described as „large“ by the NHC, had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, just shy of a Category 3 hurricane. The eye of the storm was located about 485 miles west of Bermuda and 215 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and was moving north at a rapid 16 mph, according to the NHC’s 11 p.m. EDT update.
A storm surge warning was in effect for from Cape Lookout to Duck, N.C., while a tropical storm warning was in effect for Beaufort Inlet, N.C., to Chincoteague, Va., including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.
