Irma 2 US Landfalls Florida South Carolina Georgia Coast
Irma 2 US Landfalls Florida South Carolina Georgia Coast
It is becoming increasingly likely that the buzzsaw that is Category 5 Irma is likely to make 2 US landfalls as a major hurricane which is something that doesn’t happen often. Given the strength of the hurricane and the fact that it may not lose a lot of intensity after a first landfall over Florida means that it could likely be a category 3 or 4 hurricane as it makes a second landfall. So say the models this afternoon which see to be coming a little closer together on the final track. Both the GFS and European and even the sloppy Canadian model is back to that idea.
The GFS model and the European model are both very close. The European is a little further west than the GFS and has more of an inland track over Florida while the GFS takes the hurricane inland in Southeast Florida and than back out offshore.
EUROPEAN MODEL SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY CLICK TO ANIMATE
GFS MODEL SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY CLICK TO ANIMATE
The European model track is worse for Florida since it takes it inland and takes a track where the bulk of the circulation cuts a path toward the Atlantic coast the long way. Weakening will be slow and this track will produce a large swath of wind damage on both coasts as well as inland areas.
The GFS track is no bargain either since it brings the storm onshore (barely) near Miami and than back out offshore as at least a strong category 4 and then both models go inland in somewhere along the South Carolina Georgia coast on Monday. Weather models continue to come together on the tracks. The spread continues to narrow The strength of the trough diving down from the Great Lakes to the North Central Gulf States essential hooks Irma and then turns in northwestward into the Central Appalachians where a large scale rain event is likely.
With regards to impacts in our area, storms that usually go west of the Appalachians are normally not big rain producers here. The remnant rain is dependent on how much energy is available in the jet stream and right now it appears to be a bit underwhelming. We should have a better handle on this once we are absolutely sure of the final track.
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