Tropical Storm Gabrielle Update 05:30 HRS CDT-USA, 09 September 2007
Tropical Storm Gabrielle is nearing the Outer Banks of North Carolina at this hour. Heavy rains, Tropical Storm force winds in excess of 45 MPH can be expected with high surf, lowlands flooding and beach errosion.
The storm will be picked up by a frontal area moving off the east coast of the US later today and will turn to the north and then the northeast which will take the storm back out to sea by mid day Monday. Persons along the east coastal areas of the US from central coastal North Carolina to south eastern Massachusetts can expect wind driven rain, high surf and rip currents between now and Wednesday.
This storm will bring much needed rains to some inland areas along the east coast and amounts up to 6 inches are expected in some areas. This will be our final Named Storm Gabrielle update. For local information and official advisories, please use the link below as well as using local media sources.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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