Florence Closes In on North Carolina
As near as I can tell, the storm is going to hit sometime during the time listed in red below:
Normal Tide Predictions for New River Inlet, North Carolina
2018-09-12 22:35 EDT 3.56 feet High Tide
2018-09-13 04:45 EDT -0.03 feet Low Tide
2018-09-13 11:03 EDT 3.78 feet High Tide
High tides would normally be between 3.5’ and 4.0’. Combine that with a 15’ storm surge and you’re looking at close to 20’ of salt water in addition to the heavy rainfall. Any boat tied up to a normal piling would be (very wet) toast!
Hopefully all of the people will be on high ground—and safe.
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