The image above says it all. Maria made landfall with Puerto Rico as a Cat 4 storm just before 7am this morning. I can only imagine some of the damage the eastern part of this island is seeing. Winds are looking to be sustained at 150+ mph based on air recon and satellite analysis. The radar and wind instruments are all down on the island due to the severity of the storm.
This storm will move through Puerto Rico today and then turn north...
This hurricane then gets too close for comfort for the east coast next week...
I do think this storm stays offshore, but it will need to be watched extremely closely as this storm will stay quite powerful.
Will have updates to come.
Willy,
ReplyDeleteBased on the current forecasts from the available models, will Hurricane Maria cause more, less, or the same beach erosion as Jose at the Jersey shore?
Thank you,
Chuck
Much less...not expecting any impacts.
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