9/7/2017 @ 8:30AM – Update on Hurricane Irma. The storm continues to head towards the Florida coast, but also shifts slightly eastward with just about every forecast. A Category 5 Storm with sustained wind speeds of 180mph and higher wind gusts. In the graphic below, the center line basically represents the middle of the POSSIBLE tracks at the time of the forecast. This is called the Forecast Error Cone. As you can see, the farther out the storm, the larger the forecast error cone. Essentially, the eye of the storm could go anywhere within that forecast cone. And don’t get too caught up with the location of the “Eye.” That is the center of circulation and with a storm like this that is 400miles wide, that means storm force winds and rains extend 200 miles on either side of the “Eye.” By the time the “Eye” makes it onto land, hurricane force winds have already been blowing for some time. Watch this one closely and get prepared NOW!
Douglas P. Logan
Emergency Management Director
County of Granville
Post Office Box 598
5662 Cornwall Road
Oxford, NC 27565
(919) 603-1310 Voice
(919) 603-1399 Fax