Message from Town of Hull Emergency Management

Town of Hull Emergency Management

Good Afternoon Everyone,
There has been some changes in the storm and its impacts on Hull..please see below:
The impacts will begin early day tomorrow, winds will be strongest on Wednesday with a forecast of 40-50mph sustained and greater gusts. Moderate beach erosion, wave heights of 8-15' and extremely dangerous rip currents. I will have a firmed up status report tomorrow after the 12:30 conference call with local,state and federal agencies.
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But, you should prepare for moderate flooding in low lying area's during the high tide cycles midday Wednesday and during the evening high tide as well. There is also a good chance for loss of power with the sustained winds predicted and tree's holding heavy foliage.
Chief R.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...
At 11am EDT, Hurricane Jose was located 265 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and a minimum central pressure of 977 mb.
Jose is moving toward the north near 9 mph and this general motion is expected to continue during the next day or so. A turn to the northeast is expected to occur on Tuesday night. On the forecast track, the center of Jose is forecast to pass well offshore of the Outer Banks of North Carolina today, pass well east of the Delmarva peninsula tonight and Tuesday, and pass well to the east of the New Jersey coast on Wednesday. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical Storm Warning
* Watch Hill to Hull
* Block Island
* Martha's Vineyard
* Nantucket
Tropical Storm Watch
* Fenwick Island to Sandy Hook
* Delaware Bay South
* East Rockaway Inlet to Watch Hill
Surf
Swells generated by Jose are affecting much of the U.S. east coast. These swells are likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions for the next several days in these areas.
Coastal Flooding
Minor to moderate coastal flooding is possible from Delaware to southern New England during the next several days. Please see products issued by local NWS offices.
Rainfall
* Total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over eastern Long Island, southeast Connecticut, southern Rhode Island, and southeast Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket through Wednesday.
* Total rain accumulations up to 2 inches along the mid-Atlantic coast, and from southeast New York to coastal Maine.
This rainfall could cause isolated flooding.
Tropical Storm Wind Probabilities
Boston, MA 38%
Nantucket, MA 67%
Montauk Point, NY 52%
New York, NY 29%
Ocean City, MD 28%
Cape Hatteras, NC 15%