Centre Daily Times
October 2, 2015 Updated 5 hours ago
Hurricane
Joaquin continued hammering the Bahamas early Friday but began turning
toward the north, taking a track that should steer clear of the U.S.
coast.
At 2 p.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said the extremely dangerous Category 4 storm would likely batter the Bahamas through the day. New computer models aim the storm further east, away from the Carolinas and the heavily populated New Jersey-New York area, which had been devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The latest track takes the storm closer to Bermuda, keeping hurricane winds well offshore of the East Coast as it slowly weakens to a Category 1 by Sunday, then tropical storm by midweek.
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At 2 p.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said the extremely dangerous Category 4 storm would likely batter the Bahamas through the day. New computer models aim the storm further east, away from the Carolinas and the heavily populated New Jersey-New York area, which had been devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The latest track takes the storm closer to Bermuda, keeping hurricane winds well offshore of the East Coast as it slowly weakens to a Category 1 by Sunday, then tropical storm by midweek.
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Joaquin Pounds Bahamas, Unlikely To Threaten East Coast
Posted: 10/02/2015 09:10 AM EDT
Hurricane
Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and
waves on Friday, but it was not expected to be a major threat to the
U.S. East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
An easterly shift in the forecast track of the slow-moving Joaquin spared the Carolinas, New York and New Jersey, where Superstorm Sandy killed more than 120 people and caused $70 billion of property damage in October 2012.
"The forecast models continue to indicate a track farther away from the United States East Coast and the threat of direct impacts from Joaquin in the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states appears to be decreasing," the NHC said.
An easterly shift in the forecast track of the slow-moving Joaquin spared the Carolinas, New York and New Jersey, where Superstorm Sandy killed more than 120 people and caused $70 billion of property damage in October 2012.
"The forecast models continue to indicate a track farther away from the United States East Coast and the threat of direct impacts from Joaquin in the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states appears to be decreasing," the NHC said.
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Miami Herald
Coast Guard searches for missing ship as Joaquin pounds Bahamas
Cargo ship and 33 crew members reported missing near Crooked Island
Latest track continues to shift away from East Coast
Storm, still a major hurricane, could clear Bahamas later tonight
Latest track continues to shift away from East Coast
Storm, still a major hurricane, could clear Bahamas later tonight
Streets and homes in Long Island in the east-central Bahamas chain were
buried underneath floods as Hurricane Joaquin battered the country
Thursday. Courtesy of the Nassau Guardian
A
dangerous Hurricane Joaquin weakened slightly Friday after a daylong
assault on the Bahamas that crippled a 735-foot cargo ship and left it
drifting powerless in high seas.
By Friday evening, sustained winds had dropped a notch to 125 mph with the storm expected to begin veering toward the east on a trek away from the U.S. coast. No major injuries were reported in the Bahamas — although communication was out to many islands. A more immediate concern was the cargo ship, with a crew of 33 that included 28 Americans, still lost at sea.
Throughout the day, a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplane repeatedly flew into the storm to search for the ship, struggling against Joaquin’s powerful winds, said Lt. Commander Gabe Somma.
By Friday evening, sustained winds had dropped a notch to 125 mph with the storm expected to begin veering toward the east on a trek away from the U.S. coast. No major injuries were reported in the Bahamas — although communication was out to many islands. A more immediate concern was the cargo ship, with a crew of 33 that included 28 Americans, still lost at sea.
Throughout the day, a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplane repeatedly flew into the storm to search for the ship, struggling against Joaquin’s powerful winds, said Lt. Commander Gabe Somma.
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