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Axios
27 minutes ago
- Climate
- Axios
Hurricane Erin threatens N.C. with tropical storm conditions
"Large" Hurricane Erin's storm surge began threatening the North Carolina Outer Banks on Wednesday, prompting officials to close a section of Highway 12. The big picture: The National Hurricane Center warned U.S. East Coast beachgoers on Wednesday against swimming at most beaches due to "life-threatening surf and currents," while the N.C. Outer banks was also under threat from "life-threatening" surge flooding and tropical conditions. Many East Coast beaches have already closed in preparation for the storm and N.C. is under a state of emergency. Evacuation orders were in effect for Dare and Hyde counties. Threat level: A storm surge warning was in effect for Cape Lookout to Duck, N.C., and a tropical storm warning was in effect for North Carolina's Beaufort Inlet to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds. While the now-Category 2 hurricane was not forecast to make landfall in the U.S., forecasters warn much of the East Coast is under threat from the large storm's hurricane-force winds, which the NHC noted in a 5pm Wednesday ET advisory extended outward up to 105 miles from the center. Its tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 265 miles. Areas facing the dangerous conditions include beaches of the Bahamas, much of the East Coast, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada, and tropical storm conditions are expected Thursday on the Virginia coast, according to the NHC. Coastal flood warnings were in effect for the Atlantic coast of Maryland, Virginia, Nebraska and N.C., and along the bay south of the York River, the National Weather Service's Wakefield, Virginia, office said on X Wednesday evening. "Also, Wind Advisories have been issued for Hampton, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Pasquotank/Camden NE NC." What they're saying: Erin had maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph, with outer rain bands moving just offshore of the coast of N.C., NHC director Mike Brennan said just after 5pm Wednesday ET That's "where conditions are going to quickly deteriorate as we go through the next several hours and into the overnight," he said. "Just a reminder though, that we have this broad risk of dangerous surf and rip current conditions along the entire U.S. coast because of the large size of Erin," Brennan said, adding it's not going to be safe to be at beaches through the week. State of play: Hurricane Erin has fluctuated in size since peaking as a Category 5 storm on Saturday. "Some strengthening is possible during the next day or so, and Erin could become a major hurricane again by tonight," the NHC noted in its 5pm forecast discussion, when the storm was some 295miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. "Weakening is likely to begin by Friday, but Erin is forecast to remain a hurricane into the weekend." Between the lines: Research shows that climate change is increasing hurricane wind speeds, and Hurricane Erin's rapid intensification over unusually warm waters — conditions data show are up to 100 times more likely because of climate change — illustrates this effect.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Will Hurricane Erin hit Jersey Shore? See Erin path, beach closures, tropical storm warnings
Hurricane Erin was barreling north in the Atlantic on Wednesday, Aug. 20, triggering dangerous storm surges, tropical storm warnings and coastal flooding from North Carolina's Outer Banks north to Delaware and New Jersey. Beachfront property owners are bracing for life-threatening storm surge of up to four feet and significant coastal flooding as Hurricane Erin's center is expected to roar past the Outer Banks less than 300 miles offshore. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning as far north as Chincoteague, Virginia. The massive storm is expected to track north-northeast late Wednesday without a direct U.S. hit, although tropical storm force winds gusts, dangerous surf, high waves and rip currents are posing dangers along the Jersey Shore coastlines. Here's the latest. Where is Hurricane Erin now? Hurricane Erin was about 365 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm was crawling north with sustained maximum winds of 110 mph, with additional strengthening to a Category 3 by later Wednesday. The massive storm is expected to take a north-northeast track later tonight, steering away from the U.S. Still, the storm is battering the North Carolina coast as it nears its closest approach, triggering evacuations, tropical storm warnings and massive flooding. Will Hurricane Erin hit New Jersey? Hurricane Erin is not expected to hit New Jersey directly, with the massive storm expected to turn north-northeast by late Wednesday, Aug. 20, followed by a faster move northeast and east-northeast in the Atlantic by Thursday, Aug. 21 and Friday, Aug. 22. Are Wildwood beaches closed in NJ? See list of NJ beaches closed Jersey Shore beaches that closed due to Hurricane Erin announced Monday, Aug. 18, include Wildwood, Margate, and Bay Head. On Tuesday, officials in Cape May, Ocean City, and Longport ordered beachgoers to stay out of the water altogether. The ocean was largely off limits in beach towns that included Atlantic City and Ventnor, with red flags up in Brigantine, Point Pleasant, Longport and Strathmere. At Island Beach State Park, swimming, surfing, boogie boarding, mobile sport fishing vehicle permit access, and nature center programs were suspended through at least Thursday, Aug. 21, the state park posted on Facebook. Visitors were still allowed to walk on the beach for fishing and other activities. Hurricane Erin tropical storm warnings The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings as far north as Chincoteague, Virginia, including the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds, roughly 60 miles south of the Delaware border. Hurricane Erin spaghetti models Hurricane Erin tracker NJ coastal flood warnings The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for Cape May County in New Jersey as well as Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, through 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Residents should prepare for widespread roadside flooding in coastal and bayside communities and along inland tidal waterways, making roadways impassable. Expected peak storm surge from Hurricane Erin in NJ Hurricane Erin is expected to bring storm surges up to three feet along the Jersey coast. Weather watches, warnings at Jersey Shore Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team. This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: See Hurricane Erin live tracker as New Jersey shore beaches close
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Erin: Coastal flooding at high tides forecast in Carolinas, Virginia
(The Center Square) – High tide peak storm surges from Hurricane Erin are forecast from 1 to 3 feet between South Carolina and Virginia, and 2 to 4 feet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Erin at 8 a.m. Wednesday was Category 2 at 100 mph maximum sustained winds and moving 13 mph to the north-northwest, having started to make the turn away from the mainland as expected. The National Hurricane Center, an arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the storm's center was 645 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, and 900 miles west-southwest of Bermuda. Veteran meteorologists have marveled at the size of the storm. Hurricane force winds (74 mph or greater) extend outward 90 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds (39 mph or greater) extend 265 miles from the center. Rain for the Carolina coast is just 1 to 2 inches Wednesday and into Thursday, with damage coming more from storm surge than rain or wind. The next high tides on the Outer Banks are 6:18 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:45 a.m. and 7:10 p.m. Erin has already sent Atlantic Ocean water over dunes and N.C. 12, the famed 148-mile roadway linking peninsulas and islands of the Outer Banks. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for Ocracoke Island in Hyde County and Hatteras Island in Dare County. Each county has declared an emergency. Storm surge warnings were in effect from Cape Lookout to Duck; a tropical storm warning was in effect from Beaufort Inlet to the Virginia border inclusive of the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds; and a tropical storm watch was in effect from the North Carolina-Virginia border to Chincoteague, Va. The Wednesday evening high tide for coastal South Carolina, including Charleston, and southern North Carolina is being closely watched for flooding. Early Thursday evening is the expected time of coastal flooding from the southern Delmarva Peninsula and southern Chesapeake Bay down to eastern North Carolina. The storm's projected path through the weekend skirts parallel to moving more away from the Atlantic Seaboard. Thursday's pass is by the Carolinas and Virginia, and Friday the storm will be moving by Maine. Coastal rescues from rip currents in North Carolina, according to published reports, have numbered between 75 and 100 over Monday and Tuesday. As often happens with hurricanes, water began to run over N.C. 12 on Tuesday. The highway begins at U.S. 70 at the community of Sea Level and runs to a point just north of Corolla and south of the Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Two ferries, Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island and Cedar Island to Ocracoke Island, are part of the route. The storm's landfall miss of the state is particularly welcome in light of Hurricane Helene. Recovery from that storm is in its 47th week. Helene killed 107 in the state, 236 across seven states in the South, and caused an estimated $60 billion in damage to North Carolina.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Erin: Storm surge forecast 2-4 feet from Cape Lookout to Duck
(The Center Square) – Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Erin are forecast for the Outer Banks of North Carolina starting Wednesday evening. At 5 p.m., Erin was packing maximum sustained wind of 105 mph. The Category 2 hurricane remains on a path to steer clear of the United States mainland, through it is already brushing in large waves and will bring beach erosion and overwash. The storm was 615 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras and 615 miles southwest of Bermuda, moving at 10 mph. Storm surge warnings were in effect from Cape Lookout to Duck; a tropical storm warning was in effect from Beaufort Inlet to Duck inclusive of the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds; and a tropical storm watch was in effect from north of Duck to Chincoteague, Va. Intensity of the storm is forecast to fluctuate. Hurricane force winds, meaning 74 mph or greater, stayed extended 80 miles from its center throughout Tuesday; tropical storm force winds, meaning 39 mph or greater, grew to 230 miles from the center. Forecasters said 1-2 inches of rain are expected Wednesday night on the Outer Banks. Swells from the Atlantic Ocean, however, are life-threatening in the surf and rip currents. Storm surge from Cape Lookout to Duck is forecast at 2 to 4 feet. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for Ocracoke Island in Hyde County and Hatteras Island in Dare County. Each county has declared an emergency. Multiple published reports put the number of swimmers rescued between 60 and 70 at Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington on Monday. This was due to rip currents. N.C. 12, the famed 148-mile roadway linking peninsulas and islands of the Outer Banks, is likely to go under water and parts could wash away – as often happens with hurricanes. N.C. 12 begins at U.S. 70 at the community of Sea Level and runs to a point just north of Corolla and south of the Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Two ferries, Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island and Cedar Island to Ocracoke Island, are part of the route. The storm's miss of the state is particularly welcome in light of Hurricane Helene. Recovery from that storm is in its 47th week. Helene killed 107 in the state, 236 across seven states in the South, and caused an estimated $60 billion in damage to North Carolina. Solve the daily Crossword
Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Pamlico Capital Closes Sixth Fund at its Hard Cap of $1.75 Billion
Pamlico Capital ('Pamlico'), a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today the closing of Pamlico Capital VI ('PC VI') at the fund's hard cap of $1.75 billion. PC VI was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its initial $1.5 billion target based on strong demand from both existing and new investors. Pamlico generally seeks equity investments of $50 million to $200 million in growing companies. The firm is focused on growth equity and buyout opportunities in North America within the communications, healthcare IT, information services, software, and tech-enabled services sectors. Pamlico has invested over $4.0 billion in 80 investments since 2002. 'We are incredibly grateful for the trust and confidence of our limited partners, both long-standing and new, who share our belief in the value of partnership, transparency and consistency,' said Art Roselle, Partner at Pamlico. 'The success of PC VI is a testament to the strength of our strategy, the caliber of our portfolio company management teams, and our firm's commitment to driving lasting value.' Fund VI saw strong support from a diverse group of limited partners, including leading endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, pension plans, and other institutional investors. The firm's ability to exceed its fundraising goal underscores the continued enthusiasm for Pamlico's focused strategy, as well as its differentiated approach to value creation. Including PC VI, the firm has raised over $6.5 billion in aggregate commitments from investors since 2002. 'We are especially pleased with the speed to close and successful outcome for PC VI in what remains a challenging fundraising environment,' said Stuart Christhilf, Partner and COO at Pamlico Capital. 'We saw strong support from so many of our long-standing investors who continue to represent the large majority of our capital base, while also broadening our geographic reach and partnering with a number of new, highly respected investors.' UBS Securities LLC acted as placement agent for Pamlico. Ropes & Gray LLP provided legal counsel. Pamlico Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1988 that invests in growing middle-market companies in North America. Pamlico Capital seeks control-oriented growth equity and buyout investments of up to $200 million alongside founders and proven leaders in its target sectors: communications, healthcare IT, information services, software and tech-enabled services. The firm, based in Charlotte, NC, has assets under management of approximately $4.5 billion. For additional information, please visit (401) 862-9422 SOURCE: Pamlico Capital Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/10/2025 06:30 AM/DISC: 03/10/2025 06:30 AM
