Hurricane Arthur struck hard on North Carolina coast in the night of Thursday. Weathermen are predicting that by the time when this hurricane draws to the coastline, it might have risen to a category 2 hurricane. Category 2 hurricanes are those which range between 96 to 110 mph in speed.
The National Hurricane Center which is in charge of monitoring hurricanes indicated that hurricane Arthur rolled rain bands towards Carolina and further added that its speed remained at the range of 90 mph. As the night hours passed by, the hurricane gained more strength while maintaining its wind speed.
The hurricane moved into Virginia and expectations were high that it would make a landfall in Outer Banks or North Carolina.
In the late Thursday afternoon, the hurricane made storm warnings to be issued in Nantucket Island, Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Nova Scotia in Canada.
The movement of the hurricane towards the west direction is increasing the chances of experiencing a landfall in North Carolina.
This hurricane might result into many effects. Outer Banks is likely to get a storm surge of 3 feet, 3 to 5 feet of the same in Virginia and Carolina as well as 6 inches of rain in North Carolina. Tornadoes are also expected in North Carolina.
The better part is that the storm is expected to weaken on Saturday as it moves away from Mid-Atlantic States.
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