Hurricane Florence may Threaten East Coast

When will you put up your sukka? Hurricane Florence is 1000 miles out in the Atlantic but there is a chance that Florence could become a big issue in just over a week. A group of model simulations depicting possible tracks have begun to show the possibility of East Coast impacts  — especially near the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts. Group of simulations from American and European  computer models from Wednesday night.
It’s important to keep in mind, however, that there is an equal shot of Florence passing far enough offshore that the United States sees nothing more than sunshine and
rough surf. That enormous variety of end results is the nature of forecasting a week or more into the future. If the United States were to see something, it would be in about eight days.

A storm in Florence’s current position has never struck the United States in recorded history. However, the prevailing weather pattern could provide an exception. A giant ridge of high pressure over the North Atlantic has a chance to steer the storm toward the U.S. mainland unless a trough of low pressure is able to capture the storm late this weekend and turn it more out to sea. Read more at Washington post.com