You may want to reconsider your Outer Banks Labor Day beach weekend. Don’t cancel them just yet, but watch out. It appears that the region could be under threat next weekend from a powerful tropical system currently to the northeast of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Hurricane Frances is a powerful storm with winds of 120 mph, and the storm is likely to increase in strength. Capital Weather thinks it could increase to a Category 5 storm. But the projected paths could take it anywhere between the Florida Keys and Cape Hatteras, N.C. Like with any hurricane that could hit North Carolina, Washington could get rain and some strong gusty winds. The storm is still far away, but it is still worth watching.
Also, Tropical Storm Gaston hit South Carolina yesterday. It was never a strong storm to begin with, but will send some rain through the Washington area later today.
