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KYLE
REGAINS TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH FOR FOURTH TIME;
KYLE APPROACHING THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
(See NOAA's National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.)
October
11, 2002 — At 8 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Kyle was
located near latitude 31.8 north, longitude 80.7 west or about 35 miles
southeast of Savannah, Ga. Kyle is moving toward the north near 12 mph.
This motion should bring the center of Kyle over the coast of southern
South Carolina later Friday morning, according to the NOAA
National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite
image for larger view of Tropical Storm Kyle taken at 9:15 a.m. EDT on
Oct. 11, 2002. Click
here to see latest view. Please credit “NOAA.”)
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HURRICANE FACTS
KYLE TIMELINE Sept. 21 — Kyle forms as a subtropical storm. Sept. 22 — Kyle becomes a tropical storm. Sept. 25 — Kyle becomes a Categor 1 hurricane. Sept. 27 — Kyle begins to weaken. Sept. 28 — Kyle downgraded to tropical storm. Sept. 30 — Kyle now a tropical depression. LONGEST-LIVED TROPICAL CYCLONE* The world record, Pacific basin: Hurricane/Typhoon John, Aug. 11- Sep.10, 1994 — 31 days For
the Atlantic basin: |
Reports
from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts mainly to the north
and east of the center. Little change in strength is forecast during the
next 24 hours as the center moves inland. Tropical storm force winds extend
outward up to 45 miles to the northeast of the center.
The latest minimum central pressure reported by the hurricane hunter is
1008 mb, 29.77 inches. Tides of 1 to 2 feet above normal can be expected
in the warning area near and to the northeast of where the center makes
landfall.
Rainfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, with isolated higher amounts, can be expected in association with Kyle. Isolated tornadoes are possible near the South Carolina and southern North Carolina coasts Friday.
The tropical storm warning is discontinued along the Georgia coast. A tropical storm warning remains in effect north of the Savannah River to Surf City, N.C., as of 8 a.m. EDT.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by NOAA National Weather Service local forecast offices.
At 5 p.m. EDT Friday, Kyle becomes the third longest-lived Atlantic basin
tropical cyclone at 21 days. Ginger holds the record as the longest-lived
tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, which lasted 27.25 days. The longest-lived
tropical cyclone was 1994's Hurricane/Typhoon John in the Pacific basin,
which lasted 31 days and crossed two datelines. NOAA measures the life
of a tropical cyclone from when the first and last advisories are issued.
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