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KYLE HUGGING 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 2 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Kyle was
located by radar near latitude 33.4 north, longitude 79.1 west or about
30 miles south of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The center of Kyle moved over Charleston
Bay and is now hugging the coast of South Carolina, according to the NOAA
National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. (Click NOAA satellite
image for larger view of Tropical Storm Kyle taken at 12:45 p.m. EDT on
Oct. 11, 2002. Click here for
high resolution version, which is a large file. Click
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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
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Kyle
has increased in forward speed and is now moving toward the northeast
near 20 mph, and this motion is expected to continue Friday. On this track,
Kyle will be hugging the upper South Carolina and North Carolina coasts
during the next 12 hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts mainly to the
east of the center. Little change in strength is forecast during the next
24 hours, and Kyle should gradually become extratropical. Tropical storm
force winds extend outward up to 45 miles to the east of the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure 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 east of where the center crosses the coast. 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 North Carolina coasts Friday.
A tropical storm warning is now in effect north of the Savannah River to Currituck Beach Light, N.C., including the Pamlico Sound.
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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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