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Hurricane glider deployments featured in WIRED (Underwater Drones Track Hurricane Florence’s Trajectory)
- SECOORA hurricane monitoring efforts are featured in Science Magazine news story (Hurricane Florence is coming. Scientists are scrambling to prepare).
- Florence Data View (compare wind speed with barometric pressure)
- North Carolina Members are Collecting Data Prior to Hurricane Florence
- Underwater Gliders Chasing Hurricane Florence
Update 11:00 AM 9/17/2018: Florence is downgraded to a tropical depression and continues to produce heavy rain over parts of the Mid-Atlantic region. According to National Weather Service, flash flooding continues over the Carolinas.
SECOORA was watching Hurricane Florence as she traversed through the South Atlantic Bight. Stay tuned for reports on wind speeds, wave heights and more. Below is data we provided during the storm.
Taking the Pulse of the Storm
SECOORA assets are providing near real-time information on Hurricane Florence. Pictured above is the SECOORA Data Portal paired with the NWS Hurricane track plus the HYCOM modeled water temperature and real time sensors layers. Use the portal to visualize Florence’s track with other datasets.
Underwater Gliders Chasing Hurricane Florence
Two gliders were deployed in the South Atlantic Bight ahead of Hurricane Florence making her way to the U.S. eastern seaboard. These gliders will help identify how hurricanes mix sub-surface and surface waters. This will enable scientists and meteorologist to determine if the cold water mixing into the warmer surface waters will weaken the hurricane. Read more.
Access RAMSES Glider data off coast of North Carolina
Access PELAGIA Glider data off coast of South Caroina
View Live feeds of Florence as it Approaches
Users can choose a camera and view the coastal waters as Florence approaches. This is part of the NOAA NOS Web Camera Applications Testbed (WebCAT) project.
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Buoys on the East Coast
SECOORA, U.S. IOOS and partners support marine weather buoys off of the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina. The information collected by these assets provide real time updates on the approaching storm’s wind speed and more. See below table for data and click here for a schematic of their locations.
Table of Buoys and Link to Data
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Station Name (click name for data) |
GPS Location |
Station Type |
Lead Organization |
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34.2073° N 76.9488° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
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34.2073° N 76.9488° W |
Waverider Buoy |
UNCW |
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33.9877° N 77.3617° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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34.1445° N 77.7183° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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34.1445° N 77.7183° W |
Waverider Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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33.8373° N 78.4768° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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33.8373° N 78.4768° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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32.8033° N 79.6238° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
|
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32.2745° N 80.4187° W |
Buoy |
UNCW |
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31°24’0″ N 80°52’5″ W |
Buoy |
UGA |
Surface Current Tracking on the East Coast
SECOORA partners operate many High Frequency radars (HFR) in the South Atlantic Bight. HFR provides current direction and speed in near real time. See above of HFR locations. Click the image or here for HFR data.
Other Hurricane Florence Resources
Explore more Hurricane Florence data and other resources for the Southeast U.S. If we are missing a resource, please email abbey@secoora.pactmedia.org to get it included! Jump to a resource:
- SECOORA Real Time Data
- Hurricane Tracking
- Storm Surge, Flooding, and Coastal Change
- Data, WebCams and Modeling
- IOOS Regional Associations and Other
SECOORA Real Time Data
Hurricane Tracking
Storm Surge, Flooding, and Coastal Change
Real Time Data, WebCams and Modeling
IOOS Regional Associations and Other