Ring of Fire off NC Coast
Blog reader Joe from New Jersey asks this afternoon:
You are correct, Joe and the system is not going unnoticed here at AccuWeather. I was just looking at a satellite loop of it. It clearly has a low pressure system, according to buoy/ship observations. In fact it's even strong enough to be acknowledged as a storm center by the (non-tropical) Model Spread [JessePedia] (see right). The circulation is clear; the problem with the system thus far is a lack of thunderstorms / heavy rain with it, though at 1:15 p.m. there had been about 30 lightning strikes detected on its western edge within the last two hours (see below).
AccuWeather.com Professional's Joe Bastardi (PRO) said on his blog last night and this morning:
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