This is the most recent update from the Elmore county EMA on the impact Hurricane Nate is forecast to have on Elmore county. These are some general facts:
The forecast track of the storm has shifted a bit more to the west this afternoon, so if this shift in the track holds our impacts will be bit less. We can still expect some wobbles east to west in the forecast track and we just need to stay prepared at this point for the following for Elmore County.
· maximum sustained winds for Elmore County are approximately 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph being possible.
· Approximate timing of winds: winds begin to increase around 7:00 a.m. with peak winds being between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon (this timing may shift a couple of hours either way)
· 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will still be possible over the weekend beginning Saturday evening through Sunday night
· being on the east side of the storm, there is a possibility of seeing brief, spin-up, short lived tornadoes
· Elmore County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning that was issued at 4:17 a.m. Saturday morning
· Elmore County also remains under a Flash Flood Watch
The timing and the impacts from the exact track of the system will continue to be monitored very closely by our office. We will continue to send out updates as significant changes are made to the forecast along with posting those updates to our website at www.elmorecoema.com and social media. At this point, we do not anticipate many changes.
Below is the latest graphic from the National Hurricane Center and a couple of graphics from the NWS Office in Birmingham.
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