I went out to take a look and the storm wasn't much of a storm. Basically, the way I see this tropical storm is an 'anti-cyclonic' heat transfer system. The clouds, especially at the periphery were dry and the clouds were 'typical' heat transfer clouds. These huge cloud masses packing a lot of heat in a few 'cloud types' but absolutely no rain. Some of the clouds were dark and looked like they could be storm clouds, but, basically it was a heat transfer system with an anti-cyclonic spin.
The weather services, no matter the station, did a great job. I am confident there were lives saved especially considering the sea swells and the fact boat services were suspended. I appreciate all the broadcast news considering one never knows these days what exactly we are facing until these storms make landfall. This one was atypical and should be investigated for it's 'dryness' and 'anti-cyclonic' flow. I appreciate all the news coverage and I am confident it gave enough people pause when they might have ventured into a dangerous surf and undertow.
By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer
HATTERAS, N.C. - A mostly punchless Tropical Storm Gabrielle washed ashore Sunday in North Carolina, crawling slowly along the state's famed Outer Banks without chasing vacationers from the shore or surfers from the beach....
...If anything, residents of eastern North Carolina were annoyed that Gabrielle failed to dump much rain inland. All of the state's 100 counties are experiencing drought conditions, 91 in a severe drought or worse, and there was hope the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season to reach the state would prove to be a blessing.
While some spots did get some decent rain - nearly 5 inches in Harlow in rural Carteret County, and about an inch in nearby New Bern and Beaufort - Gabrielle was mostly a tease.
"We're glad we didn't have any flooding or wind damage, but the rain would have been nice," Jarema said. "The coast got some rain, but they were the ones with the least problems from the drought."...
