CURRENTLY IN THE ATLANTIC

Nicole made landfall in the middle of the night, pretty much exactly where NHC predicted and at a 75 mph Category 1, the exact intensity, too. More on the NHC accuracy later on... Storm surge damage occurred over a wide area, from just north of West Palm Beach all the way up to the South Carolina beaches. That is hundreds of miles affected. Hundreds of thousands without power... My only problem with NHC was a communication issue. Yes, it's about that damn cone! The Wednesday forecast had the exact track and the correct warnings, but why doesn't the cone cover the coasts of Northeast Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina? The cone has been called several things by NHC, meteorologists on TV, emergency managers, and even politicians and it has confused practically everyone, it seems.