Surprise storm an unwelcome surprise on the East Coast

Did you think hurricane season was winding down? Two weeks ago, Lee Hurricane Lee threatened the East Coast but impacted Canada more. This weekend, Tropical Storm Ophelia suddenly formed, prompting warnings from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Here's the track of this slow-moving storm:?

As of Friday afternoon, Ophelia has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and is expected to make landfall in North Carolina as early as Saturday morning. Once inland, it will bring some heavy rain and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic region.

Here's the forecast for the rainfall along with the flash flood potential through Monday:

Additionally, as the storm gets closer to landfall in North Carolina, there will be a chance of severe storms that could produce isolated tornadoes.

WEATHERCALL IN ACTION

WeatherCall's HazardCall product, designed to keep manufactured home communities informed of imminent weather threats, sends out notifications to the many clients we serve in the path of the storm. As soon as the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning, they received texts and emails like this:

EXPERIENCE THE WEATHERCALL DIFFERENCE

Now, more than ever, it's critical that business owners get adequate warnings of extreme weather events. This "surprise storm" will make for a squally weekend along the East Coast.

WeatherCall only sends instant phone, text, and email notifications when severe weather threats include your business location. Additionally, our messaging provides visual displays, including live radar, giving decision-makers all the information they need to confidently make a shutdown or NO shutdown decision. Additionally, we provide "all-clear" notifications so they can resume operations.

Could your company leverage this kind of business intelligence? If so, we can help you.

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?Gene Norman is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and consultant for WeatherCall. This nationwide company offers?WeatherCall?Enterprise, providing businesses with weather information needed to make critical safety decisions and?HazardCall. In addition, this app lets property managers reach residents with urgent messages and site-specific weather alerts.