We were watching some of the NASCAR practice runs for the races taking place in Daytona Beach, FL, this weekend. The officials suspended the raceway activities due to rain and lightning in the area. I went to the NWS National Composite Radar website to have a look at the extent of the shower activity in Florida. I was taken by surprise when I saw the radar image of Hurricane Arthur off the Carolinas. I read about Arthur when it was a tropical storm a couple of days ago but it is now a Class II hurricane.
The image is a screen capture from about four PM (AZ time) this afternoon.
You have made me a happy man since I now know I was not the only one taken by surprise by the size and strength of this storm when I heard about it earlier today. This one seemingly has come out of the blue.