Yambert said:Please no New Orleans evacuation this year... we still need some more years off
perfectchaos007 said:Wow theres a fairly strong wave about 300 miles east of Bermuda. A rather peculiar place for a wave.
Xeke said:You mean Cindy?
Relix said:Don is about to form... aiming at South Texas. Damn did models have a bad handle with this system earlier.
AL 90 2011072712 BEST 0 219N 865W 30 1008 DB 34 NEQ 0 0 0 0 1011
First system to hit USA in 2+ years it seems. The Don! I like that name. And perfect for the South Texas drought unless it becomes too intense.
Retro said:Ah, sweet, the Hurricane thread is up with Relix at the helm. Subscribed.
Here's hoping the winds of fate send a hurricane further up the east coast along the same route as Isabel, I've been living semi-near an ocean for 3 years and never gotten more than remnants. I'm not saying I want to die, but after living in the midwest for years and feeling the excitement of quickly-approaching summer storms, I've wondered how the slow buildup of a hurricane feels.
DOO13ER said:As someone who ran shitless from Rita and sat at home through Ike and spent the following two-and-a-half weeks without power, I can say it's a terrible experience with no redeeming value whatsoever.
perfectchaos007 said:Yeah but those of us who lived in Southern Brazoria country were pretty pissed that Houstonians got the green light to leave before people like us on the coast. Bill White was a dumbass. Fortunately the Ike evacuation went a little smoother.
DOO13ER said:Rita freaked everyone out from White all the way down to the average resident. No one seriously considered the possibility of a Cat. 4 or 5 storm striking the upper Texas coast until one had us in its sights, and coming off the heels of Katrina everyone just kind of shit the bed with their response to it.
perfectchaos007 said:Yep, everyone saw the video's of Katrina and it sent everyone into panic mode, including Bill White who did a poor job of organizing the evacuation. You can't just straight up tell a city of 2 million to leave. now. The counties on the coast have protocol by neighborhood on what time we can evacuate. We did our part, but then got stuck in traffic in Houston for 20 hours. bleh. Again, at least they improved evacuation in time for Ike
DOO13ER said:How you guys feel about this one? You and Relix are pretty much WeatherGAF. Think we might actually see a hurricane out of this?
DOO13ER said:As someone who ran shitless from Rita and sat at home through Ike and spent the following two-and-a-half weeks without power, I can say it's a terrible experience with no redeeming value whatsoever.
Yep. Let's do thisAbsoluteZero said:
That's me. Let's get this shit over with.
DOO13ER said:As someone who ran shitless from Rita and sat at home through Ike and spent the following two-and-a-half weeks without power, I can say it's a terrible experience with no redeeming value whatsoever.
Relix said:As I said... should be the drought relief for Texas and hopefully with minor damages. The current setup in the Atlantic is poising for one with lots of landfalls.
DOO13ER said:We need a whole season of depressions and weak storms to make up for the rainfall deficit that's building in Texas. Lake Houston looks fucking terrible right now. The little (which are now actually quite big) sandbars that sprung up in the middle of the lake have begun to sprout grass...
Relix said:Damn, that bad? Wow.
Relix said:Damn, that bad? Wow.
Dega said:Good chance of it hitting me (and perfect I think) looking at that latest map.
I'm good as long as it doesn't get too big.
bbagwell said:Charleston, SC in the house! I hope for a quiet and uneventful season, as always. I have Hurricane HD (iPad) and Hurricane (iPhone) at the ready.
SuperAndroid17 said:ugh I'm in houston
Was thinking of heading to concan, tx 2hrs after San antonio this friday... think this shit storm will ruin my weekend?
SuperAndroid17 said:ugh I'm in houston
Was thinking of heading to concan, tx 2hrs after San antonio this friday... think this shit storm will ruin my weekend?
Deputy Moonman said:Whoa! I didn't even know this thread existed. Doh! Tropical storm Donis finally starting to take shape. The Yucatan Peninsula was really hampering it last night. There is also some kind of upper Low off the west coast of Florida and it's been bringing some north winds into the Gulf. Hopefully that doesn't interfere with Don too much.Juan
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/gulfwv.html
perfectchaos007 said:meh.
Waters are too cool in the gulf and thats hard to overcome when a system is trying to develop. Over the past several hours the storm has actually weakened. Went from 1000mb to now 1005 mb. It should remain a weak to mid level tropical storm by landfall. I just care about getting some damn rain out of this thing. Check out how badly Texas needs some damn rain for those who don't know the severity of our drought we have here.
Srsly said:lol, water temps had nothing to do with Don's struggles, shear and dry air did. Water temps are warm enough in the gulf to support a cat 5
perfectchaos007 said:I don't know how you are getting to that conclusion, but from the maps I'm reading the gulf waters have been in the mid 70's. To have a strong hurricane, the waters should be at least in the lower 80's
Srsly said:looks like mid-upper 80s to me
perfectchaos007 said:Don made landfall. Already down to 35mph winds. Time to focus on what's about to be TD Emily in the Atlantic
Relix said:Don was pathetic. Hah.
Emily has her eyes set on me. Good. Some thrills =P