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Atlantic Hurricane season 2017 |OT|
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GoldenEye 007
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Edit: Probably not the best thread. Will go in the Irma one instead.
Saint Gregory
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My brother told me that most of the stores in our area were cleaned out of bottled water and other staples yesterday before the state of emergency was declared. They better get restocks in pronto.
fluffydelusions
Member
I made a thread for florida state of emergency if that is what you meant
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1428407
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1428407
Captain Tuttle
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Christ it's going to eat FloridaLatest Euro ensemble forecast. A lot of intense tracks near south Florida and numerous tracks that take it right up through Florida.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Florida and the east coast need to be ready for sure.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
Go at the earliest tomorrow morning.
Solidsnakejej
Member
GFS 18z went slightly more north and puts it firmly in the waters leading up to a Florida landfall.
Go tomorrow, as early as you can.
I have work. I can't.
Solidsnakejej
Member
Also seems to slow down before hitting Florida. Again ignore the pressure.
Master Yoshi
Member
Pressure! Pushing down on me, pressing down on you
No man ask for
No man ask for
The lyrics for that song work almost too well 🤔
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Go tonight? Home Depot or Lowes may still be open
Bringing along a friend? 😬
When was the last time the remains of a powerful hurricane tracked over Southern Ontario? I hope we don't have another Hurricane Hazel on our hands.
Beericana is Saturday ..so no matter what comes we will be able to get extremely drunk the weekend before it hits...if it hits at all
UberTag
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Hazel was really odd. You don't hear about too many Cat 1 hurricanes killing 81 people in Toronto... but that one did exactly that.
We've had a similar set-up this summer, too... with no shortage of rainfall and very little drought to speak of.
No shortage of tourists and celebrities in Toronto next week, too... as TIFF will be in full swing.
Wondering this too. Saw some models showing it gowing straight up central NC, and I'm worried for my parents
AngmarsKing701
Member
Bringing along a friend? 😬
That looks legit terrifying and would decimate the east coast with a one-two punch I'm not certain has ever happened.
Holly Springs checking in. Bought a generator after we were without power for three days after Matthew. Gonna get some oil and gas for it mid-week and make sure it fires up.
Also, I'm supposed to fly to Los Angeles (having its own problems) on Monday, via Atlanta.
I'm flying home from Texas to SC through Atlanta Friday. Hoping flights aren't already messed up then.
Closest analogue to that would be Hugo. Storm came straight inland and the eye passed over Charlotte. Look up what happened then for an idea.
Closest analogue to that would be Hugo. Storm came straight inland and the eye passed over Charlotte. Look up what happened then for an idea.
Vestal
Gold Member
Hugo came up from a lower Latitude at this longitude back then, came in through Aguadilla in PR and took a sharp NW turn exiting east of San Juan.. Originally Hugo was forecasted to cross straight through PR..
Solidsnakejej
Member
NHC now saying 140 MPH, wonder if we'll get a category 5 for the 11pm update.
maquiladora
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EverythingShiny
Member
Ugh, good luck. I don't have a generator but I did just buy a solar charger and I've been charging up my power banks. Will be getting some more supplies tomorrow morning, curious to see if anyone in downtown Raleigh is freaking out yet.
We had a similarly scary projection last year. I forget the storm, but it was going to go up the Florida coast, then loop around in the Atlantic and do it again. Luckily that didn't happen.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
Jesus, that pressure continues to drop.
Zombie James
Banned
Sandy?
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Season is quite a bit calmer starting in October, the real issue tends to be storms hitting any ports of call.
Water off Florida and Bahamas warm enough to help strengthen Irma into a category 5 Hurricane
Waters close to 90 F in a lot of places
https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/904811943755644928
Waters close to 90 F in a lot of places
https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/904811943755644928
Well shit, good luck Florida GAF. Stock up and look after each other and don't do anything stupid. If you were planning a last minute get away it's probably a good idea to go this week...
On the one hand, it's getting so damn strong... on the other hand every single update in the last 36 hours has brought it further south, so why would that change? If it doesn't, I actually expect to wake up tomorrow to the news that it'll miss us to the south Thursday evening, with us getting nothing but category 1 winds at most - which is fuck all really.
This is why you don't board up too soon. 48 hours is plenty of time. Had I spent my whole work day boarding up my shit I might have wasted an entire day. Tomorrow will tell the tale.
I'll buy a flashlight and some tinned food tomorrow if it's still coming at us.
This is why you don't board up too soon. 48 hours is plenty of time. Had I spent my whole work day boarding up my shit I might have wasted an entire day. Tomorrow will tell the tale.
I'll buy a flashlight and some tinned food tomorrow if it's still coming at us.
Solidsnakejej
Member
This is definitely going to be a Cat 5 soon. The thing with stronger storms is that they usually can't sustain themselves and weaken, hopefully it'll weaken by the time it hits the islands.
My god that whole area is pure jet fuel for a hurricane. 31 celcious seas is very, very warm.
Surviving Harvey with no water in my home was more than enough to convince me to get flood insurance. I know too many people who weren't in the 100 or 500 year flood plains who still got water in their houses. Signed up last week and just have to wait out the 30 day window.
I'm in Hampton Roads also. The water flooding the streets in my neighborhood and coming halfway up my yard during Hurricane Matthew scared me into getting flood insurance. Since you're in a low risk zone it should be relatively cheap. I'm in a Zone X area too and pay $425 for the year. It's worth it to me.
maabus1999
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There is also almost no wind shear which is just as important.
Couldn't you just fill containers with tap water?
If it slows a little over that area then it will explode in intensity. You could get very rapid deepening very quickly.
maquiladora
Member
I guess that's why the GFS takes off like a rocket once it reaches those waters. Still think it's overcooking the intensity but about 920-930 looks possible.