Posted on 08/11/2004 1:26:00 PM PDT by AVNevis
they will both have passed by then
whose aroma would often offend thee
I wouldn't go near
Unless I could hear
the forcast would be really windy!
"...long lines forming at the gas stations, grocery stores selling out of water and batteries and the lumber yards had a huge run on plywood today."
That happens in St. Louis when they predict an inch of snow, except for the plywood.
these two babies could tract over a lot of similar territory causing extensive flooding
Are these puerto hurricians?
I was thinking in terms of the notorious "hanging chad".
There are hurriCANS and hurriCAN'TS. These are hurricans.
I know. I was just funnin' ya.
I've been here 30 years, and the first year we arrived, we encountered David, but he stalled off shore and we were spared.
...other than that, we've had a few near misses....
..but folks are good about evacuating ....just in case.
I'm in central Florida.
Are jew a hurricane..or a hurican't?'
Haw!
I grew up within 20 miles of the beach. We had plenty of warnings and near misses, and we got spared, too, much to my disappointment as a child; with all the grownups still talking about Hazel, I wanted to see one, and to get out of school, too.
Well, since I've lived here in central North Carolina, well over two hours from the nearest beach, I've experienced Fran, Floyd and Isabel. I've met my hurricane quota.
#54..Wouldn't you know, LOL :)
Yes, but the trip down on Friday is going to be a lot of fun.
Vacations shouldn't be so much trouble.
Just curious, but does anybody know if anything like this, 2 tropical storms/hurricanes hitting the same state in such quick succession, has ever happened before?
Not in Florida, at least.
| Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley |
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A brief weather post, I feel the 'threat' warrants more attention: Key points at this time: Major East Coast Flooding is likely during the next 7 days IF both of these storms manage to take similar paths up the eastern seaboard there will be widespread flooding up and down the coast. Areas from the Northern Middle Atlantic into Southern New England have already been soaked this summer, few places need more rain. Storms today dropped over 3" of rain in NYC causing flooding at Kennedy Airport. The track of Bonnie is almost a given at this point, the map above represents rainfall almost entirely from Bonnie and is probably slightly underdone. Bonnie will likely put down a swath of 5-10" (localized 12"+) of rain as it quickly races northeast after landfall tomorrow (Thursday). Typically, a storm system moving so fast does not drop prolific rainfall totals, but Bonnie will have the aide of a stalled frontal system on the East Coast. The two separate lifting mechanisms may combine to bring a 6 hour punch of 2"/hour rainfall rates to some locales. Charley is still a big question mark. A Florida hit appears likeliest at this point, but some things today are focusing my attention towards the FL Panhandle/Coastal Alabama area. So far, Charley has stayed further south than any computer models suggested. This will allow the storm to have less interaction with land, and it is quite possible that it will be a very strong storm (verging on Category 3/Major) once it gets into the Gulf of Mexico. The bigger the storm gets, the less it will be pulled along by the jet stream to the north. If it can gain enough steam to become a major hurricane, all bets are off. By late tomorrow evening, questions in regards to a Florida hit will be answered. This East Coast Trough (frontal system - jet stream buckle) is VERY strong for august and is actually much more typical once we get into Autumn in the US. If Charley does not manage to create it's own weather, he will certainly go right up the east coast after the initial hit somewhere in the eastern GOM. This following image is a historical map of where storms have gone that have been in Charley's neighborhood. If western Florida does get hit, this will be a very unusual August storm system. I will update tomorrow morning if anyone is interested. |
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Bonnie : Model Plots
Statement as of 10:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2004 ...Bonnie somewhat disorganized...continuing northeastward toward
Charley : Model Plots
Statement as of 10:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2004 ...Charley heading for the Cayman Islands... a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Jamaica and the Cayman A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the following provinces of At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the Hurricane Watch has been extended |
| Tropical Prediction Center FEMA Tropical Page Storm Prediction Center |
We had two big windbags, Al and Joseph, pass through here in 2000. They had more than their share of spin and had a lot of scud clinging to their edges. Al was poorly organized and Joseph was experiencing some problems with circulation, though both had good feeder bands extending out of state, some over international waters. Both eventually sputtered and turned back into tropical depressions, though Joseph picked up some gusts once he got away from Al and back into his Gulfstream.
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