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Posted on 08/30/2006 6:30:12 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Ernesto is poised to emerge into Atlantic waters after feebly creeping along the Florida peninsula. Media pundits with tremulous cameras dotted Florida's extensive coastline for the past 24 hours, showing video of children playing in the sand, dark skies, and occasional rain.
Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect from Sebastian Inlet Florida to Cape Lookout North Carolina, as Ernesto moves north at 15mph. The storm's intensity and forecast track has puzzled forecasters for several days.
N.C. Governor Mike Easley and S.C. Governor Mark Sanford activated the National Guard today in their respective states, as the forecast track indicated Ernesto may regain tropical storm force winds, and make landfall again along the Carolinas coastline.
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
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On/Off Hurricane Ping list, mash ---> .
Nice to see you again ma'am...
Sitting here in Jacksonville--Just started raining a few minutes ago.
Want a new trailer?
Demand a debit card..
However, here's hoping no one in other locals get much more than they wish.
There was so little to say all day today, I decided to wait until the storm was leaving Florida for a new thread.
Sweet...
We'll see what it might do in the Carolinas and north, but it's been the best possible outcome for Florida.
Bad Dog!
Get ready for those Carolina refugees...
Media frenzy and the lucky ones got to go to Key West and party...
Sitrep: the dadgum thing waited until it went over land to start actually looking like a dang tropical depression.
The weather over much of Florida is worse now than it was at landfall, but nothing all that horrible.
Forecasters are telling people in the mid-Atlantic to start building arks.
Joe Bastardi is predicting a Cat 7 landfall in South Carolina.
While we are always very grateful to avoid weather mayhem, a lot of government employees got a day off, the primary election early voting was suspended--and I suspect a few won't heed warnings when a bigger storm threatens next time.
Mike Chertoff was already in Fla today assessing that it was raining.
the winds may not be strong, but the floods due to the excessive rain may come here in the DC and surrounding areas regardless. Hoping for the best.
Hey, at least he's in the loop now.
Well, the driveway isn't even completely wet at this point, so I'm taking a wait and see attittude.
(I do have an axe in the attic, though; just in case.)
Carolina refugees I might handle, although we seem to have a blood feud on which way to cook BBQ. Pennsylvania and Joisey refugees are a different problem altogether.
I actually tried shoo fly pie, and I was out of intensive care within months.
OMG, get out while you still can man!!!!! /sarcasm
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