Posted on 09/13/2007 7:44:54 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The ground instruments used by Weather Underground for Stowell, Tx. showed a high sustained impact wind of 62mph and gusts to 86mph; by yesterday at noon wind speeds in the area were all below 35mph when I searched surrounding locations.
Most tornadoes, which pack far fiercer winds than Humberto, give you maybe 15 minutes.
Rainfall at the rate of 1.5in/hr lasted for about 1.6 hours and total for the impact area was between 3-6 in depending on station reporting.
Fish are good.
Repeat after me.. Fish are friends, not food.
Sorry, too much “Finding Nemo” with the boys.
bttt
Ingrid. I hope she wusses out.
That must prove global warming if it was here and there too!
It still would have been considered one 20 years ago-the Saffir Simpson scale has been in use since the ‘60s.
...Ingrid forecast to remain out to sea and weaken...
She's smelling fishy...
Thanks for the updates as always. Bye, bye Ingrid.
In all fairness they kept Humberto on the maps for a long time as an interest, and told us to keep an eye on him. He was even taken off at one point and then put right back on. You and I, and everyone here know that this time of year, anything in the Gulf bears watching caz they can blow up fast. It bothers me how new people moving to the coast are....I don’t know...just no cares.
It is sort of frustrating when the state spends 7-9 million to elevate the road off the island so those that live there can wait for the last minute to evac.
Tracking storms is fun:’)
I like it! :)
Ingrid swims with the fishes...
And you didn't even read the 11 pm discussion :-)
That'll be up shortly.
Statement as of 11:00 PM EDT on September 14, 2007
A NOAA hurricane hunter has been flying through Ingrid tonight and found a rather poorly organized system with the 700 mb center displaced to the south of the low-level center. In addition... there is a possibility of multiple centers as indicated by microwave passes from this evening. As far as the intensity...the plane reported SFMR winds of 38 kt several hours ago...but has not seen winds above 34 kt since that time. Given the amorphous pattern on satellite...the initial intensity will be kept at 35 kt. The tropical cyclone is staring down the barrel of a gun this evening. Rather strong upper-tropospheric westerlies are in the storm's path for at least 48 hours or so. Some weakening is forecast and it seems likely that Ingrid will diminish to depression strength in the next couple of days...and possibly dissipate during this time. In a few days...some of the global models forecast the upper environment to get slightly less hostile as the system tries to squeeze between upper lows in the mid-oceanic trough. The system could try to re-intensify at the longer-ranges...but there might not be much left of it by then. The NHC forecast is similar to the previous one...and is a compromise between the GFDL/HWRF/SHIPS models. The initial motion estimate is a rather uncertain 295/8...a little to the left and faster than earlier today. The movement should be between west-northwest and northwest for the next few days as steering varies according to the vertical depth of Ingrid. A turn toward the north-northwest is probable in the long-range as the tropical cyclone interacts with a middle-level trough to the north. The official forecast is shifted to the west in the near-term to account for the initial motion...then is adjusted eastward near the end of the forecast as most models are now calling for recurvature of this system before 61w. Forecast positions and Max winds initial 15/0300z 15.9n 51.5w 35 kt 12hr VT 15/1200z 16.4n 52.6w 35 kt 24hr VT 16/0000z 17.4n 53.9w 30 kt 36hr VT 16/1200z 18.4n 55.2w 30 kt 48hr VT 17/0000z 19.3n 56.4w 30 kt 72hr VT 18/0000z 20.8n 58.2w 30 kt 96hr VT 19/0000z 22.5n 59.5w 30 kt 120hr VT 20/0000z 24.5n 60.0w 30 kt $$ forecaster Blake
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