TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine

NOAA/NHC ^ | 3 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

Hanna remains a threat to the U.S. Atlantic coast while the storm spent several days stalled and meandering between the Southeast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and Hispanola. The islands have been battered with winds and torrential rains.

Ike continues to strengthen, reaching hurricane status Wednesday afternoon. The storm continues to move toward the Bahamas and U.S.

Cleanup efforts continued along the Gulf of Mexico states following Hurricane Gustav. Baton Rouge, LA has widespread wind damage and power outages. New Orleans residents were allowed to return to their homes despite Mayor Nagin's reservations amid power outages. President George Bush arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday to survey the damage from the storm.

The U.S. death toll for Hurricane Gustav is 16, including evacuation casualties and post-storm tornadoes.

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Previous Threads:

Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
Hurricane Gustav & Hurricane Hanna
Gustav & Hanna Thread I
Hurricane Gustav
Cat 5 Hurricane Sarah Is Catastrophic for Obama Campaign

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

[sig226]

I hope the cranes are braced properly. They stand all the way through West Palm Beach.

[NautiNurse]

Unless Ike makes an unlikely sharp turn out to the North Atlantic, some land masses are going to be in trouble. Four good days to watch and prepare. tick tock...

[Moose4]

Ouch. The Bahamas will barely have time to clean up the mess from Hanna before they get REALLY clobbered, if that track holds.

}:-)4

[NautiNurse]

[TypeZoNegative]

Kick the baby!

[Amelia]

NN, do you have a track like that for Hanna?

I had about written her off as a threat to our area until I read the latest NHC discussion:

IT’S WORTH NOTING THAT CONNECTING THE 48 AND 72 HOUR FORECAST POINTS WITH A STRAIGHT LINE GIVES A MISLEADING UNDERESTIMATE OF THE THREAT TO THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS. ONLY A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN IS EXPECTED AFTER 48 HOURS.

I began wondering if maybe I ought to pay attention for just a bit longer? The GFDL is still taking her right over my house, best I can tell...

[brytlea]

Hmmm... I don’t really like the look of that. But, I’m going to go and finish enjoying my anniversary and worry about it tomorrow!
susie

[RedMonqey]

I agreed. If these storms were combines then I would feel a bit more worried. However I think(as a complete non professional) that these storms draw off the energy that might have given one of them power enough to do real damage.

[dfwgator]

Let’s put some perspective here. The New Orleans metro area has about 1.1 million people.

The South Florida Metro area has five times that!

[NautiNurse]

[Amelia]

Thanks! That looks as if we may get the edges, but still not the “real deal”...which is good!

[blam]

" Four good days to watch and prepare. tick tock..."

I have the sense peope aren't paying close attention yet. I hope this guy turns north.

Presently, I still have some pecans on my trees that have survived Fay and Gustav.

[NautiNurse]

I hate that pecan trees are so brittle. I always lose a large chunk of the tree during tropical storms, and the street is splattered with brown spots where the pecans get crushed. Fortunately, the pecan tree is a good distance from the house.

[blam]

I spent all morning picking up small limbs and etc.

[NautiNurse]

The pecan tree here is only good as a shade tree. Every single year, the pecans go from green one day to none the next.

Squrrels.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

IKE : Looks like he’s at 22 N now,,,due W wobble?...

[Amelia]

I wouldn’t want to be under a pecan tree during a big storm. During Hugo, several HUGE ones fell in my aunt’s yard...the roots just came up out of the ground, but they’re bad at dropping limbs in just regular thunderstorms.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Shreveport,La.~Old Sam’s Club Shelter~Big Fight/Riot?~

SPD/K-9s On Scene(KTBS news)...

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Old Sam’s Club Shelter~Big Fight/Riot?~
~~~
In Monroe,La.~ 1 arrest~23 involved...

[NautiNurse]

TS Hanna is moving NNW at 13 mph. Winds 65 mph, 989 mb. 355
miles ESE of Nassau, Bahamas

Hurricane Ike now Category 4. Winds 135 mph, 948 mb,
moving WNW at 17 mph.

...and Cat 10 Hurricane Sarah struck the nation tonight. Sucking
sounds heard from MSM. Damage reports to Obama campaign
are brutal.

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