Hurricane Isabel Now Expected To Hit The United States

National Hurricane Center ^ | 9/14/03 | NHC

[snopercod]

I'm right on the left-hand edge of the forecast track, sorta where SC, GA, and NC come together.

Better stock up on beer and gasoline, just in case.

[abner]

People here still talk about Agnes with awe and respect.

[jmc813]

Sorry for the caps...this is the way they post these things

Does anyone know the reason their alerts are always in caps? It annoys the heck out of me.

[nwctwx]

Where was that guy telling me I lived in Connecticut and therefore shouldn't comment on hurricanes? ;-)

[mewzilla]

One of the local papers has a section on Agnes.

Click here if anyone's interested.

[GOPcapitalist]

A widespread incidence of 5-10 inch rains in these areas (common for any tropical storm) could well end up causing more damage than the winds and ocean surf.

That is exactly what Allison did two years ago. It swept through Houston dumping about 10 inches and saturating the ground, then a day later it swung back around and came to a lingering stop right on top of us then dumped another 20 inches. The ground was already saturated from the first round so the freeways all turned into lakes for the better part of a week.

[abner]

Bump!
This whole weekend was rained out. Grrr.... It was great to meet you though on Thursday.

[Dog]

This is thing will be almost directly over me.....oh crap. I'm in South Jersey....going to be a wild ride I think.

[blam]

"People here still talk about Agnes with awe and respect."

Same with Camille and Frederic in theses parts. My parents were without electric for five weeks after Frederic hit Mobile in '79.

[nwctwx]

ping :-p

[TommyDale]

"What will the economic impact be?"

I don't know about economic impact, but I'm more than just a bit upset that our golf tournament may be rained out!

[mewzilla]

Does your area do much in terms of hurricane prep?

[dogbyte12]

Let me be the third to agree. There are no heroes here. THe heroes are the ones who protect their families first, and then their property. Better safe than sorry. This is going to be a nasty one. I would scoff at a cat 1, but cat 5 means there will be major damage. It doesn't matter how big and burly you are, a falling tree will hurt ya.

Stay safe everybody.

[mikegi]

Hopefully, it will parallel the coast for awhile and dissipate a bunch. The forecast chart shows a rapid acceleration which should help weaken the storm.

This storm is somewhat weird. It has an extremely large eye. Look at the satellite images. I don't know what effect that has on the storm's intensity but I would guess it keeps the storm from strengthening.

My sister lives west of Philadelphia. If the storm follows the forecast track, she'll be just to the east of the center. Yikes!

[abner]

Thanks for the link. I'm not looking forward to this at all. My house is on a big hill, but my office is at the bottom of a big hill.

[Dog]

No.

[meg70]

I see why the folks on the Weather Channel were worried...

[NormsRevenge]

beer will get you thru times of no gasoline,,better than vice versa... urrr.. but I guess you would need gas to keep the generator going to keep the beer fridge cold. Darn. ;-)

Good luck to all the East Coasters and wishes for minimal damage at the worst , but either way, Be Prepared!

[abner]

My sister lives west of Philadelphia. If the storm follows the forecast track, she'll be just to the east of the center. Yikes!

That is where we are.

[Old Professer]

The 200MB and 500MB charts are showing movement of the central trough and winds close to 100MPH; the high pressure remains strong just off the coast and this is still too early to bet the rent money on.