Hurricane Isabel Now Expected To Hit The United States

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

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

This baby might make 9-11 look like a picnic.

Do your research on the 1938 hurricane of Sept 21.

[mewzilla]

Boy, is this bringing back memories. And I can still recall what the mud smelled like, and we lived that smell for months.

[varon]

What will the economic impact be? Not good.

Look on the bright side. Just think of all the replacement merchandise that will need to be purchased which should get rid of any and all excess inventory laying around.
Also, the building trades will have guaranteed work for years to repair and rebuild.

It will be good for the economy but I still haven't figured out how George Bush managed to arrange it ;-)

[jmc813]

Thanks for the link. I'm not looking forward to this at all.

Is the ballooning season over?

BTW, I'm not sure if you're aware, but your balloon was featured on the screen of every Quick Check ATM machine promoting their festival a few months ago.

[SauronOfMordor]

If it comes up the Chesapeak Bay, it will get REAL interesting all along northern Virginia, Maryland, DC, and all of PA

[Dog Gone]

I certainly wouldn't count on the forecast track being accurate today. I realize the models are largely in agreement, and that increases the confidence level, but I'll be far more confident after tomorrow's projections are released. That will essentially be three days from landfall.

I'm still thinking that the storm will make landfall in the Carolinas. But with hurricane force winds extending 85 miles out from the eye, it's going to cut a wide swath wherever it hits.

[mewzilla]

Here's a good reference on the '38 storm from Intellicast's website.

[Checkmate]

I live in Florida so I'v been watching this one for a week. They keep correcting the track path to the left/west/south. It's started turning north finally but I'm worried about our friends in Charleston.

[abner]

Ballooning season is almost over. We had an event this weekend that was rained out. We have one more event in October. Albuquerque. Isabel looks like it could change our plans though... I hope not.

Yes, PNC Bank is our sponsor for that event. They also had calling cards made up. We have a couple of those for souvenirs. LOL. I never did see the ATM thing though.

[Dog Gone]

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

This hurricane, named after your mother, is likely to be rather memorable. Stay safe and don't take chances!

[meg70]

1938 is pretty much our nighmare scenario here...

[SauronOfMordor]

I'm in Delaware County PA (BTW, I think we met in person in a Philly anti-Gore rally a while back). I'm on my way out to get some extra stuff, just in case

[dennisw]

4 days from landfall if there even is one. Anything can happen.

[abner]

I'm on my way out to get some extra stuff, just in case

I think we will be doing that also, and moving a bunch of equipment from our office to our house. Yikes.

[tertiary01]

Let's all pray that the eastern pressure breaks down and Isabel heads safely towards Europe. Maybe if we pray in unison they will have the impact.

[abner]

4 days from landfall if there even is one. Anything can happen

I hope your optimistic outlook is the one that happens.

[GOPcapitalist]

If it comes up the Chesapeak Bay, it will get REAL interesting all along northern Virginia, Maryland, DC, and all of PA

If that happens they'll probably shut down the bay bridge at Annapolis and the bridge-tunnel in the south making for one heck of a messy traffic scenario. The seas will be too high for any of the ferries to run, so the only way off delmarva will be driving north. My advice to anybody who lives there is to be ready to go the moment you know for sure that it is heading your way cause the normal routes to the east will not be open for very long if at all once it hits.

DC and Baltimore rush hours could also be a mess Friday morning from the looks of things, unless they close down for the day. A closure of the bay bridge will probably make that twice as bad cause of all the commuters who use it.

[abner]

BTW, I think we met in person in a Philly anti-Gore rally a while back

Could be... The one with Dom G?

[meg70]

[Howlin]

Some models have it coming in on you.