Hurricane Sally

NOAA/NHC ^ | 12 September 2020 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

The nineteenth named storm of the busy 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season developed off the southern Florida peninsula. The storm track forecast carries Sally across the southern FL peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico.

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[NautiNurse]

That’s rough surf! Thanks for posting the video link.

[fatima]

:) So cute at that age.

[Himyar]

Still quiet here in Hope Hull, just southwest of Montgomery. I have the feeling that the dirt road is going to go away. Luckily the house and barns are on high ground. I just have older mares out on pasture so they will go to high ground when the creek floods. It will be an interesting few days here at Hidden Creek.

[dirtboy]

Eye still trying to fill in on radar:

[commish]

I started late this year, so I still have a ton of Tomato and pepper plants producing. The cucumbers are starting to thin out, but still producing at the moment, and I don’t think even a nuclear blast could kill green onions. LOL

[NautiNurse]

Going nowhere fast...

[dirtboy]

Showing some impressive hot towers.

[blam]

"Moderate westerly shear and upwelling beneath the slow moving hurricane are likely to prevent strengthening today. The shear is forecast to increase tonight and although some slight weakening could occur before the center reaches the coast..."

That's encouraging.

Do we have another 'hurricane that couldn't'?

The wind speed here has increased a bit.

[SE Mom]

It sounds as though floods will be rough- rain by the bucket.

[Viking2002]

Green onions are one of those bulb veggies that’ll keep reproducing as long as there’s soil and a few extra bulbs to let them spread. Same with potatoes. I got several 24” pots of mini yellow summer squash going; you’re supposed to pick them when they’re 2”-3” long, but so far, all they’ve done is flower. They’re meant for containers, but the only time I have any luck with gourd plants fruiting is when I plant them directly in the soil. Live and learn, I’ll just file this year away in the memory banks with all the rest and try a new tack next spring.

[dirtboy]

4:00 PM CDT Tue Sep 15
Location: 29.5°N 88.1°W
Moving: N at 2 mph
Min pressure: 979 mb
Max sustained: 80 mph

[Jemian]

It seems the reporting on every hurricane remains the same: Hurricane XXXX is making landfall as a powerful ... What hurricane isn't "powerful?" That's why there are categories. Katrina was "powerful" but so is "Sally?" Someone, please, give the news readers a thesaurus.

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Force Winds Spreading Onshore
Along the North-Central Gulf Coast...

...Historic Life-Threatening Flooding Likely Along
Portions of the Northern Gulf Coast...

400 PM CDT Update
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Location...About 85 MI S of Mobile AL
...About 90MI SW of Pensacola FL
Max Sustained Winds...80 MPH
Moving...N at 2 MPH
Minimum Pressure...979 MB

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles and
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles

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[abb]

Here’s a webcam from Gulf Shores, AL.

http://bamabeachcams.com/pinkponypub.aspx

[abb]

Another near Ft. Morgan, with sound.

https://www.livebeaches.com/webcams/the-beach-club-resort-spa-live-cam/

[NautiNurse]

The Sea & Suds beach cam view is directly over the waves now.

[Viking2002]

Wind advisories going up now, as far east as Lee County - Auburn/Opelika. Expecting them here in Chambers soon.

[dirtboy]

Looks like the eye is starting to clear out on visible sat images:

[NautiNurse]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WMBB) — Florida Gov. Ron Desantis issued an Executive Order 20-225 expanded a state of emergency for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Walton, and Washington counties.

[NautiNurse]

It sounds as though floods will be rough- rain by the bucket.

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