Scott747 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh... Any noticeable rise or accumulation of water anywhere near you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Really surprised by the duration and power of this storm. Not at all what I was expecting. For a Cat 1, it's just epic. It's got to be the worst Cat 1-- from a size and power standpoint-- ever to hit the USA. And while it's large, it's not a sloppycane-- the highest winds of the night seem to be happening right now, very close to the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh... Any noticeable rise or accumulation of water anywhere near you? Not as far as I can see. I seem to be OK. And the winds just get stronger and stronger-- the car bobbing like an exercise ball. I think I need to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Really surprised by the duration and power of this storm. Not at all what I was expecting. For a Cat 1, it's just epic. It's got to be the worst Cat 1-- from a size and power standpoint-- ever to hit the USA. And while it's large, it's not a sloppycane-- the highest winds of the night seem to be happening right now, very close to the center. Had a confirmed 106 mph gust off the coast so it looks like still the heart of the storm is coming. Looks better organized than it has ever as well which may attribute from the ocean barrier which can help in intensification so maybe you do get a triple digit gust mixing down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Really surprised by the duration and power of this storm. Not at all what I was expecting. For a Cat 1, it's just epic. It's got to be the worst Cat 1-- from a size and power standpoint-- ever to hit the USA. And while it's large, it's not a sloppycane-- the highest winds of the night seem to be happening right now, very close to the center. Another strong band about to rotate through, see wind near 80 around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I'd suggest waiting for a break in the radar reflectivities, and then making a run for it, but then you'd just run into trees and power lines blocking the road somewhere. It HAS moved a LITTLE bit in the last couple hours, but just a little, and the last few scans show no movement. Apparently, some on-air mets are now ignoring their info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh, what would you estimate the winds to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Had a confirmed 106 mph gust off the coast so it looks like still the heart of the storm is coming. Looks better organized than it has ever as well which may attribute from the ocean barrier which can help in intensification so maybe you do get a triple digit gust mixing down Winds are just now catching up with the pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Had a confirmed 106 mph gust off the coast so it looks like still the heart of the storm is coming. Looks better organized than it has ever as well which may attribute from the ocean barrier which can help in intensification so maybe you do get a triple digit gust mixing down That was at like 250-300 feet tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Not as far as I can see. I seem to be OK. And the winds just get stronger and stronger-- the car bobbing like an exercise ball. I think I need to move. Get lee side behind a building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 If it would just move a few miles WNW, I'd get in the eye and get a break. Wind is just ripping. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott747 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Not sure of your exact location in town. There is a handful of hotels down by airport road. Trooper knows where you are at right now. Better to move where folks most likely will be or flag down any law that is patrolling and get directions to where they are holing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That was at like 250-300 feet tho. Saw some DOW images, yea but as the images showed very capable of mixing down. Great storm, and hey awsome interview. Man though that Post site is slow to load. I digress. Josh needs to move it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 If it would just move a few miles WNW, I'd get in the eye and get a break. Wind is just ripping. Damn. It's actually slid S and contracted a few miles. Can you see any buildings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The eye is beginning to fill in, and the W side has really opened up, so maybe it will begin weakening, but that will take a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hang in there Josh! I was once stuck in the mud under an HP supercell that evolved into a completely stationary MCS directly on top of me for about 6 hrs. So I know what it feels like to wish what you came for in the first place would finally give you a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 So is it way stronger than what you were expecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 If it would just move a few miles WNW, I'd get in the eye and get a break. Wind is just ripping. Damn. Natural optimist- perhaps the near stall on the radar is the first step torward predicted NW movement that would put Galliano in the eye. Edit. Loop removed because Uncle Bobby could be right. But it looks stalled, which could be beginning of turn NW shown in models. GFS doesn't start the turn right away, Euro has it on the coast at 7 am CDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I wouldn't assume his internet connection is good enough that he wants to be involuntarily downloading loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Get lee side behind a building Excellent advice. Jim Leonard when he was on Guam for Typhoon Omar was in the lee of a substantial building thus avoiding getting slammed when that roof came off and passed over his car. He had something like 4 hours of typhoon force winds ahead of the eye and about 8 after so Josh is experiencing what would be a reasonable sized typhoon in WPAC-he's got some time to go and the backside could be worse. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I wouldn't assume his internet connection is good enough that he wants to be involuntarily downloading loops. Not seein that filling. In there unc, velocity data not filling in either yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Dude, can you get south? You're almost in the eye. It's r-i-g-h-t t-h-e-r-e Remember, careful of debris. (As if I need to tell you that... duh.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I can tell I'm on the very edge of the inner eyewall. The wind flirts with a sort of calm. I get lulls and then bursts. Right on the edge. I can taste it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Calming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Alright, what do you want to do now? Try to find shelter there? Try to get to Houma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Alright, what do you want to do now? Try to find shelter there? Try to get to Houma? Shelter might work, but driving up one of the two lane roads lined with trees either side of Bayou Lafourche to get back to Highway 90/Houma at night after half a hurricane has past, that is best done after sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I seem to be clipping the N edge of the eye-- I have more calm than bursts right now... Might head N to find other people... Calming... Wind seems to be under 15 kt. I'm gonna step out of the car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Shelter might work, but driving up one of the two lane roads lined with trees either side of Bayou Lafourche to get back to Highway 90/Houma at night after half a hurricane has past, that is best done after sunrise. I can tell him when it's safe to try. The whole storm will have to move about 10 miles N, though, or there's no way. Can't try it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Latest advisory. Stationary. Still at 80mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 FWIW, the 0z EURO has Isaac stalling over the area for 24 hours. Not sure what Josh is going to be able to do with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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