Ed Lizard 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. Not exactly a stall if you loop Hour 0 and Hour 24 on the Raleigh page, eyeball estimate it moves about/a little under 100 miles WNW to NW between 7 pm CDT last night and 7 pm CDT tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh time to go, water has risen a quarter foot in 30 minutes in Grand Isle and now sits at 3.25 ft, and the tide is coming in. Good luck and awesome chase so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherX Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh time to go, water has risen a quarter foot in 30 minutes in Grand Isle and now sits at 3.25 ft, and the tide is coming in. Good luck and awesome chase so far. Find him highest ground in his nearest 15 miles....anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hit the road bro, another band incoming rotating around, 50-65 KTS winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh time to go, water has risen a quarter foot in 30 minutes in Grand Isle and now sits at 3.25 ft, and the tide is coming in. Good luck and awesome chase so far. I think he should wait just a bit longer if he wants to go to Houma. Let the eyewall slide a little more N. You have to assume it's only 30/70 he can even make it there at all. He needs time to make it back, not just there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 There is no way Josh would get to Houma, 35 mile drive through the Bayou during a hurricane doesn't work. He needs to go to that bridge he mentioned and tie himself to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Your gonna get clobbered soon by some very heavy rain. I'd retreat from the lower lying areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 There is no way Josh would get to Houma, 35 mile drive through the Bayou during a hurricane doesn't work. He needs to go to that bridge he mentioned and tie himself to it. LOL just find where the locals are staying. He is going to get smoked again very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott747 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My guess is that he is relocating somewhere in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Josh Earlier you posted this. By the way, a Louisiana state trooper-- who was obviously curious as to what the hell I'm doing out here and pulled up alongside my car-- told me best is to stay put until the cyclone passes. He said the levees will hold and this town won't flood. He said not to go down to Golden Meadow. I'd go with that local knowledge from someone who should know and stay put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My guess is that he is relocating somewhere in town. Probably, yeah. Well, it wobbled a little south on the last few scans. That is not helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My guess is that he is relocating somewhere in town. Yep, good choice. Driving anywhere down there tonight is sketchy. Big Gators to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I'm staying put. Drove a circle around town in the semi-calm-- almost ran over a fallen power pole, which would have been beyond a f*ck-up. As I drove N for safety, I drove right back into the eyewall, paradoxically enough. Maybe a half-mile N of the church where I rode our the front side, there's a big hospital on a slight hill. There are many other cars parked here-- probably for a reason. Furthermore, the emergency reception area has a driveway that's elevated another 5 ft-- good if things get hairy. Since there's just no elevation in this region, every little bit seems somehow significant. Storm is in full rake mode again. Car shaking like crazy, but there's nothing anywhere near me that could fall on the car, so I feel OK. I'm going to remember this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I thought about my previous advice to go south. Bad advice. Just as Isaac was drifting northward at the time he could just as easily wobble south and trap you somewhere you shouldn't be. At least the eye is falling apart due to dry air intrusion. I assume the hospital is dark and you don't see anyone entering or leaving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I'm staying put. Drove a circle around in the semi-calm-- almost ran over a fallen power pole, which would have been beyond a f*ck-up. As I drove N f safety, I drove right back into the eyewall, paradoxically enough. Maybe a half-mile N of the church where I rode our the front side, there's a big hospital on slight hill. There are many other cars parked here-- probably for a reason. Furthermore, the emergency reception area has a driveway that's elevated another 5 ft-- good if things get hairy. Since there's just no elevation in this region, every little bit seems somehow significant. Storm is in full rake mode again. Car shaking like crazy, but there's nothing anywhere near me that could fall in the car, so I feel OK. I'm going to remember this one. You seem to be good to go in that town http://www.slld.org/aboutus.html "The Hurricane Protection Levees are designed to protect the area from Larose to south of Golden Meadow, LA from category two (2) hurricanes. To provide this protection the levees were built with a wide base with an elevation of +13 ft. above sea level on the south end and +9 ft. on the north end. The base of the levee varies from 150 to 400 ft. wide." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott747 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Solid decision. Trooper knows your location if things were to unexpectedly deteriorate. Lowest pressure at the airport @974 with sustained winds back up to 50 mph and gusts over 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thanks, guys. I don't feel as alone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 looking at the brightside, the eye has gotten substantially larger so if we can get the thing to gain a bit more latitude u may have a long respite. Great job so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U_Thant Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Not posting advice this go 'round...don't want to be another cook in an already crowded kitchen. You and Scott have been through enough of these to where he won't steer you wrong. Just want to say 'well done", and cheers to another awesome chase that's far from over! Chasing vicariously with you...one of these seasons, it'll be for real in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 The emergency room entrance is getting absolutely pounded. The metal banisters are noticeably wobbling. A worker came out to fasten the doors better-- he could hardly get them open and almost couldn't close them-- he was pulling with his entire body. The moaning of the wind through the acres of trees surrounding us-- the howl, really-- is incredible. It's as if the whole landscape has come to life with wailing zombies. Video doesn't capture it. I am amazed by the grand, epic nature of this cyclone that was a sh*tty, pathetic TS 24 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott747 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 You couldn't be any closer to the edge of the eye. Crazy watching some of the loops on the New Orleans stations with Galliano popping in and out, in and out of the loops. Might get another breather here in about 10-15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 TWC people are in NOLA, of course. They're pretty much expressing that very same sentiment. Plus, much earlier, water was splashing right over the top of the river levees, but then it went back down some. Some of the worst bands are going right over NOLA right now, but I haven't heard of any major problems anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 You couldn't be any closer to the edge of the eye. Crazy watching some of the loops on the New Orleans stations with Galliano popping in and out, in and out of the loops. Might get another breather here in about 10-15 minutes. Actually, yeah, it's calming again! All of a sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Woman on TWC just said "it is now forecast to move a litle bit in a couple hours". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Actually, yeah, it's calming again! All of a sudden. Looks like the eye is edging ever so slowly north. Could be relatively quiet for awhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Reminds me of chase a couple years ago when I got on the wrong side of a storm that then sat motionless on the road, blocking me, for 6 or 7 hours, producing about 20 tornadoes, most of which I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Looks like the eye is edging ever so slowly north. Could be relatively quiet for awhile? Yeah, well, it did that before. Maybe this time it'll keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Bobby Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 What is your goal at this point, Josh? To get to Houma, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Oh, man. I'm so enjoying this calm. So nice. I was starting to feel shell-shocked from so many hours of storm-force and hurricane winds. I have the windows open-- listening to the crickets and the ducks quacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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