Amped Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Thankfully 00z trended a bit east. VDM 951mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Shear is obviously impinging on the circulation...eyewall appears to be opening up a bit from the BWS radar. It should make direct "landfall" in Bermuda around noon today as category 3 I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Appears to be rapidly weakening on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 33 minutes ago, NJwx85 said: Appears to be rapidly weakening on radar. Might be beam attenuation on radar, too. That sw eyewall is still pretty far away and the beam has a lot of heavy rain to go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Cat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Live camera from Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 22 minutes ago, klw said: Live camera from Bermuda Looks like they are getting rocked. Was watching the camera and then rain swirled onto the lens and now it's out of focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 wow, almost right in the eyewall now, the live camera shot is wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 live stream URL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Pearl Island awos 68 g 89 kt. Awos in bermuda are 10 minute means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Pearl Island just recorded a gust to 99 kt (114 mph) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Pearl Island awos 76 g 103 kts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Yeah, it's hard to say they got lucky with shear deteriorating the hurricane. Unfortunately that process was too late. The island is getting rocked by the north eyewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Impressed at the real time obs. Surprised all the anemometers are still reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 103 knots and 963 mb on the southern coast. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Tidal gauge at esso pier remains unimpressive. Also nicole is coming in at low tide which will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Yikes... https://mobile.twitter.com/drnek60/status/786556947638214656/video/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, downeastnc said: Yikes... https://mobile.twitter.com/drnek60/status/786556947638214656/video/1 I would be cleaning up sticks for weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Good example as to why satellite imagery can be deceiving. You watch the visible loop and think the eye missed the island just to the southeast. But sharp SW shear is tilting the mid-levels of the vortex to the right of the low-level vortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Bermuda radar link http://www.weather.bm/tools/graphics.asp?name=100KM SRI&user= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/786607926312112128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 https://twitter.com/Eweather13 good videos here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 http://tinyurl.com/zpq2kwxThis guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Bermuda radar is down...BWS - Bermuda Weather Service1:15pm 13 OCT 2016Bad news… with the NW winds a huge gust bust open a hatch on the weather radar and it is hanging loose. It has a fail switch attached to it which renders the radar out of service until it is physically shut. As it is too dangerous to go out in these conditions the weather radar will remain out of service until the technician can get out to it safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masomenos Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I'm pretty impressed by how little debris there is flying around in the videos. Probably no where safer in the world during a hurricane than Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, masomenos said: I'm pretty impressed by how little debris there is flying around in the videos. Probably no where safer in the world during a hurricane than Bermuda. yeah, it's definitely up there with taiwan and japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I'm pretty impressed by how little debris there is flying around in the videos. Probably no where safer in the world during a hurricane than Bermuda.Strict building codes there are to be rivaled by no one.The sturdy stone and concrete construction evident in Bermuda is unique compared to many islands of the Caribbean and to the mainland United States. Building codes are quite stringent and evidence suggests that enforcement is quite good. Building designs in Bermuda must conform to the British Code, requiring that they be built to withstand sustained wind speeds of 110 mph. In addition to the excellent wind resistance of such buildings, good construction quality, code compliance and general hurricane preparedness helps reduce the hurricane vulnerability of buildings in Bermuda. It is likely that a storm of similar intensity would cause significantly higher insured loss were it to hit similarly populated area in the mainland United States.Many homes on the island are traditionally constructed of the so-called "Bermuda Stone"--a locally quarried limestone--with some modern structures built of concrete blocks. Roofs are constructed using 18 inch-by-12 inch, one-inch thick, quarried limestone slates laid directly and cemented together, in an overlapping pattern, onto timber rafters. The pastel-colored houses, for which Bermuda is famous, with their lime-washed, "stepped" roofs, give the building stock in Bermuda a soft and serene feel. But these houses are also extremely strong and well built, and are capable of withstanding a severe hurricane reasonably well.http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2003/09/17/bermuda-offers-lesson-in-hurricane-preparednessAdditionally, their preparation is a community-driven effort. They do not leave loose objects about, be it lawn items or aluminium hangings. They store everything. There will still be damage and debris due to trees and secondary wooden infrastructures failing, but they really strive to keep such at a minimum and it really shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 This will go down as a significant and strong hit in the history of bermuda hurricanes. Im not sure it will beat out fabian or 1926. Southwesterly shear took a tole on the storm this morning from with 1300z recon showing decoupling near sfc winds in decreasing eyewall convection. Makes me thing it might have rapidly weakened from a 4 to a 2 in a couple hours. Also the storm struck at low tide and the track right over the island or just se reduced the overall surge. Just the fact the runway sensor has remained operational and not under water during the storm is telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 What a remarkably unusual storm. Spent a lifetime fighting off strong shear and now forecast to become a hurricane for the third time while under assault by 50 kts of shear and at a ridiculous latitude. Convection looking relatively healthy and models are bullish. Nicole just does not want to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Nicole is actually building convection on its western side and the eye is becoming less ragged. Looks the best its been in days. Incredible storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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