Hazey Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Irma is about as stunning a hurricane as one will see. Just putting on a clinic of what can happen when all things line up. Incredible really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 7 hours ago, Rjay said: St Maarten is my favorite island. I go there often. I'm very worried about the people there. Many of the houses are poorly built. The Dutch side of the island suffered extensive damage from Gonzalo in 2014, and that was just a Cat 1 at the time. Scary situation this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfgmfg Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Random Chaos said: Radar of Irma from the hurricane hunter that just took off: https://mobile.twitter.com/HRD_AOML_NOAA/status/905177860071194626 P.S. I've seen some people embedding tweets - how do you do that? Don't use the mobile link and it will auto-embed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Chaos Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, mfgmfg said: Don't use the mobile link and it will auto-embed. Thanks! I'm mainly posting from my tablet, which annoyingly likes getting "mobile" sites, even though it is 13" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfgmfg Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/30/state-fires-two-after-missing-fema-deadline-help-hurricane-matthew/617670001/ Looks like Florida has chronic issues with meeting FEMA filing deadlines, perhaps it will be a moot point after Irma when FEMA has run out of money handling Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 GFS 18z run is way north for Irma....whoa...very bad news for east Coast, great news for the Islands and maybe Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 So jog my memory, when was the last time we had three or more active tropical cyclones at a time in the Atlantic Basin? Peak season living up to its name for the first time in several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Anybody else get what Chuck is saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, yoda said: Anybody else get what Chuck is saying? Are you saying you got it? I have no idea. Not referring to Chuck, but damn there are alot of bantery posts in the main thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thank you mods for cleaning up the thread and getting rid of the Chuck posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 BTW the above also goes to tracking possible snow threats in the SE.Oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 28 minutes ago, yoda said: Anybody else get what Chuck is saying? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandofLincoln Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Anyone got live feeds for areas in the islands to be impacted by Irma? I saw some posted in the main thread, but I couldn't find them and didn't want to clog up that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Congrats Irma! Highest Atlantic wind speed ever* *not official yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thess Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Anyone got live feeds for areas in the islands to be impacted by Irma? I saw some posted in the main thread, but I couldn't find them and didn't want to clog up that thread.I feel like some of them were on something called "earthcam" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfgmfg Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I just had to check: https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/avaps-dropsonde-system 200 m/s = 447 mph so I guess it can measure that high - wonder how it's calculated - x/y position difference as it descends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandofLincoln Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 minute ago, thess said: I feel like some of them were on something called "earthcam" Okay, I know what you're referring to. I use that to watch the east coast snowstorms haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfgmfg Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, LandofLincoln said: Anyone got live feeds for areas in the islands to be impacted by Irma? I saw some posted in the main thread, but I couldn't find them and didn't want to clog up that thread. https://codepen.io/alexneises/full/brJvLp/ Some stuff for the Virgin Islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claus Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I hope we'll get some more good Periscope videos out of this storm, it's been weeks since I watched a lunatic scream "OH MY GOSH THE CAR WORSH" while trying to kill himself live on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thess Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I hope we'll get some more good Periscope videos out of this storm, it's been weeks since I watched a lunatic scream "OH MY GOSH THE CAR WORSH" while trying to kill himself live on the internet. This reminds me, I was trying to describe that whole thing to my fiancé and I can't freaking do the "cor worsh" accent correctly. I tried to find a clip of it for him but I was searching through a ~2.5 hr video. Does anyone have a link to a shorter version or supercut or something? (I was here live for almost the whole thing. "Something terrible just happened, let me get out of the car ..." #neverforget) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I went to two stores this evening and all the bread and bottled water is sold out. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeem the African Dream Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hassan is going to save the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbullsfan Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 wasn't sure if this was where to put this but as a follower to the vastly more intelligent people posting on here than me I have a question. What are the tornado threats with Irma, I haven't heard it mentioned by anyone but aren't there usually ones associated with Hurricanes, especially strong ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, dbullsfan said: wasn't sure if this was where to put this but as a follower to the vastly more intelligent people posting on here than me I have a question. What are the tornado threats with Irma, I haven't heard it mentioned by anyone but aren't there usually ones associated with Hurricanes, especially strong ones. To the right of the eye after landfall. Usually, quick spin ups that do not last very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Difficult to say how it will look upon U.S. landfall, but right now tornadoes would be the least of my concerns with Irma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC10023 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 48 minutes ago, thess said: This reminds me, I was trying to describe that whole thing to my fiancé and I can't freaking do the "cor worsh" accent correctly. I tried to find a clip of it for him but I was searching through a ~2.5 hr video. Does anyone have a link to a shorter version or supercut or something? (I was here live for almost the whole thing. "Something terrible just happened, let me get out of the car ..." #neverforget) here's a small part of it, probably the best part: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyweather Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This model back-and-forth is turning my hair grey. Watching for friends on the east coast, particularly in the Carolinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfgmfg Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, Coach McGuirk said: The reason I ask is because they went into Hurricane Hugo that low and their plane got really messed up. Lost an engine too. For anyone wanting to read up on this: https://www.wunderground.com/resources/education/hugo1.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC10023 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 27 minutes ago, geddyweather said: This model back-and-forth is turning my hair grey. Watching for friends on the east coast, particularly in the Carolinas. same my family is in SW FL, I have a homeless brother that is mentally ill so my brothers & sisters down there can't risk having him evacuate with them (and their small kids). I keep going back & forth on if I buy a ticket and get down there to take him to a shelter or hotel with me.... or wait a day or 2 to make sure it's even going to affect that area. <sigh> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McGuirk Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, mfgmfg said: For anyone wanting to read up on this: https://www.wunderground.com/resources/education/hugo1.asp "Three minutes from the eyewall, now, still time to order a climb to 5,000 feet. I check my wind readings. Winds are well below hurricane force--a mere 60 mph. This is remarkably low, so close to the eyewall. Hugo may not even be a category three storm! I make my final decision not to order a climb to 5,000 feet. We're going in at 1,500! I look out my window at the approaching eyewall, a tall dark wall of forbidding thunderstorm clouds. "Foolish mistake!" I imagine the threatening voice of Hurricane Hugo saying to me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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