LibertyBell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, Prospero said: Lot of erosion already. The landscape is changing quickly in front of this cam... EDIT: It is low tide right now, and whew, it is rising fast. what time is high tide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, tiger_deF said: Someone needs to remind Zeta that it isn't in the GoM anymore and can begin disintegrating instead of firing deep convection very marshy areas and moving quickly, probably wont weaken until north of NOLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: what time is high tide? 10:37 pm https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=8761724&legacy=1 The wind has shifted in the past 30 minutes or so. It was coming almost in straight in but now from the right. I do not know the direction of the cam. The water has gone down quite a bit. https://irgir.click2stream.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 An actual wx station reading 94 sustained is pretty impressive for a cat 2. In fact that’s the best evidence we have for a cat 3 designation, IMO. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, the ghost of leroy said: An actual wx station reading 94 sustained is pretty impressive for a cat 2 Finally an actual Cat 2 observation for a Cat2 Hurricane. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f2tornado Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Strongest radar echo about to hit the skyscrapers downtown NOLA. Can add an SS category for those winds. Bourbon Street cam doesn't look too crazy yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jon Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 view from Bourbon Street: https://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/?cam=catsmeow2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, the ghost of leroy said: An actual wx station reading 94 sustained is pretty impressive for a cat 2 At least the rain is not much of a factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderately Unstable Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, f2tornado said: Strongest radar echo about to hit the skyscrapers downtown NOLA. Can add an SS category for those winds. Bourbon Street cam doesn't look too crazy yet. Do you know which way that cam faces? I've been trying to figure that out. I'm at the office right now and can't tune into the weather channel to see what they're reporting. Also, aggregation of the now-occurring damage see twitter nws nola: https://twitter.com/nwsneworleans?fbclid=IwAR0y3rGWbG_B7bN8U77WgY7I0HyFqCrqvXLUqDy84gOq8cgNjfEyWncIctY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 These are some big gusts coming out of where it made landfall. Also reports of significant structural damage in the area. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 New Orleans hasn't seen its strongest winds yet. looks like new band formed in eyewall just SW of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qg_omega Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Weather channel has good coverage was getting good winds 10 mins ago but it seems to have calmed a bit in between bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Seems like a treat for it to be still daylight during landfall. One of the better storms to watch this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Can someone please explain the 'bands'? It seems that these storms have a structure, but why does it develop in bands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, Prospero said: Seems like a treat for it to be still daylight during landfall. One of the better storms to watch this season. It also got onshore fast and didn't build up hours of suspense. I like watching storm chases that just cut to the chase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, Amped said: It also got onshore fast and didn't build up hours of suspense. I like watching storm chases that just cut to the chase. This was a lot different than watching Sally move 2 mph for a day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f2tornado Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 50 foot wave hit offshore platform. There is apparent video on Twitter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, f2tornado said: 50 foot wave hit offshore platform. There is apparent video on Twitter. I posted the video a page or two back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Amped said: It also got onshore fast and didn't build up hours of suspense. I like watching storm chases that just cut to the chase. And I'll get to sleep at a reasonable hour tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, etudiant said: Can someone please explain the 'bands'? It seems that these storms have a structure, but why does it develop in bands? The bands feed into the center of the storm-they're called "feeder bands" for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Apparently media states a 108 mph gust reported in NOLA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 NOLA cameras seem to have cut out. Is there a blackout or some other cause? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, etudiant said: NOLA cameras seem to have cut out. Is there a blackout or some other cause? I am going to guess the hurricane. 6 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderately Unstable Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, etudiant said: Can someone please explain the 'bands'? It seems that these storms have a structure, but why does it develop in bands? So, basically it has to do with the convective structure of the storm. From the eye, air twists upwards and circulates outwards in a divergent pattern. Surrounding concentric rings of convection form because certain regions concentrate momentum and energy. Imagine a bunch of big vertically oriented ovals. Air rises, is ejected outwards, and then descends further away from the center of circulation. This creates alternating regions of rising and sinking air motion. The stronger the storm, the more well organized, curved, and structured, these bands get. MU 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, eyewall said: Apparently media states a 108 mph gust reported in NOLA. Few minutes ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Weather Monger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Prospero said: Few minutes ago: Dang. I grew up there. I should have chased this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, eyewall said: I am going to guess the hurricane. You're surely right, but the images until they went dead were of a garden variety thunderstorm, nothing massive or damaging. The potted plants along the balconies were doing fine and the barricades in front of construction were not moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 112+ winds Across a metro area where nobody left is bad. Once winds hit 120 you get major structural damage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, etudiant said: You're surely right, but the images until they went dead were of a garden variety thunderstorm, nothing massive or damaging. The potted plants along the balconies were doing fine and the barricades in front of construction were not moving. I am thinking that spot was heavily sheltered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, eyewall said: I am thinking that spot was heavily sheltered. Bourbon St in the French Quarter is pretty much the highest ground in NOLA afaik. Guess they just got lucky. In any case, the cameras are back on and the winds appear to have died down, presumably the eye passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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