Hurricane Florence
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Hurricane Florence
Maybe they should make a law that says meteorologists aren't allowed to use up-to-date science to warn people about hurricanes. Then this hurricane wouldn't happen.
Anyway, category 4 right now. Will weaken as it hits but is expected to stick around for a couple of days reminding the Carolinas that warmer air can hold more water which it can then dump on you.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather- ... s/70006011" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyway, category 4 right now. Will weaken as it hits but is expected to stick around for a couple of days reminding the Carolinas that warmer air can hold more water which it can then dump on you.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather- ... s/70006011" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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And the point of your post is ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
There’s a hurricane.FCBurnley wrote:And the point of your post is ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
A big one.Wexford_Claret wrote:There’s a hurricane.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
And they’ve called it Florence. Goes by ‘Big Flo’.Imploding Turtle wrote:A big one.
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Got a pal who has just moved to N Carolina from LA. He was sick of the weather and wanted somewhere with “seasons”
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Like hurricane season?Dyched wrote:Got a pal who has just moved to N Carolina from LA. He was sick of the weather and wanted somewhere with “seasons”
Re: Hurricane Florence
Thats great thanks, Not seen anything about it over hereWexford_Claret wrote:There’s a hurricane.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
FCBurnley wrote:Thats great thanks, Not seen anything about it over here
Stay safe, ok?
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Thank you. Please keep me informed of its progress. Your kindness and concern is overwhelming ok ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Isn't this one a bit further north than usual?
Its usually Florida that gets it, as I recall
Its usually Florida that gets it, as I recall
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Ask IT. He is the expertElectroClaret wrote:Isn't this one a bit further north than usual?
Its usually Florida that gets it, as I recall
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Re: Hurricane Florence
ElectroClaret wrote:Isn't this one a bit further north than usual?
Its usually Florida that gets it, as I recall
It is much further north than Florida, i'm just poking fun at FCB. He know's why.
It's unusual for the east coast of the US to have a storm this large hit it, but it does happen every so often. It's being compared to Hugo that hit the same area in 1989.
Re: Hurricane Florence
Winds are bad, storm surge much worse if your costal and in long run storms that hang around and dump are the worst in terms of damage caused to number of people. My prayers are with those in the path.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Not sure a life threatening hurricane is something to make fun of but each to their own. Personally I wish everybody in North and South Carolina and Virginia all the best. When you have a mandatory evacuation it is usually extremely dangerous. Stay safe everybody
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Re: Hurricane Florence
FCBurnley wrote:Not sure a life threatening hurricane is something to make fun of but each to their own. Personally I wish everybody in North and South Carolina and Virginia all the best. When you have a mandatory evacuation it is usually extremely dangerous. Stay safe everybody
I wasn't making fun of the hurricane. I was making fun of you. Are you a life threatening hurricane?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
This is cool
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Re: Hurricane Florence
I have a question. Obviously this woman is incredibly stupid, but is there a case to be made here that it's incredibly irresponsible for news organisations to give idiots like this air time and therefore possibly giving other people reason to stay behind instead of evacuating?
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So much for media and mediation and the medium is the message...
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I have a question. Have you ever been in a Cat 4 or 5 Hurricane ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Pstotto wrote:So much for media and mediation and the medium is the message...
Well this was no help
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Is that a question to the OP?
Walking along the beach in Fleetwood in the middle of winter will soon dispel the 'sky-boxed flat' notion of media-as-ruler.
Walking along the beach in Fleetwood in the middle of winter will soon dispel the 'sky-boxed flat' notion of media-as-ruler.
Re: Hurricane Florence
Should have called it Diane AbbottWexford_Claret wrote:And they’ve called it Florence. Goes by ‘Big Flo’.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
No. Why?FCBurnley wrote:I have a question. Have you ever been in a Cat 4 or 5 Hurricane ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Can you actually be ' in' a hurricane ?
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I have, I was in Barbados in 1980 - Hurricane Allen Cat 5. I was only 8 at the time and didn't think it was that special apart from it had removed all the sand off the beach and the roads were covered with fallen palm trees that nobody could be arsed to shift.FCBurnley wrote:I have a question. Have you ever been in a Cat 4 or 5 Hurricane ?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Accuweather about as reliable as the BBCImploding Turtle wrote:Maybe they should make a law that says meteorologists aren't allowed to use up-to-date science to warn people about hurricanes. Then this hurricane wouldn't happen.
Anyway, category 4 right now. Will weaken as it hits but is expected to stick around for a couple of days reminding the Carolinas that warmer air can hold more water which it can then dump on you.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather- ... s/70006011" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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We had a discussion a while ago on here saying how hurricanes should be called something more fitting such as hurricane b@stard etc.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
The models broadly agreeVegas Claret wrote:Accuweather about as reliable as the BBC
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When is John Kerry going to fire his energy beam?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Trump's prediction. In a week he'll claim to have been correct and that he did a fantastic job.If it be your will wrote:Is that blue one that disappears into the Atlantic the UKMET model by any chance?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Downgraded to cat 3 now.
I've been in windy conditions on Blackpool prom.
I've been in windy conditions on Blackpool prom.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
maybe but accuweather is anything but for the majority of forecasts mateImploding Turtle wrote:The models broadly agree
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Re: Hurricane Florence
I'm not sure you know how forecasts work if you were mocking the BBC or the Met Office. I won't speak to Accuweather's accuracy long term but the Met Office is excellent.Vegas Claret wrote:maybe but accuweather is anything but for the majority of forecasts mate
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Re: Hurricane Florence
The problem now is that everybody is saying "ohhhh it's only a Cat 3 no biggie" but it's moving so slowly that the amount of rain an area will get is going to be maximized and while the wind is less it'll be sustained for a goodly few hours per county, which will still wreck older trees, buildings etc.
Probably peter out as soon as it leaves South Carolina.
I can't stand the Carolinas in general. Bad things always happen to me there!
Probably peter out as soon as it leaves South Carolina.
I can't stand the Carolinas in general. Bad things always happen to me there!
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Re: Hurricane Florence
One area is looking at a storm surge of over 9 feet. It's insane.CharlieinNewMexico wrote:The problem now is that everybody is saying "ohhhh it's only a Cat 3 no biggie" but it's moving so slowly that the amount of rain an area will get is going to be maximized and while the wind is less it'll be sustained for a goodly few hours per county, which will still wreck older trees, buildings etc.
Probably peter out as soon as it leaves South Carolina.
I can't stand the Carolinas in general. Bad things always happen to me there!
And the people staying behind are being incredibly selfish. When they're in trouble other people are going to have to risk their lives to rescue them, which also means fewer people to rescue other selfish idiots.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
haven't logged on for days as some advertising virus thingy kept interrupting on IOS, so now with W10..... I'm in Cary, NC, in the center of the Triangle area, which is the expanded area around Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill.
I have to tell you there's a sense of being cheated here
the authorities did the right thing in reacting quickly, making evacuation decisions for the coast, and warning the big population area of the triangle that the eye of the hurricane was a direct hit. NC is essentially a forest, and any kind of hurricane can be devastating in terms of property damage, but downed power lines, cutting power for days on end to millions. Even now with the shift, they're still predicting one million without power.
But the cheated bit is that we've been preparing. They ran out of gas locally two days ago, there is no bottled water to be had in stores, no batteries, no provisions, no generators, no plywood sheets, nor anything remotely useful as construction to be had anywhere - it's a "The Walking Dead" wasteland as we all hunker down..... and then the bugger headed south.....
this morning I filled up with gas - regular. the super and premium octanes were out of stock because they were bought in lieu of regular, but the regular is now restocked....
WE WANT OUR HURRICANE!
I have to tell you there's a sense of being cheated here
the authorities did the right thing in reacting quickly, making evacuation decisions for the coast, and warning the big population area of the triangle that the eye of the hurricane was a direct hit. NC is essentially a forest, and any kind of hurricane can be devastating in terms of property damage, but downed power lines, cutting power for days on end to millions. Even now with the shift, they're still predicting one million without power.
But the cheated bit is that we've been preparing. They ran out of gas locally two days ago, there is no bottled water to be had in stores, no batteries, no provisions, no generators, no plywood sheets, nor anything remotely useful as construction to be had anywhere - it's a "The Walking Dead" wasteland as we all hunker down..... and then the bugger headed south.....
this morning I filled up with gas - regular. the super and premium octanes were out of stock because they were bought in lieu of regular, but the regular is now restocked....
WE WANT OUR HURRICANE!
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Stay safe NRC. I sat through Irma last year whilst on vacation in Florida, and whilst ultimately everything was fine, it was an unnerving experience to say the least.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Funny that, last time I was in the UK (earlier this year) the BBC got it wrong 50% of the time. My mocking was more for accuweather who get it wrong 90% of the timeImploding Turtle wrote:I'm not sure you know how forecasts work if you were mocking the BBC or the Met Office. I won't speak to Accuweather's accuracy long term but the Met Office is excellent.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Vegas Claret wrote:Funny that, last time I was in the UK (earlier this year) the BBC got it wrong 50% of the time. My mocking was more for accuweather who get it wrong 90% of the time
That's probably because you're in Vegas (i assume, don't know why) where the weather forecast changes a couple of times a decade and have got used to being able to see the weather predicted 3 weeks in advance.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Also worth mentioning Super Typhoon Mangkhut with 160mph winds about to clip the top of the Philippines before heading towards Hong Kong.
The daytime images from the Japanese are pretty amazing, updates every 10 minutes. Very good resolution when zoomed in.
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The daytime images from the Japanese are pretty amazing, updates every 10 minutes. Very good resolution when zoomed in.
https://himawari8.nict.go.jp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Hurricane Florence
You obviously don't know the first thing about Vegas if you think the weather stays the same for that length of time. FWIW I've used wunderground everywhere I've travelled in the world and have found that to be the most accurateImploding Turtle wrote:That's probably because you're in Vegas (i assume, don't know why) where the weather forecast changes a couple of times a decade and have got used to being able to see the weather predicted 3 weeks in advance.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Have you ever heard of exaggeration being used for humour?Vegas Claret wrote:You obviously don't know the first thing about Vegas if you think the weather stays the same for that length of time. FWIW I've used wunderground everywhere I've travelled in the world and have found that to be the most accurate
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Yeah, your posts are always humorousImploding Turtle wrote:Have you ever heard of exaggeration being used for humour?
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Re: Hurricane Florence
I should have said centuries.Vegas Claret wrote:Yeah, your posts are always humorous
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Re: Hurricane Florence
We just had the remnants of Gordon go directly overtop of us. Two days of rain, and it dropped the temp from 36C. to 14C. Hurricanes can go anywhere along the eastern seaboard.
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Here's the current radar. My location pin top left
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Re: Hurricane Florence
This visualisation is pretty cool/scary
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Re: Hurricane Florence
Down to Cat 1 now.
Can it still be called a hurricane if it can't blow a crisp packet down the street.
Can it still be called a hurricane if it can't blow a crisp packet down the street.