re: Laura - President Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana for Hurricane Response Update

Posted by RummelTiger

Texas

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:25 pm to slackster

You’re getting really defensive here.

Relax...

Posted by bee Rye

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:25 pm to rt3

Anyone know what Jeff the blue shed guy is up to? I’m not getting worried until he rolls into town

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Posted by slackster

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:25 pm to Tyga Woods

It’s all about relative forward motion. The right front quadrant has the same winds as the back left quadrant, but one of them has the added forward speed of the storm to enhance the winds.

In other words, wind speeds are measured without respect to the forward speed of the storm. If the storm is moving 15 mph, you have to add that to the winds in the front right quadrant and subtract them from the winds in the back left.

For Louisiana, that’s typical the NE quadrant. For storms making landfall on the eastern coast of FL, that’s often the NW quadrant.

ETA:

This post was edited on 8/22/20 at 9:30 pm

Posted by jimbeam

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:26 pm to bee Rye

Mais Jeff ought go set up camp at Pecan Island Food Store him. Dat ridge tho

Posted by rt3

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:26 pm to RummelTiger

wouldn't you know it... the convective burst in Laura happens right as the Hurricane Hunters head home from the storm

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Posted by slackster

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:27 pm to RummelTiger

quote:
You’re getting really defensive here.

Not at all.

quote:
Relax...

Would be tough to be more relaxed, sans the two impending storms.

Posted by RummelTiger

Texas

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:27 pm to rt3

quote:
wouldn't you know it... the convective burst in Laura happens right as the Hurricane Hunters head home from the storm

I just need one of these suckas to drop a few inches of rain on my yard.

Posted by LazloHollyfeld

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:28 pm to Dizz

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NOLA archdioceses is canceling as well.

Got a link?

Posted by SCUBABlake

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:29 pm to RummelTiger

You didn’t get anything from the storms that rolled through last night? We got about 1.6” or so.

Posted by Dizz

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:30 pm to LazloHollyfeld

No link but emails went out from numerous schools canceling Monday and Tuesday.

Posted by slackster

Houston

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:30 pm to LazloHollyfeld

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Got a link?

I don’t, but just got a text that a school in the Houma/Thib diocese has canceled Monday at least.

Posted by Tyga Woods

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:31 pm to slackster

I think I understand now.

Posted by BigB0882

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 8/22/20 at 9:31 pm to rt3

The convection is not always around the LLC in a sloppy storm like Laura is right now. It’s all about where the LLC is. It could still (and I suspect it is) be on the north side of the islands. The convection to the south could also pull the LLC down that way so also possible. I’m just saying this to say that convection does not always equal center location.