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re: Hurricane Dorian - Headed to Canada

Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:20 am to
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
52880 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:20 am to
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Worst hurricanes to ever hit BR Ordered on a time line. The worst varies by your perception from the impacts you received.
Betsy
Andrew
Gustav

I remember Andrew and Gustav vividly. My personal perception is that Andrew and Gustav were equal. Both brought extreme wind damage. My dad says Betsy was worse than both of them.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
46371 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:26 am to
quote:

Anyone know if Decadence is still on?


I hope so. I’m already pre lubed.
Posted by PorkSammich
North FL
Member since Sep 2013
18300 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:32 am to
This storm is going to side swipe the east FL coast like Matthew. Will still do some damage to coastal areas.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
48313 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:45 am to
My daughter sent the text. UF is officially closed on Tuesday.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
37539 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:49 am to
quote:

I remember Andrew and Gustav vividly. My personal perception is that Andrew and Gustav were equal. Both brought extreme wind damage. My dad says Betsy was worse than both of them.




The eye of Betsy passed over our house in Belle Chasse, we were VERY lucky that the worst of the house damage was from water seeping through the putty on the windows...

My dad spent Betsy tied up at the Freeport Suplhur Dock at Port Sulphur...
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
84173 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:55 am to
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Can a hurricane do a complete circle and it the same place twice


Juan did that to Grand Isle in 1985.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
92062 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:05 pm to



120 kt winds about 1600 feet up. That's 138 MPH, the highest I've seen sampled at any altitude thus far for Dorian.
Posted by tokenBoiler
Lafayette, Indiana
Member since Aug 2012
5144 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:12 pm to
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i just saw some people i know flying to Orlando this morning to go to Disney... why would they even do that?


The Mouse God wants sacrifices, not excuses.
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
13145 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:13 pm to
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Juan did that to Grand Isle in 1985.


Pow pow dug a 1.5 acre pond at the camp in SW Miss the week before Juan. Juan filled up the pond. Couldnt have had better timing.
Posted by Clockwatcher68
Youngsville
Member since May 2006
8708 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:16 pm to
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Dorian > Katrina




Posted by Mr. Hangover
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2003
34959 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:17 pm to
Do people really call their grandpas ‘pow pow’?? I’ve never seen that anywheres but TD
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67531 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:18 pm to
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I'm not hung up on it, but Michael was more powerful than Katrina by nearly every metric. Stronger winds, lower pressure, similar storm surge. Katrina was obviously a much more costly storm due to the densely populated areas impacted


Michael was more like Camille than Katrina. CAmille was super strong, but relatively small, like Michael was.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
48313 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:19 pm to
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120 kt winds about 1912 feet up.


That's pretty damned high. I would like to see this graph again once this pig hits the hot water for a few days. It has been about 3 degrees hotter than hell and might perk it right up.
Posted by msu202020
Member since Feb 2011
4361 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:20 pm to
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Katrina was obviously a much more costly storm due to the densely populated areas impacted.


That and Katrina was a more powerful storm based on the Hurricane Severity Index, which takes into account size and intensity. Katrina also had a much larger storm surge spread out over a much larger area.
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 12:25 pm
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
3036 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:20 pm to
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The Mouse God wants sacrifices, not excuses.


Deal with this storm that far inland or deal with kids who have been excited about a Disney trip for the last 6 months but now aren’t going?

I’ll roll the dice on the storm. Especially if I didnt buy trip insurance
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 12:30 pm
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67531 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:22 pm to
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My daughter sent the text. UF is officially closed on Tuesday.


Will it be possible to NOT have asinine "LSU - Florida game postponed" replies?
Posted by Duke
Dillon, CO
Member since Jan 2008
36574 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:23 pm to
There's some lightning in the eyewall over the past hour, another sign of strengthening. Which some of those sonde readings have been confirming
Posted by AncientTiger
Mississippi- Louisiana - Destin
Member since Sep 2016
2104 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:25 pm to
Watching The Watching Channel 12:00 update. They are saying a “ Escape Route has opened up to allow Dorian to head out to sea.”
I hope this is true, but a lot of people will be pissed about the hysteria & expenses caused by the spin.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
77460 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:25 pm to
I've been playing with the My Radar App lately, and it has a couple of cool feature for a free app.
Switch to the globe format, add on the fronts feature, turn on wind and satellite. It gives a good representation of the curvature of the earth (if you believe in such things), positioning of fronts and ridges along with the wind map. It helps to get a general idea of steering features.

ETA: Only replied to you because your's was the post I was on at the time.
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 12:27 pm
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14988 posts
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:26 pm to
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Do people really call their grandpas ‘pow pow’??

First time I've heard that. Most call them "paw paw".
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