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re: Hurricane Florence - Catastrophic Flooding Potential
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:06 am to prostyleoffensetime
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:06 am to prostyleoffensetime
Tornadoes have crossed the Mississippi River before. I was working at the NWS office in Baton Rouge ( June 1989) when a tornado crossed the river in the Baton Rouge downtown area. River has no effect on severe weather.
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Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:14 am to rds dc
That little blob bet take itself up the east coast. Supposed to be planted in the samd in fla in 2 weeks.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:17 am to prostyleoffensetime
Interesting. Is there any science behind this or is it possibly just a coincidence? I watch radars daily here in Houston and throughout my life in Louisiana and I have seen many storms just fizzle out.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:28 am to Klingler7
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Tornadoes have crossed the Mississippi River before. I was working at the NWS office in Baton Rouge ( June 1989) when a tornado crossed the river in the Baton Rouge downtown area. River has no effect on severe weather.
I watched a water spout come up Bayou Lafourche next to the port of Fourchon. When it came ashore it became a tornado and there was no change in the strength. It tossed a boat into the air and did a good bit of damage to a couple of buildings before heading off toward Grand Isle.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:29 am to bigberg2000
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Is there any science behind this or is it possibly just a coincidence?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:51 am to rds dc
Not gonna lie, i wouldn’t be upset if i had to have a hurricane party.
It would not bother me one bit to have to grill some steaks and get the margarita machine going
It would not bother me one bit to have to grill some steaks and get the margarita machine going
Posted on 8/28/18 at 8:54 am to bigberg2000
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Interesting. Is there any science behind this or is it possibly just a coincidence? I watch radars daily here in Houston and throughout my life in Louisiana and I have seen many storms just fizzle out.
I don’t have proof, just experience. Rain is tied to everything I do from March-November. I farm in the MS Delta, and a lot of our rain comes from west to east, and I’m only speaking of my area. I couldn’t tell you what happens in Baton Rouge or Houston.
Winter and spring fronts and squall lines don’t seem to be bothered by it at all, but during the summer when there’s afternoon rains every day, a line of thunderstorms can get formed in Arkansas and start moving east and when it gets to the river something happens. They will weaken, disappear, or just break off from each other. A lot of times if they can hang on for about 20 miles, they will strengthen back up and continue on, especially if it’s not late in the day, but something definitely screws with them when it crosses the river.
I’m not an idiot redneck that puts it down as fact that the river is going to engulf every thunderstorm. I know there are a ton of other factors. Most of these summer storms are looking for a reason to shite out anyway, but things seem to always get more unstable when it starts crossing the river.
This post was edited on 8/28/18 at 9:14 am
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:00 am to prostyleoffensetime
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This is a fact. The MS River will eat a thunderstorm in a hurry. Not every time, but more often than not.
It's not a fact, at all.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:13 am to slackster
I realize that it’s not a scientific fact. That was more tongue in cheek... See above post for my explanation.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:15 am to rds dc
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Watching the Gulf
That thing ain't in the gulf
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:43 am to prostyleoffensetime
Wonder if timing isn't a bigger factor on those storms that seem to fizzle out on you, our place over SE of San Antonio sees the same thing during the summer. Sea breeze storms come in off the gulf and roll north inland but they always peter out just south of us which is usually right at sunset, when the sun goes down they lose their energy and just fizzle out, sucks watching the cloud tops blow out in the distance and not get anything out of them.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 10:28 am to prostyleoffensetime
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don’t have proof, just experience. Rain is tied to everything I do from March-November. I farm in the MS Delta, and a lot of our rain comes from west to east, and I’m only speaking of my area. I couldn’t tell you what happens in Baton Rouge or Houston. Winter and spring fronts and squall lines don’t seem to be bothered by it at all, but during the summer when there’s afternoon rains every day, a line of thunderstorms can get formed in Arkansas and start moving east and when it gets to the river something happens. They will weaken, disappear, or just break off from each other. A lot of times if they can hang on for about 20 miles, they will strengthen back up and continue on, especially if it’s not late in the day, but something definitely screws with them when it crosses the river.
It may feel that way, but actual rainfall totals suggest otherwise.
July 2018
June 2018
This post was edited on 8/28/18 at 10:32 am
Posted on 8/28/18 at 10:30 am to TxWadingFool
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Bring it, we're burning up over here, I can't remember the last time I saw rain falling.
quote:Let's hope your name isn't prophetic.
TxWadingFool
Posted on 8/28/18 at 10:33 am to slackster
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It's not a fact, at all
The most rain I ever saw in my life is when Andrew came up the Mississippi. I was a kid in Natchez and EVERYONE was saying...good thing we live on a bluff. The river sustained that storm, it sure didn’t eat it
Posted on 8/28/18 at 11:43 am to rds dc
Not in the Gulf
Posted on 8/28/18 at 11:50 am to Klingler7
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Tornadoes have crossed the Mississippi River before. I was working at the NWS office in Baton Rouge ( June 1989) when a tornado crossed the river in the Baton Rouge downtown area. River has no effect on severe weather.
Westwego/Uptown 2007.
This post was edited on 1/23/21 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 8/28/18 at 12:02 pm to Bestbank Tiger
The feeling you get when you log on and see the hurricane thread has blown up, only to find out they're talking about thunderstorm folklore.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 12:15 pm to Jim Rockford
James, shall we postpone our guys trip to Bonaire?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 12:16 pm to S
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S
I'm coming down to the Keys in 10 days for a week-long mission trip. Am I going to be safe?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 12:18 pm to LCA131
I’ll make sure to have my south Florida based associates treat you right big guy!
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