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re: Hurricane Irma - Spinning Down
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:35 pm to More beer please
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:35 pm to More beer please
quote:This feels like the 3 Little Pigs on the largest scale possible.
Just about most of the structures being built now are poured concrete specifically made to combat hurricanes.
Hoping they stand up to the winds.
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Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:36 pm to TigerNAtux
It is heart breaking watching these little islands with Cat 5 destruction coming. I saw a pic on Levi's video and Irma the big puta's eye... was bigger than the entire island.
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:37 pm to buckeye_vol
I understand that. But I have a loved one in Irmas direct path and all that separates them is that poured concrete building. I'm gonna keep hoping it's enough.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:38 pm to cajunangelle
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...
11:00 PM AST Tue Sep 5
Location: 17.4°N 61.1°W
Moving: WNW at 15 mph
Min pressure: 916 mb
Max sustained: 185 mph
11:00 PM AST Tue Sep 5
Location: 17.4°N 61.1°W
Moving: WNW at 15 mph
Min pressure: 916 mb
Max sustained: 185 mph
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:39 pm to LSUvegasbombed
Just imagine living on some island like that onehundred years ago
You wake up one day "huh looks like a thuderstorm today"
and then your house fricking blows away with no warning
You wake up one day "huh looks like a thuderstorm today"
and then your house fricking blows away with no warning
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:39 pm to gaetti15
7-11 feet of surge is expected for the islands first to be hit. I guess the water can go around them easier than a storm hitting a very large landmass. I figured it would be much higher than that, though.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:40 pm to Mr. Hangover
quote:
if they survived Katrina, then they will be alright
"We stayed for Betsy and Camille..."
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:41 pm to Sparkplug#1
The white capping on the beach is almost constant now on the Barbados cam.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:41 pm to lsuman25
Cars in line half a block to get into gas station parking lots at 1040 PM in northern PBC. Crazy shite
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:42 pm to Delacroix22
I imagine those ancient cultures were probably pretty decent at predicting hurricanes. During the tsunami that hit Indonesia, there were isolated tribes that scientists expected to be wiped out but they used indicators of a tsunami that had been passed down for centuries and sought high ground. They were relatively unscathed.
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:42 pm to slackster
I understand completely.. I wouldn't stay for anything more than a Cat 2.. I'm sure my opinion would change a little if i didn't have family involved, but not much. I'm taking the irreplaceable stuff I own and leaving town
a few people rode out Katrina in in Port Sulphur, Buras, etc on house boats..
a few people rode out Katrina in in Port Sulphur, Buras, etc on house boats..
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:43 pm to Mr. Hangover
quote:
if they survived Katrina, then they will be alright
CAT 5 Irma > CAT 3 Katrina.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:43 pm to More beer please
quote:Well I do think concrete has the best chance to standing up to the winds alone. Obviously water and other things are concerning as well depending on one's location.
I understand that. But I have a loved one in Irmas direct path and all that separates them is that poured concrete building. I'm gonna keep hoping it's enough.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:44 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:44 pm to buckeye_vol
Transmission lines in that area of Florida should be designed for 150mph imagine sustained 170+ winds just snapping those massive steel poles
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:44 pm to St Augustine
Antigua : 02z (9pm CDT)
Winds at 340 degrees: 29 mph Gust to 46 mph.
Pressure at Antigua : 997 mb PRESFR
Winds at 340 degrees: 29 mph Gust to 46 mph.
Pressure at Antigua : 997 mb PRESFR
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:44 pm to CyrustheVirus
quote:
Let's stick to the computers and models that actually know what they are talking about.
Since they've been right on the money so far with Irma, right?
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:46 pm to BayouBengals18
Wouldn't a 185 mph wind speed get a 747 off the ground? The devastation that could do to homes or buildings is unfathomable.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:47 pm to Sparkplug#1
quote:
7-11 feet of surge is expected for the islands first to be hit. I guess the water can go around them easier than a storm hitting a very large landmass. I figured it would be much higher than that, though.
These first few are on the weaker side of the storm, right? At least as far as storm surge. Or does that not matter as much for smaller islands.
Posted on 9/5/17 at 9:47 pm to Rebel
Katrina was a Cat 5 at one time. So was Matthew last year that some people seem to write off as nothing more than an afternoon thunderstorm once it actually got close to FL.
This post was edited on 9/5/17 at 9:51 pm
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