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

Posted by Redbone

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:24 pm to Luke

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Glad I moved inland many years ago!

I'm glad you moved inland many years ago too.

Enjoy the tornadoes.

Posted by DVinBR

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:25 pm to rds dc

does a weaker than expected storm go farther east or west?

Posted by musick

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:25 pm to slackster

SE LA is good, anything west of Opelousas is going to be fine, stay safe

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Posted by DhanTigers212

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:25 pm to rds dc

What at all could make a storm like this go far east from it’s current projection at this point? I know I’m going to get downvoted for probably asking a silly question but I’m honestly just wondering. Is it at all possible for this hurricane to shift drastically east or is that not how this works?

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Posted by lsuhunt555

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:27 pm to musick

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anything west of Opelousas is going to be fine, stay safe

Posted by Nicky Parrish

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:27 pm to Run up middle

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Anybody else wish we could fast forward to Thursday evening and get it over with?

How’s about to Jan 1 2021
I think a few things will be over with

Posted by thejudge

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:27 pm to DhanTigers212

Big high pressure above Florida extending into Louisiana.

YouTube tropical Tidbits. Watch the last video. Guy is fantastic

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Posted by Impotent Waffle

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:27 pm to DhanTigers212

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shift drastically east

Unlikely. Slide 20-40 miles east? Sure, its not an exact science. That 20-40 is significant though and worth paying attention to.

Posted by DhanTigers212

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:27 pm to thejudge

Can you post the link. Thanks.

Posted by upgrayedd

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:28 pm to Bullfrog

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350 MHz

I should've known better

Posted by Bayouboogaloocrew

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:28 pm to Jake88

Yes. I have a vivid memory of you complaining about schools closing before the apocalyptic flood in 2016. I’m sure I could find it if I felt like wasting my time. Being cautious works sometimes you know?!?!

Posted by msutiger

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:28 pm to DVinBR

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Posted by Redbone

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:28 pm to DhanTigers212

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Why is this question being downvoted?

Already been answered a number of times.

Posted by FLBooGoTigs1

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:28 pm to DhanTigers212

looking at the satellite images it definitely still looks unorganized hopefully it stays like this the rest of the way in.

Posted by OchoDedos

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:29 pm to HurricanesArentReal

Anyone have a link to the RPM Model?

Was just surfing and WeatherNation is forecasting a landfall near/over Galveston Bay. They specified this was the model they use. I think they use RPM

Posted by tiggerthetooth

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:29 pm to thejudge

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Big high pressure above Florida extending into Louisiana.

What effect could this have? Pushing it west?

Posted by DhanTigers212

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:29 pm to FLBooGoTigs1

Less organized means further east from what everyone else has been saying. So I’d rather not.

Posted by slackster

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Posted on 8/25/20 at 1:29 pm to DhanTigers212

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What at all could make a storm like this go far east from it’s current projection at this point? I know I’m going to get downvoted for probably asking a silly question but I’m honestly just wondering. Is it at all possible for this hurricane to shift drastically east or is that not how this works?

What is steering the storm is in the way. Hurricanes don’t create their own steering, by and large. They’re controlled by other meteorological features, in this case, a high pressure system called the Bermuda high. It has expanded (built) into the SE US and won’t let the storm get through it, so Laura is working around it’s periphery in a clockwise motion.