Hurricane Isabel's now a category 5! (eek.)

Makahlua · September 12, 2003, 07:34

Boy am I glad I don't live on the US East Coast right now!

Looks like it could hit the Carolinas/Georgia mid-next week - and a Cat. 5 is just plain scary

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics...F/120858W5.gif

Satellite imagery:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml - I'm watching the Atlantic Visible loop right now; kind of neat to watch the sunrise from above

Of course there is this scary hurricane with the nicely defined eye right in the middle ..... *hides*

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 11:08

We're make plans to evacuate, should it be necessary.

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 13:28

I just realized, I have no renter's insurance.

I really hope this misses.

Timexwatch · September 12, 2003, 13:43

Better buy a lot of boards and plastic tarp. I hope you don't have a ground floor apartment.

I can't wait to see what this does the the D.C. Metro area. These people can't drive in inclement weather...

Japher · September 12, 2003, 13:46

that thing looks insane!

Soul Survivor · September 12, 2003, 13:51

....and they still have no idea where its gonna go

for all I know it could end up right in my back yard in a few days

it looks almost like a black hole

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 15:11

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Originally posted by Timexwatch
Better buy a lot of boards and plastic tarp. I hope you don't have a ground floor apartment.

We're on the 2nd floor, and far enough inland that we aren't gonna have a problem with storm surge. The aera will flood though. Heck, we flood during an heavy summer rainstorm.

I have about $50 'till next Friday, which ain't enough for boards. I wonder if I should go lift some tonight from the construction site.

I could probably afford tarp.

Most likely it's gonna head north. Jacksonville is the least likely spot on the Atlantic/Gulf sea board to be hit by huricanes. It's because storms tend to turn north and we're set back from the peninsula. Course, the place took a near miss in '98.

I'd rather it come ashore here though, rather than say, St. Augustine or Savanah or Charleston. Jax is a black hole of architecture, and the world wouldn't miss us. We're a good candidate for urban renewal.

They say it's a greater than 50% chance it's gonna hit the U.S. at this point.

GePap · September 12, 2003, 16:27

The path trackers had it coming closest to the US along the carolina coast, though weakere by then, a category 3.

Japher · September 12, 2003, 16:27

Quote:

I have about $50 'till next Friday, which ain't enough for boards. I wonder if I should go lift some tonight from the construction site. I could probably afford tarp.

just shuttle over to the coast, wait until someones roof blows off, and then use that...

chequita guevara · September 12, 2003, 17:59

Well, I got insurance now.

Most likely it's gonna miss us, but who knows. It could head for the Bahamas and strengthen up again then come barreling down on us. Gotta be prepared.

I am now, officially, a Floridian. I've had to worry about a hurricane.

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 00:11

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Originally posted by Timexwatch
Better buy a lot of boards and plastic tarp. I hope you don't have a ground floor apartment.

I can't wait to see what this does the the D.C. Metro area. These people can't drive in inclement weather...

Don't look now, but they're plotting it to be heading right at you...

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 00:15

I love Cape Hatteras.

I hope it's still there after this...

Frozzy · September 14, 2003, 00:41

Timexwatch · September 14, 2003, 01:03

I guess this means I'll be living on riverfront property now

faded glory · September 14, 2003, 01:19

I dunno. A hurricane is a golden oppurtunity.... I remember after Andrew several dozen made it off with millions after robbing a miami bank during the storm. Not after it.

I used to live in Tampa awhile ago. The only hurricanes I can think of that hit us directly was Elana and Bill

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 05:59

ALright, who programed that red line???

(edit: when I wrote that, the red line was staying 100 mile off the coast until it neared Long Island, then took an abrupt left and smacked right into NYC)

Solly · September 14, 2003, 06:13

A hurricane? When will it land, will have to remember to watch the fun on the news..

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 06:41

Oh, my poor, poor outer banks...

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 06:43

Dammit...they're not uploading indiviual pics, they're updating the same one.

I'll have to start saving them as they come, then.

Adam Smith · September 14, 2003, 21:27

This is starting to look double plus ungood to borrow a phrase from Chegitz.

The last major hurricane through here (Floyd in 1999) ran just along the coast, but still dropped a tree on my then-neighbor's house. And it took most of a week to restore power after some heavy thunderstorms last month.

I though these things were supposed to speed up, lose intensity, and turn right as they moved north.

Timexwatch · September 14, 2003, 21:47

According to the latest track, I better batten down the hatches, because D.C. is going to be like Venice

OzzyKP · September 14, 2003, 21:49

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Originally posted by The Mad Monk

Don't look now, but they're plotting it to be heading right at you...

Son of a.....

We get too much **** here in DC. Snipers, planes falling out of the sky, anthrax, congress, hurricanes, snow storms. Damn it, I picked the wrong spot to move to.

The Mad Monk · September 14, 2003, 23:29

Watching that thing update, I half expect to see the Death Star has cleared the planet flashing on the top of the image any time now...

OzzyKP · September 14, 2003, 23:31

Jack_www · September 15, 2003, 00:22

I wonder what will happen if this thing hits NYC.

Timexwatch · September 15, 2003, 00:27

It'll get there eventually. It could get kind of messy if it hits Atlantic City, but I don't think it'll do that much damage to NYC.

I do think, however, it'll make an utter mess in D.C. if it barrels up the Potomac. This area hasn't exactly prepared itself for anything in the form of precipitation.

I can imagine seeing cherry trees blowing down the National Mall at 100 mph and lodging themselves somewhere in Maryland

The Mad Monk · September 15, 2003, 01:14

Remember, if you have to evacuate and don't have room for your computer, yank the hard drives.

The Mad Monk · September 15, 2003, 01:40

Looking at the current computer models (my 09-14-03 05:59 EST post), I have to say I really like the orange prediction, which now has the hurricane ricocheting off Pittsburg and shooting straight back to Africa.

chequita guevara · September 15, 2003, 10:22

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Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Remember, if you have to evacuate and don't have room for your computer, yank the hard drives.

That's exactly what I ws planning on doing.

Good luck folks.

FrustratedPoet · September 15, 2003, 10:30

Stay safe guys.

(or, more likely, run away and be safe)