Hurricane Dorian Thread

Just before The Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island took a direct, extended hit and got destroyed Dorian had central air pressure of 915 mb, then 911 mb and a wind speed of 185 MPH and no one could say if it would cross the Gulf Stream and make landfall near the Palm Beaches. The wife and I decided then to complete all preparations and cover all windows, move everthing that was loose outside inside and prepare for the worst.

What we got was a wet, blustery day. In fact we got 3 of them. How inconvenient!

We'll take it every time one of these monsters is born. Gladly so. Anyone that underestimates a hurricane of any size is a jackass. When a 'cane at Cat 5 is within striking distance of you get prepared for the worst ASAP. You are in mortal danger. The pics and videos from the Northern Bahamas should tell you all you need to know.

NJL
 
FYI: here is a storm near Africa that is supposed to head into the North Atlantic and die there. Good.

There is one just coming off of Africa that is projected to be in the general area that Dorian was when TWC and NOAA first reported it. The season is NOT over. It is just starting. It should reach its peak on September 15 and continue until November 1. The beat goes on.

NJL
 
NeilJLeonard said:
Just before The Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama Island took a direct, extended hit and got destroyed Dorian had central air pressure of 915 mb, then 911 mb and a wind speed of 185 MPH and no one could say if it would cross the Gulf Stream and make landfall near the Palm Beaches. The wife and I decided then to complete all preparations and cover all windows, move everthing that was loose outside inside and prepare for the worst.

What we got was a wet, blustery day. In fact we got 3 of them. How inconvenient!

We'll take it every time one of these monsters is born. Gladly so. Anyone that underestimates a hurricane of any size is a jackass. When a 'cane at Cat 5 is within striking distance of you get prepared for the worst ASAP. You are in mortal danger. The pics and videos from the Northern Bahamas should tell you all you need to know.

NJL
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I wholeheartedly agree. In 2005, Katrina made worldwide news as being one of the worst hurricanes ever. It wasn't the only hurricane that caused devastation in Louisiana, however.

On September 24th, 2005, Hurricane Rita hit land in Cameron Parish. It was the 4th most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded during that time.

It was on a Saturday. I was working my shift at E-911 in my parish which is in Northwestern Louisiana. My area is located approximately 200 miles north from where Cameron Louisiana is located which is on the coast. I was 47 years old, and this was the first time in my life that a hurricane reached my hometown in DeSoto Parish.

The winds from Hurricane Rita were 85 MPH by the time it reached my town. The eye hadn't made it yet. That was about 15 minutes later, and the winds died down to 65 MPH. No one could believe that it was actually happening because it was the first time ever that the force of a hurricane reached that far inland. There was a lot of damage throughout the parish, and there wasn't power for several weeks in some areas of my parish.

Hurricane Rita l 64 Parishes

Rita made history when it came that far inland. I now know that a hurricane can reach that far inland and even further.
 
Susan1 said:
Just saw this on MSNBC - https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-hurricane-dorian-map-alabama-201528912.html

We know his lies are obvious, but Geez Louise, a black Sharpie????? If he'll keep lying about something so petty after so many days, imagine what else he would (has) lie about.
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I just watched this on tv. Trump just cannot admit that he was wrong about something. He must lie to cover his ignorance. The low life sunk to the level of altering the hurricane path. This is so dangerous! What if someone actually believed this map and made the wrong decision?

ETA- everyone in FL, GA, SC and NC : be safe.

(((Bahamas)))
 
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Vash01 said:
I just watched this on tv. Trump just cannot admit that he was wrong about something. He must lie to cover his ignorance. The low life sunk to the level of altering the hurricane path. This is so dangerous! What if someone actually believed this map and made the wrong decision?

ETA- everyone in FL, GA, SC and NC : be safe.

(((Bahamas)))
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Well, Covfefe. He was just hugely and bigley mistaken. He just used a black markre, and correctteded it. So it's alrighty then now and forever more since he did it. ?
 
skatesindreams said:
How are they?
Blessedly, I didn't lose power; even with rain and wind, here.
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So glad you came through okay.

Through delayed familial information, I found out my cousin in Melbourne had sold her house, very recently, & actually moved to Minnesota last weekend!

Family in central Florida are ok but very worried about my family in North Carolina.

Fingers crossed for everyone in the path of this storm.
 
So we are supposed to get Dorian on Saturday as a Cat 1. :shuffle:

I have never been through a hurricane before. How bad is a Cat 1?

I've been through lots of blizzards (nor'easters), ice storms, and tropical storms.

Is a Cat 1 significantly worse?

We are doing the obvious stuff like bringing in all the patio furniture, getting water, flashlights, batteries.

Yes, we have our storm chips ready to go. :lol:

Anything else I need to know?

Thanks!!
 
skategal said:
I have never been through a hurricane before. How bad is a Cat 1?
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In addition to wind speed (which is what the categories are based on), a lot of how bad a certain storm is has to do with: 1) Where the “eye” of the storm hits, and 2) How slowly or quickly the storm stays in an area.

But generally, a Cat 1 is the best case for a hurricane - and it ends up being downgraded to a tropical storm or depression, that’s even better. But even then, you still need to watch out for flood and wind damage.

If you are planning on staying put - here’s a good place to start in making an emergency kit.

If you have any worries about staying - leave and find somewhere to go. You’re much better off leaving and it ending up not being so bad then staying and not being safe.
 
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ilovepaydays said:
In addition to wind speed (which is what the categories are based on), a lot of how bad a certain storm is has to do with: 1) Where the “eye” of the storm hits, and 2) How slowly or quickly the storm stays in an area.

But generally, a Cat 1 is the best case for a hurricane - and it ends up being downgraded to a tropical storm or depression, that’s even better. But even then, you still need to watch out for flood and wind damage.

If you are planning on staying put - here’s a good place to start in making an emergency kit.

If you have any worries about staying - leave and find somewhere to go. You’re much better off leaving and it ending up not being so bad then staying and not being safe.
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We are definitely staying put.

We are inland about 25 km from the ocean so there is no risk of flooding here.

The biggest risk is tree damage and power loss.

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
skategal said:
We are definitely staying put.

We are inland about 25 km from the ocean so there is no risk of flooding here.

The biggest risk is tree damage and power loss.

Thanks for the suggestions.
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Are you near Halifax? I live in Sydney so expecting the same. We have had flooding issues in my area, not from the ocean but from rain/low lying brook (which happens to go through most of sydney including my backyard) so hopefully that won't happen again. I live pretty close to the ocean (less than 1 km) but it's hilly here so that's good. The wind will probably be the worst part.
 
This is the Nova Scotia update. Work just sent it out to us.

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The hurricane has made its turn towards the northeast and has begun accelerating in that direction. Hurricane conditions are expected over the Maritimes late Saturday and into early Sunday. A Hurricane watch along with wind and rainfall warnings have now been issued.

•Damaging winds: Near and to the right of the storm track, sustained winds in the 90 to 120 km/h range with gusts in the 120 to 150 km/h range are expected. Farther away from the center we would still expect winds to be strong and potentially exceeding 100 km/h well away from the centre. Also some areas near the centre may experience damaging winds from different directions (east to southeast first followed by west or southwest)

•Heavy rain: Heaviest rain is expected to the left of the storm track. Widespread areas of 50-100 mm likely with some areas in the 100-150 mm range. Rainfall rates expected to be extreme.

•Waves and surge: We expect an area of large waves to reach the Atlantic Coast Saturday afternoon and persist into Saturday night. Surge will also accompany the storm but the timing does not appear to coincide with high tide at most locations. Still, the greatest areas at risk for coastal flooding are areas near and to the right of the storm track along the Atlantic Coast. Potential for coastal flooding also exists along north-facing coastlines along the North Shore early Sunday.

The Environment Canada hurricane track can be viewed here:

https://weather.gc.ca/data/hurricane_images/track.png
 
judiz said:
money.cnn.com

Royal Caribbean sends cruise ship to help Puerto Rico

Royal Caribbean is canceling its September 30 Adventure of the Seas trip so it can use the ship to help victims of Hurricane Maria.
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Cruise Lines Are Helping Hurricane Maria Victims In Puerto Rico

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This is good. I watched a docu on three recent hurricanes that made their way to the US walloping islands on the way. Each one was described as a 1 in 500 hurricane---a once in five lifetimes storm. And they have occurred in the past four years. The earth is warming up and these storms are getting worse.

I was glad to see the Coast Guard and other agencies in the Bahamas. I've heard that emergency visas were requested (to Trump) for the Bahamians. For once he could be decent but I'm not holding my breath.
 
skategal said:
Yes we are just outside of Halifax.

Hope you make it through okay.

Still unknown where this thing will make landfall. Ugh.......
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The latest is that landfall will be as a Category 2 hurricane and could be between Lunenburg and Sheet Harbour.

Environment Canada latest warnings/ info from: https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html

Voluntary evacuation centres will open at noon on Saturday in 3 locations.
 
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Good luck tomorrow. It looks like it won't be as bad in Cape Breton as Halifax. I'm expecting a long power outage though. A little concerned as my feeding tube pump's battery only last 4 hours not plugged in and I have $4000 worth of Humira in my fridge.
 
Mozart said:
Good luck tomorrow. It looks like it won't be as bad in Cape Breton as Halifax. I'm expecting a long power outage though. A little concerned as my feeding tube pump's battery only last 4 hours not plugged in and I have $4000 worth of Humira in my fridge.
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Good Luck to you too, Mozart. I hope for your sake it won’t be as bad in Cape Breton.

I wasn’t that concerned with a Cat 1 but now it’s up to a 2 I’m starting to get a bit nervous. Ugh.
 
Mozart said:
Good luck tomorrow. It looks like it won't be as bad in Cape Breton as Halifax. I'm expecting a long power outage though. A little concerned as my feeding tube pump's battery only last 4 hours not plugged in and I have $4000 worth of Humira in my fridge.
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You've probably heard this advice already, but just in case: fill any open spots in your refrigerator with jugs of water - the fuller it is, the longer it will stay cold. Make/buy ice if you can, so you can shift it to the fridge once it does start to warm up. Good luck!
 
Skategal, I’m guessing you weren’t around for Juan? Some parts of Halifax had no power for a few weeks, but for most people it was about a week. Point Pleasant Park was a mess. I doubt there are many weak trees left standing after Juan, and Arthur that hit a few summers ago.

I’m in the southwest on the coast. We’re supposed to get +100mm of rain, but we’ve gotten those amounts several times this spring and it’s supposed to hit during low tide so I’m not too worried.

My biggest concern is I’m in health care and realllly don’t want to get called into work just because I live 5 minutes away and someone else wanted a day off. And then get suck there because everyone refuses to come in.
 
pamela95 said:
Skategal, I’m guessing you weren’t around for Juan? Some parts of Halifax had no power for a few weeks, but for most people it was about a week. Point Pleasant Park was a mess. I doubt there are many weak trees left standing after Juan, and Arthur that hit a few summers ago.

I’m in the southwest on the coast. We’re supposed to get +100mm of rain, but we’ve gotten those amounts several times this spring and it’s supposed to hit during low tide so I’m not too worried.

My biggest concern is I’m in health care and realllly don’t want to get called into work just because I live 5 minutes away and someone else wanted a day off. And then get suck there because everyone refuses to come in.
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Our house was here during Juan but we were out of town. This area lost power for only 24 hours and we lost a lot of trees (we live in 2 acres) but that was it.

My work was cancelled for a week and I remember downtown was a mess.

The projected path right now sends the eye directly over us.

We are used to sewing with blizzards and nor’easters so this is all kinds of weird right now.

Hope you don’t get stuck in the hospital.
 
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