Hurricane Dorian Thread

[Rob]

We got a lot of rain and wind in the middle of the night when the first outer bands showed up, but by morning it was steady rain and mild winds, and it ended by 2-3 pm. It passed at sea so no damage at all. Lucky.

 

[skategal]

Our forecast just updated to say Halifax is most likely place to get direct hit. Yippee.

Ugh.... this city is so screwed.

 

[NeilJLeonard]

Our forecast just updated to say Halifax is most likely place to get direct hit. Yippee.

Ugh.... this city is so screwed.

It could have 90 MPH winds when it arrives. If you've weathered a strong Nor'easter you'll be OK with this storm if you take sensible precautions. Good luck, but this should be a survivable experience.

NJL ( I find it hard to believe I am giving hurricane advice to Nova Scotians.... …)


ETA: There is a low pressure area west of the Cape Verde Islands that could become a tropical cyclone in the next few days. Projected track may take it over the Lesser Antilles into the Caribbbean……)

 

[skategal]

It could have 90 MPH winds when it arrives. If you've weathered a strong Nor'easter you'll be OK with this storm if you take sensible precautions. Good luck, but this should be a survivable experience.

NJL ( I find it hard to believe I am giving hurricane advice to Nova Scotians.... …)

Yes, we have been through many nor'easters and ice storms over the years.

I'm mostly concerned about power outages and being trapped in the neighbourhood by fallen trees.

A hurricane just feels all kinds of weird.

I've spent the morning cooking and baking. I feel like I am catering a party.

 

[skatingguy]

Turns out Dorian will hit Alabama after all.

 

[Vagabond]

I wonder what @SHARPIE thinks about Sharpiegate. A tempest in a teapot, perhaps?

 

[skategal]

Turns out Dorian will hit Alabama after all.

It’s bad enough we are getting a hurricane. Don’t lump us into Trumpland too.

 

[Susan1]

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I took your map out to save space to say -

The best FB meme (today!) is a plastic table and chairs in a yard with a chair knocked over explaining that that is from the hurricane in Alabama. The comments underneath are LOL. There are lots of things with sharpie drawings on them too. People are so clever.

 

[Vagabond]

While No Longer a Hurricane, Dorian Still Inflicts Damage on Canada

A storm surge accompanying Dorian produced waves estimated to be 50 feet high, jeopardizing coastal villages. Online maps posted by utilities in Nova Scotia and the neighboring provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island showed that more than 450,000 locations were without electricity on early Saturday evening, the result of wires being knocked down by intense winds before the storm made landfall.

I hope those of you in Nova Scotia (and beyond) are safe.

 

[skategal]

We are fine. Somehow our neighbourhood escaped this one.

We didn't even lose power (even though 80% of people did!)

Very little damage to this neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, the downtown area and coastal areas are a complete mess.

Lots of damage, lots of trees down. Power out for the foreseeable future.

Send some good thoughts for those folk for sure...

 

[NeilJLeonard]

We are fine. Somehow our neighbourhood escaped this one.

We didn't even lose power (even though 80% of people did!)

Very little damage to this neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, the downtown area and coastal areas are a complete mess.

Lots of damage, lots of trees down. Power out for the foreseeable future.

Send some good thoughts for those folk for sure...

Good! Dorian seemed to decide to amp up to Cat 2 (100 MPH sustained winds) before it made landfall just to be cantankerous in its old age. I'll be glad when Dorian gets into the North Atlantic to die. We've all had enough of it.

NJL

ETA: The NHC has some weather by the Southern Bahamas that has a chance to become something eventually. It is worth watching in SoFL. The disturbance off of Africa is now about half way across the Atlantic with a 50-50 chance of development. It's projected track is more southwest towards TnT and Venezuela. We will see if that continues...

 

[pamela95]

We just got power back! Still no internet though. I guess something happened to Eastlink? I couldn’t even get any data until half an hour ago, so I haven’t been able to see how much damage there is around the province.

 

[skategal]

We just got power back! Still no internet though. I guess something happened to Eastlink? I couldn’t even get any data until half an hour ago, so I haven’t been able to see how much damage there is around the province.

I don’t know if you have kids or not, but all public schools in NS are closed tomorrow.

That is the most important info for you to know ASAP if you do have kiddos.

Our Internet is messed up too (also Eastlink).

I can get an open unsecured internet wifi network but not my own secured private one.

I’m thinking it’s our router that I have to configure again?

 

[skategal]

No school again tomorrow in Nova Scotia