Larry Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Wow. Seems like forever since I actually had to pay attention to these things, let alone start the thread. But I wasn't even aware of this thing, so I suppose it's possible that others needed the nudge, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Im following the discussions at Storm2k.org. This storm could do just about anything. The stronger it gets though, the less likely it is to hit FL. If it stays weak and less organized, it will probably have a FL land hit. But probably at a TS or Cat 1. It's been flip flopping for a few days. None of the models seem to be able to accurately predict the next move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffxdrummer Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 We're headed to the Nags Head in the Outer Banks for a week starting Sunday, 8/30. Is this going to ruin our week, weather-wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Maybe. Still too early to tell anything. It seriously could end up dying completely in the next 2 days. It could head to Texas. It could wrap into the gulf. Unfortunately, if it DOES strengthen, it becomes more likely to turn north and could affect the Carolinas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffxdrummer Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Looks like I've got something to keep an eye on for the next few days then, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Woo Hoo. My first Hurriance since moving to FL 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Lived in West Palm from 98 to 05. Went through about a dozen of them. No fun when the power is off. You'll get sick of them after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I'm having just a bit of a "freak out", GA looks particularly vulnerable. I was just at Sam's yesterday, guess I'll be making another trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Lived in West Palm from 98 to 05. Went through about a dozen of them. No fun when the power is off. You'll get sick of them after a while. Generator. Worth the money my friend. That storm doesn't look so crazy to me. Maybe I read the map wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 All my peeps in Florida are pretty stoked. Been quite while since they had a Hurricane party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Skins Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I'm in Fort Lauderdale. Just moved here a year and a half ago. Stores are emptying out pretty quick. This will be my first hurricane down in FL. Putting up my shutters tonight as a precaution. If anyone else needs help with what to do, what supplies to get or if you live near me and need help with shutter install, etc... PM me. I'm a residential property manager by trade so I deal with the emergency preparedness and teach classes on a regular basis. We're headed to the Nags Head in the Outer Banks for a week starting Sunday, 8/30. Is this going to ruin our week, weather-wise? I imagine you'll be getting some heavy rain and decent winds for a day or two... main concern would be actually getting down there without having to drive through the rains. May want to see if you can leave a day early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Looks like it's heading for Miami for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Skins Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Looks like it's heading for Miami for the moment. It's going to get us one way or another (Wilma was cast as a Cat 1 in the mid-2000's and ended up being deadly and disastrous). Luckily it's flat land so we have the potential for flooding but not deadly mudslides like that of the Caribbean and Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Well, looks like Erika just fizzled away. (Darn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Well, looks like Erika just fizzled away. (Darn). Well, at least I don't have to put up the shutters now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Well, looks like Erika just fizzled away. (Darn). gg, Rick Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Oops, didn't know this thread was here. Could have told everyone Erika was going to be a non event. The biggest threat to the U.S. is/was Ignacio, north of Hawaii. Tropical storm watches up for a few islands. It's going to pass well north but the outer fringes may affect some areas. No biggie. Back in the Atlantic, tropical storm, soon to be hurricane, Fred has developed way out threatening the Cape Verde islands. Hurricane warnings up for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 So, I guess we can thank El Nino for a pretty active Pacific Also, that storm in the PacNW (U.S.-Can.) was one of the (or THE) strongest summer storms they've ever seen. At least as far as lowest pressure. Produced 90mph winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Bump for Hurricane Patricia, about to decimate the pacific coast of Mexico... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/10/22/extremely-dangerous-category-4-hurricane-patricia-to-slam-west-coast-of-mexico-friday/ The storm somehow went from tropical storm to the strongest storm ever recorded, 200mph sustained winds, in like 36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Tough time to be vacationing in Puerto Vallarta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hopefully SoCal gets some killer swell from the storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Patricia is about to dig deep down in that Mexican ass. 200 MPH sustained winds, mother of god. A lot of people are going to die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Bump for Hurricane Patricia, about to decimate the pacific coast of Mexico... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/10/22/extremely-dangerous-category-4-hurricane-patricia-to-slam-west-coast-of-mexico-friday/ The storm somehow went from tropical storm to the strongest storm ever recorded, 200mph sustained winds, in like 36 hours. I've been doing some research on this. I ended up on the Wikipedia page for Typhoon Nancy in 1961:A reconnaissance aircraft flying into the typhoon near its peak intensity on September 12 determined Nancy's one-minute sustained winds to be 185 knots (215 mph; 345 km/h). If these values are reliable, they would be the highest wind speeds ever measured in a tropical cyclone.[6] However, it was later determined that measurements and estimations of wind speeds from the 1940s to 1960s were excessive. Thus, Nancy's winds may actually be lower than its official best-track value.[6] If Nancy did indeed have 215 mph winds, it would have had the fastest sustained wind speed of any tropical cyclone by 15 mph. Typhoon Tip, Typhoon Grace, Hurricane Allen, Typhoon Vera, and Typhoon Sarah all had winds of 190 mph. In addition, Hurricane Patricia had winds of 200 mph which is the strongest verified 1-minute maximum sustained winds ever reliably recorded in a tropical cyclone.They don't mention Typhoon Ida (1958), which was recorded as having 200 mph 1-minute sustained winds. As the quote mentions though, the wind speed measurements at the time may have been exaggerated a bit.Nonetheless, it looks like the strongest ever recorded in the western hemisphere. Overtook Hurricane Allen from 1980, which had 190 mph 1-minute sustained winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Live, ocean facing webcam from Puerto Vallarta, though it's not working very well right now. Probably getting bombarded lol http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/webcam-puerto-vallarta.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Wind gusts reaching 245 mph. Just for perspective, a tornado is an ef5 once it has 200 mph winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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