Tropical Storm Karen Live Thread

NHC/NOAA/Various ^ | 3 October 2013 | NHC/NOAA/Various

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for the prediction info! We’ve had so much rain lately, my slogger shoes are within arm’s reach, and the fungicide is next to the door.

[Marcella]

Looks like New Orleans may get the edge of it and it will be in Florida, too.

My son flies from Miami, Florida to Houston on Sunday so I hope his plane can get out of there without having to go through bad weather from this storm. Actually, I hope the plane can take off. Supposed to pick him up at 10 am Sunday, hope he makes it.

[dirtboy]

She’s looking worse than this morning. Hopefully she will just stay a tropical storm or weak Cat 1.

[dirtboy]

It also has to deal with a lot of dry air to the west and increasing shear. Both of which tend to keep tropical storms from intensifying into major hurricanes.

[girlscout]

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[Quickgun]

I am leaving from here in Texas to visit a friend in Pace on the 10th. I hope everything has blown over by then.

[txmissy]

bfl

[napscoordinator]

This is what could reopen the government. The Republicans get spooked about this. Stay strong and let the state handle it.

[bgill]

Just wait for the media reporting on all the starving people dumpster diving 3 minutes after the first raindrop falls.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Bump.

[poobear]

Thanks NN. Hope you are well. This one looks very similar to I think Opel? Anyway, there are shear winds that should keep this to just a pain in the fanny soak fest. Fingers crossed.

[abb]

Latest satellite loops seem to indicate the thunderstorms are weakening a bit.

[poobear]

I’m good w/dat!
Can’t wait for the Weather Channel to get hysterical :) Pure entertainment!

[abb]

NHS guy on TWC talking about wind shear right now.

[poobear]

Excellent. Their ratings must have gone down when they were blowin’ more wind than the named storms :)

We are going into to a fall weather pattern. Temps have dropped 10 degrees for my morning cycle rides. Jacket weather for this Florida Native.

[abb]

NHS guy: “Strong wind shear in the atmosphere.”

[blam]

Hurricane Opal

(I think it went right over Daulphin Island, Alabama...Didn't it?)

[poobear]

Yep, caught that too. This is good, but it will probably shear the d@mn thing right over my house in Central FL. Welcome to October :)

[blam]

"(I think it went right over Daulphin Island, Alabama...Didn't it?) "

(ahem) Never mind. I went back and read the article I posted.

[poobear]

Now I remember. Opal stirred around and went West before accelerating North. She was a real pain for quite a while! Please come Fall Weather patterns! Thx Blam!