Fox News: Virginia Governor Declares State of Emergency, Mobilization for Isabel to Begin

1 posted on 09/15/2003 1:08:23 PM PDT by Timesink

To: adam_az; hellinahandcart

2 posted on 09/15/2003 1:09:44 PM PDT by Constitution Day (+ R.I.P., Man in Black. +)

May the tiger become a kitten...Prayers for all in the storm path.

3 posted on 09/15/2003 1:10:10 PM PDT by MEG33

I just heard this on Fox News.

I wonder if there'll be a C or D cell battery available in Virginia by tomorrow.

4 posted on 09/15/2003 1:10:16 PM PDT by Catspaw

To: Travis McGee

Virginia Attorney General announces random roadblocks to search for illegal weapons.

5 posted on 09/15/2003 1:10:24 PM PDT by CholeraJoe (This is my tagline, this is my gun. One is for FReeping, one is for fun.)

Let it become a Democrat :) Lots of sound and fury signifying nuthin'.

6 posted on 09/15/2003 1:11:16 PM PDT by mewzilla

lol....not that Isabel is in any way amusing, I was sitting here thinking "WTF?" because the first two times I read the headline I saw "Israel".

7 posted on 09/15/2003 1:12:01 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny

Are you kidding? You're kidding, right?

8 posted on 09/15/2003 1:12:04 PM PDT by mewzilla

Interesting note from the VA weather discussions:

IMPORTANT TO NOTE...EVEN WTH THE WEAKEST PTNL INTENSITY FCST...WTH THE CURRENT TRACK FCST...STILL SGNFCNT IMPACT OVR THE ENTIRE CWA. CSTL AREAS WUD STILL SEE STORM SURGE...AND DUE TO WET GROUND...PSBLTY OF CNSDRBL TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN ALL AREAS. HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN SOME INLAND FLOODING...AND ISOLD TORNADOES PSBL. AGN...THIS IS BASED ON THE GDNC WTH THE WEAKEST INTENSITY.

I'd hate to read the strongest potential intensity...

9 posted on 09/15/2003 1:12:21 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Ross was right !!!)

None to be found today!

10 posted on 09/15/2003 1:12:21 PM PDT by iceskater

I wonder if there'll be a C or D cell battery available in Virginia by tomorrow.

Not at Price Club - my wife said they sold out today ...

11 posted on 09/15/2003 1:13:27 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Ross was right !!!)

The ground is so saturated from all the rain we've been having since last winter that flooding is going to be a real big problem statewide.

12 posted on 09/15/2003 1:13:32 PM PDT by iceskater

Folks, this is only the first, and the beast hasn't made landfall yet.

We're getting things spun up in Emergency Management, but it'll help the first responders, and everyone else, to remember the basics.

First and best is, No Panic. Have a plan. Find a hurricane hole, somewhere safe to ride out the beast.

Batteries, radios, duct tape, MRE's - but add Common Sense to that, too.

I'll be back on watch tomorrow night, and every night this week. It's gonna be a helluva ride.

13 posted on 09/15/2003 1:14:18 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Serving You... on Operation Noble Eagle!)

14 posted on 09/15/2003 1:14:18 PM PDT by CholeraJoe (This is my tagline, this is my gun. One is for FReeping, one is for fun.)

To: Psycho_Bunny

I always wanted to see an individual state to declare war on another nation, or even another US state (preferably a noncontiguous one), just for the hell of it.

15 posted on 09/15/2003 1:14:47 PM PDT by Timesink

Please excuse the all caps, I copied off the website. Here's the latest. Man I hope this thing turns out to sea!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2003

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE ISABEL MAY AFFECT THE REGION LATER THIS
WEEK...

THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS LOCATED AT 780 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 505 MILES EAST OF NASSAU. ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE OFFICIAL TRACK FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER BRINGS THE STORM INLAND ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON THURSDAY. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS THERE IS A MARGIN OF ERROR...AT THIS TIME THE MARGIN OF ERROR FOR A THREE DAY FORECAST IS 200 MILES IN ANY DIRECTION.

WITH LANDFALL SLATED IN LESS THAN THREE DAYS...NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE PREPARATIONS. GO OVER YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN. GATHER NON PERISHABLE FOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. CHECK FLASH LIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. GET EXTRA BATTERIES. FILL YOUR VEHICLES WITH FUEL. GATHER MEDICATIONS AND EXTRA PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. SHOULD YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE OR MOVE TO A SHELTER...CONSIDER PLANS FOR PET CARE.

AS THE STORM NEARS THE COAST...THE STORM TRACK FORECAST WILL BE BETTER DEFINED. LANDFALLING HURRICANES CAN PRODUCE VIOLENT WINDS... TORNADOES...FLOODING RAINS...AND INUNDATION OF COASTAL AREAS BY STORM SURGE AND TIDAL FLOODING.

FROM THE CURRENT TRACK...THE STORM IS FORECAST TO BE A FAST MOVER. A FAST MOVING STORM IS GENERALLY ACCOMPANINED BY STRONGER WINDS. IF THE STORM SLOWS DOWN...EXCEPT HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS. STORMS OF SIMILAR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ARE THE CHESAPEAKE-POTOMAC HURRICANE IN 1933 AND HURRICANE HAZEL IN 1954.

ALL ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON HURRICANE ISABEL THIS WEEK. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF A WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT:

WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/LWX

16 posted on 09/15/2003 1:14:47 PM PDT by appalachian_dweller (If we accept responsibility for our own actions, we are indeed worthy of our freedom. – Bill Whittle)

Pinging former Delawarean in the danger zone.

17 posted on 09/15/2003 1:15:18 PM PDT by Pyro7480 (“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid" - Benjamin Franklin)

And don't forget the pets!

18 posted on 09/15/2003 1:15:26 PM PDT by iceskater

Virginia National and State Guard on Alert One status...

Just got my notificiation

19 posted on 09/15/2003 1:16:10 PM PDT by judicial meanz (All humanity is of one Author, and is one volume; <John Donne>)

Every government employee in the D.C. area is probably already heading for the hills in panic.

20 posted on 09/15/2003 1:16:10 PM PDT by jpl

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