Hurricane Harvey Live Thread Part II
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| 8/26/2017 | Various
Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX about 10:00PM CDT Friday night. Top
sustained winds were 130mph. Rockport High School sustained heavy damage when a portion of the roof collapsed. A senior housing complex collapsed. The Rockport courthouse sustained major damage with “a cargo trailer halfway in the building.” Multiple tornadoes reported in the Houston/Galveston areas. There are reports of scattered structural fires and a shooting was reported in Corpus Christi. Residents along the San Bernard River were advised to evacuate and most TX Gulf coast counties are under flash flood watches. Many locations are under a boil-water notice. Power...
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Hurricane Irma Live Thread Part IV
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| 9/10/2017 | NHC/NOAA
The entire Florida Peninsula has begun to experience Hurricane Irma following landfall at Marco Island. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Prayers for all in the storm
path. Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery linksPublic AdvisoriesNHC DiscussionsFL Radar Map with Irma Track Overlay NHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Key West, FLNHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Tampa Bay, FLNHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Orlando, FLNHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Miami, FLNHC Local Weather Statements/Radar Melbourne, FLNOAA Local Weather...
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Hurricane Irma Live Thread Part II
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| NHC/NOAA | NHC/NOAA
Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Irma had a devastating impact on islands in the Caribbean. Hurricane and Storm surge watches were issued Thursday morning for South Florida. The Florida Keys began evacuating visitors and residents, followed by flood zones in Miami and Miami Beach. Sarasota FL declared a local state of emergency Thursday
morning. Polk County FL Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday that law enforcement authorities would check the identities of people who turn up at shelters--and take to jail anyone found to have an active arrest warrant. “If you go to a shelter for Irma and you have a warrant,...
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Hurricane Katrina governor funeral was around the time that Hurricane Dorian was developing
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5-September-2019
The funeral of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco was on August 24, 2019. An
article about the funeral: Former Governor Kathleen Blanco sent off with Funeral Mass in Lafayette ... [August 24, 2019] This was also around the time the storm that was to become Hurricane Dorian started to form. Was it a bizarre coincidence that the funeral for the Hurricane Katrina governor was around the time of the start of the formation of a hurricane that was to become a devastating category 5 storm - Hurricane Dorian. Since I lived in the city where the funeral was to be held,...
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Hurricane Ida Live Thread
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| August 26, 2021 | NHC/NOAA
Ida became a tropical storm over the West-Central Caribbean Sea. Initial forecast model guidance predicts landfall as a hurricane in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico. Mash the graphics below to enlarge. All
links and images are self-updating. GOES Satellite Floater NHC Public Advisories NHC Forecast Discussions Buoy Info Tropical Tidbits by Levi Cowan NWS Radar Local News Sources: NOLA.com New Orleans Local WWLTV.com New Orleans Local KPLC.com Lake Charles Local WLOX.com Biloxi MS Local FOX4 Beaumont Beaumont/Port Arthur Local KHOU.com Houston Local
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Hurricane Dorian Live Thread II
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| 2 September 2019 | NHC/NOAA
Catestrophic Hurricane Dorian was assigned Category 5 status by the NHC Sunday, September 1 at 0800. Since
then Hurricane Dorian reached maximum sustained winds of 185 MPH, with gusts exceeding 220 MPH, and storm surge 18-23 feet above normal tide levels as it made landfall across Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records for the Northwestern Bahamas. Dorian has wrought extreme wind and flood damage to Abacos and Grand Bahama Island as it crawled slowly across the Northern Bahamas. All interests along the Atlantic coast should continue monitoring conditions and forecasts as powerful...
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Hurricane Irma Live Thread III
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| NHC/NOAA | NHC/NOAA
The entire Florida Peninsula and points north are poised to experience Hurricane Irma after the storm hugged Cuba's northern coastline. Thousands
of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Hurricane Irma's prolonged interaction with Cuba diminished its strength to Category 3. Irma is forecast to increase in strength as it crosses the FL Straits. The Florida Keys experienced strong outer bands while Irma grazed the N Cuba coastline. Mash image to find lots of satellite imagery linksPublic AdvisoriesNHC...
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Hurricane Irma Live Thread
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While thoughts and prayers are with our Texas FRiends and neighbors, we are at the peak of the Atlantic Tropical Storm season. Hurricane
Irma continues its trek from Cape Verde across the pond and toward the Hebert Box (see below). People with interests in the Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico should be alert to the forecast path updates for this powerful storm. It is important to note that the average NHC track errors are about 175 and 225 statute miles at days 4 and 5, respectively. Hurricane Irma originally had a small wind field. In the past 24 hours,...
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Hurricane Florence Live Thread II
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| 12 September 2018 | NHC/NOAA
The National Hurricane Center has been issuing advisories for Hurricane Florence since August 30. The
five day "Cone of Uncertainty" archive progression since Aug. 30 may be found here. As the super-size storm named Florence approached the U.S. Atlantic Coast, stories abound of people who are refusing to evacuate barrier islands. The 82nd Airborne has relocated all of its assets, while FEMA is using Fort Bragg as a major staging area for post-storm supplies, including meals, water and cots. Fort Jackson (Columbia SC) has cancelled events including basic training graduation to prepare for military and civilian evacuees from coastal locations....
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Hurricane Maria Live Thread
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| 9/16/2017 | NHC/NOAA
Hurricane Jose has been hanging around, waiting for attention in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Newcomer Maria threatens to impact the Caribbean Islands already devastated by Hurricane Irma, and brushed by Jose. Hurricane Jose threatens to brush or impact New England. Lee appears to be a fish storm at this time. Mash
images for larger or more info! All info updates automatically Jose Maria > > Public Advisories Public Advisories Forecast Discussions Forecast Discussions
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Hurricane Matthew Live Thread II
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| October 6 2016 | NOAA/NHC
Hurricane Matthew is big, bad and just downright scary, with iminent and sustained impacts to U.S. mainland. Florida
Governor Rick Scott issued a state of emergency for all of Florida and disaster operations are activated. More than 1.5 million Floridians reside in current evacuation zones. Governor Scott has spoken with utilities across the state to ensure utilities are pre-positioned and there are no unmet needs. Multiple coastal hospitals have been evacuated. Meanwhile, feckless President Barack Hussein Obama is personally monitoring the progress of the storm. Cone of Death Historic Archive LoopMash image to find lots of satellite imagery linksPublic AdvisoriesNHC...
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Hurricane Henri Live Thread
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NHC/NOAA ^
| 08/20/2021 | NHC/NOAA
Henri formed in the mid-Atlantic. After initially following a loopy southward and westward track, Henri is forecast to move northward toward New England. Mash the graphics below to enlarge. All
links and images are self-updating. GOES Satellite Floater NHC Public Advisories NHC Forecast Discussions Buoy Info Tropical Tidbits by Levi Cowan NWS Radar
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Hurricane Dorian Live Thread
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NHC/NOAA ^
| 28 August 2019 | NHC/NOAA
Hurricane Dorian battered St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and brushing Puerto Rico. Taking aim at the Florida Atlantic Coastline, Hurricane Dorian is projected to be a major hurricane (Category 3) at landfall. Satellite
Imagery Dorian NHC Public Advisories NHC Discussions Florida Radar Loop (with storm track overlay) Buoy Data with Storm Track overlay
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Major Hurricane Michael Live Thread II
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NHC/NOAA ^
| 9 October 2018 | NHC/NOAA
Major Hurricane Michael is churning toward the northeastern Gulf of Mexico coast. Florida
Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Monday for 35 counties with mandatory coastal evacuations in the FL Panhandle. 1,250 National Guard troops are aiding the process and more than 4,000 more placed on standby. FEMA is already on the ground in Florida; other federal agencies are also preparing to assist people in the storm's path. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday declared a state of emergency for the entire state. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 92 counties ahead of Hurricane...
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WATCH LIVE: Biden announces six-part plan to tackle COVID-19 pandemic-FR LIVE THREAD
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PBS ^
| September 9, 2021 | President Joe Biden
Biden announces six-part plan to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
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Hurricane Katrina: Then and now
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CNN ^
| Mon August 17, 2015 | Mario Tama
Photographer Mario Tama revisits areas of Louisiana that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. At
least 1,833 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods.
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'A Decade on and Hurricane Katrina is Still with us in New Orleans’
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Telegraph (U.K.) ^
| August 17, 2015 | Josie Ensor
Scott and Kimberly Roberts clung to each other in the attic of their clapboard home, praying the gale-force winds and rising flood water would not carry them away. With
shaking hands, they captured the moment they were hit by Hurricane Katrina – one of the fiercest storms in living memory – on a $20 camera they had bought just days before. “I decided to film because I realised we weren’t going to be able to leave,” Mrs Roberts, 34, said. “And just in case it happened how people said it was going to happen, I wanted to capture it. “The...
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Stop Blaming Me for Hurricane Katrina (Thanks Brownie)
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politico.com ^
| Aug. 27, 2015 | Michael Brown
Ten years later, the name ‘Brownie’ is still identified with the government’s failures. Here’s
what really happened.Had I left the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the spring of 2005, my life would be very different today. And I really wish, in retrospect, that I had. But after the 2004 hurricane season, when FEMA’s excellent responses to hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne in Florida were widely praised, White House chief of staff Andy Card persuaded me to stay on as director through the 2005 hurricane season. I didn’t want to disappoint President George W. Bush. We’d developed a good relationship....
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Was it wrong for Jeb Bush to nickname someone Hurricane Katrina?
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NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^
| Kevin Litten, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's decision to nickname a South Carolina politician "Hurricane Katrina" is being criticized for what political observers say is insensitive to the victims of the 2005 disaster, CNN reports. According
to the cable network, Bush was trying to make a joke about South Carolina state Sen. Katrina Shealy, who's been the only woman in the state Senate for the past three years. But in giving her the nickname, Bush conjured up memories of his brother, former President George W. Bush, and what many called his inept handling of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath that killed more than 1,800...
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Did Brian Williams also exaggerate during his Hurricane Katrina reports?
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The Daily Mail ^
| February 6, 2015 | David Mccormack
NBC News anchor Brian Williams' 2006 claim that he saw a dead body float past his hotel window during Hurricane Katrina is drawing fresh skepticism in the wake of his own admission on Wednesday that he lied about being aboard a helicopter that was hit by enemy fire during the Iraq war.
Despite a swift apology on his Nightly News program, Williams is at the center of a media firestorm after it emerged that his old war story that he has retold numerous times over the past 12 years has become increasingly exaggerated. Williams was forced to apologize this week...
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