Posted on 09/25/2004 4:55:46 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
Thought a thread in Breaking News for the weekend covering Hurricane Jeanne would be a good thing. Post your link, pics, updates and freeper check-in's here
Florida, Welcome to the club that does not want to be joined.
1886. Texas had four hits from Hurricanes. You folks have now made that list.
Keep your heads down....and stay safe.
It will be in the center of the State in three hours...
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/04_ATL_11L.JEANNE_ssmi_ir1km_bw_full.html
Well, we are starting to get more rain & winds. I need to get some sleep as I'll be pacing the floor all day tomorrow when the winds & rain really hit. I'll try to get back online unless our power goes out again. GL to everyone in Fl, Ga etc.
Yup, Jacksonville has not seen any major damage (Thank God!) through this hurricane season -- so far, we have had an "easy time" of it, relatively speaking.
Prayers up for those in Harm's Way.
When the weather will settles down, I'd like to go camping in the Fernandina area. Haven't been there in years. My dad's family used to rent a beach house there in the 50s, and I spent many a pleasant weekend up there when I was a kid.
Checking in from Orlando, in the Conway area (near OIA). I woke up around 3:45 to very gusty winds and it has not let up since then. We aren't supposed to really start getting it here until around 8:00 a.m., but I can tell you it is really bad out there right now. I thought Charlie was bad, but I think this one is going to be worse. We are in for a rough ride. They finally picked up the debries on our street this week so at least we don't have that flying around, although we are only a couple of blocks from a major mulching station where the mulch pile is at least 3 stories tall. That will no doubt get blown all over the place. Stay safe fellow Floridians.
Clermont here.
Blowing pretty good but still have power and cable.
Weather Station Bubba in East Seminole County reporting in...
It's getting more than a little windy out now, some rain but not too much. Dang dog woke me up about 20 minutes ago - I think he was getting upset by the noise of the garage door rattling.
Amazingly enough, I still have electricity - those crews who put things back together after Charley did a dang good job!
All of y'all fellow Floridians stay dry and keep your heads down.
Hurricane Jeanne Advisory Number 51
Statement as of 5:00 am EDT on September 26, 2004
...Jeanne weakens to a category two hurricane as it passes just
north of Lake Okeechobee...Hurricane Warning for Florida West
Coast...
at 5 am EDT...0900z...a Hurricane Warning has been issued along the
West Coast of Florida from Englewood to the Suwanee River. A
Hurricane Warning continues in effect for the Florida East Coast
from Hallandale northward to St. Augustine...including Lake
Okeechobee.
At 5 am EDT...0900z...all watches and warnings are discontinued
along the Florida East Coast south of Hallandale...and along the
Florida West Coast south of Chokoloskee...including the Florida
Keys.
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect
from north of St. Augustine northward to Altamaha Sound Georgia.
At 5 am EDT...0900z...the Tropical Storm Warning is extended
westward along the Florida Gulf Coast to Destin. A Tropical Storm
Warning is now in effect along the Florida Gulf Coast south of
Englewood to Chokoloskee...and north and west of the Suwannee River
to Destin. A Tropical Storm Warning is also now in effect north of
the Altamaha Sound to the Savannah River.
At 5 am EDT...0900z...the government of the Bahamas has discontinued
all warnings for the Bahamas.
At 5 am EDT...0900z...the center of Hurricane Jeanne was located
near latitude 27.4 north...longitude 81.1 west or over the Florida
Peninsula about 20 miles east of Sebring Florida. This is also
about 45 miles west-southwest of Vero Beach Florida.
Jeanne is moving just north of due west near 13 mph. A gradual turn
toward the northwest is expected during the next 24 hours. This
motion should bring the center of Jeanne across the Florida
Peninsula to near the Tampa Bay area later today.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 110 mph...with higher
gusts. This makes Jeanne a category two hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Stronger winds...especially in
gusts...are likely to occur on high rise buildings. Jeanne will
continue to weaken as the center moves farther inland. However...
winds of hurricane force may occur as far as 100 miles inland along
the path of Jeanne.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the
center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 205
miles. A Florida coastal monitoring program tower in Sebastien
Florida recently reported sustained winds of 67 mph with a gust to
81 mph.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 955 mb...28.20 inches.
Coastal storm surge flooding...along with large and dangerous
battering waves...will begin to subside along the Florida East
Coast. A storm surge of up to 5 feet above the present water level
is likely to occur mainly on the east side of Lake Okeechobee.
Tides of 2 to 4 feet above normal are possible in the warned area
along the Florida West Coast....and higher at the heads of bays.
Tide could possibly reach 3 to 6 feet in areas of onshore flow north
of Tampa Bay.
Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches...with isolated higher amounts
...Are possible near the path of Jeanne over Florida.
Isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of the central and
northern Florida Peninsula and southeastern Georgia today.
Repeating the 5 am EDT position...27.4 N... 81.1 W. Movement
toward...just north of due west near 13 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...110 mph. Minimum central pressure... 955 mb.
For storm information specific to your area...please monitor
products issued by your local weather office.
Intermediate advisories will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 7 am EDT and 9 am EDT followed
by the next complete advisory at 11 am EDT
All yall and your mom an them!
METARS station plots show a black flag for each 50 knots of sustained winds.
As of 0543 Orlando reporting 45kts with gusts to 69kts.
Yeah!
What you said!!!
At Orlando at 0543 heavy rain, 1 mile visibility.
Tampa Bay radar http://www.weathercenter.com/radar/community/pascoan_image.htm
Good morning--got a few hours sleep, and a sneaking suspicion this storm wasn't planning to follow the predicted path. It's going to be another long day.
At 0607, Orlando reporting winds NE at 45Kts gusting to 63kts, heavy rain 1 mile visibility.
Pressure in Ft Meyers 29.276", Sanford (between Orlando & Daytona) 29.376", West Palm Beach 29.341 (rising 0.047" since 0543), Tampa 29.323".
At 0623 Orlando reporting NE winds at 50kts (black flag!), gusting to 60kts, heavy rain 1 mile visibility.
Gov. Bush mentioned Lake Wales ...and, it looks like Lake Wales is getting it, now.
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