Posted on 07/09/2005 4:29:22 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Dennis resources--the links and graphics are self-updating for handy reference:
NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every two hours 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A, 9A, 11A, 1P...etc. ET. It may drop back to every three hours 11A, 2P, etc.
NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET
Gulf of Mexico Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)
NorthWest FL Extended Radar Loop
SE US Radar still image
looks like a pretty hard left turn.
oh, it's in the Announcements sidebar.
Oh no, surely not. I watched this sucker all day and haven't laid in any supplies. Everything has looked more Mississippi/Florida.
People were saying earlier that a ridge off the coast of Texas will keep the storm from hitting Nawlins.
26.5 n 85.2 w 235 mi. s of Pensacola
symmetrical, gaining strength
slight shift to west -- west of Pensacola, which will see intense weather
Cat 4 at landfall predicted -- flooding up to 6 mi inland
For the moment. But, these things always turn. It's just a matter of where. Nobody has any good news until this thing weakens or moves ashore where they aren't. Actually, with continued northwestern movement for a while longer and with the turn coming, this thing looks to have Panama City's name on it.
Fortunately, my football sized avocados are only the size of a little Haas in July.
I do believe the mod has swept out the rubbish.
My weak prayers up for your children.
It's well within our technology to build attractive homes with a minimal increase in cost over a "normal" home that will easily survive almost all hurricanes without wind damage. It's just a question of will, regulations, and contractors not cutting corners, and also people putting up with a house that might not look QUITE "traditional." It doesn't even have to be concrete or anything. Just shaped a bit differently and carefully constructed with good materials.
Storm surge along the immediate beach is a different story. People flat out need to stop living there.
6 miles. (said with wonderment)
Thanks!!!
MB, if they are up in the panhandle area, they might still have time to secure some of the neighbor's abandoned yard stuff or at least move it to the northern side of the house. Tonight with flashlights would be better than in the AM with the bands coming near
I evacuated Panama City Beach late this morning. It was a mandatory evacuation. Since my house is on the beach, I am really curious as to what I'll see when I return. I boarded up all the windows save one and naturally, that is the one I'm fretting over. I've got five bee hives I hope make it through the storm. If not, my bees may be blown into Alabama.
Yes.
The only thing predictable about a himicane is that it can never be predicted with certainy. Ya just never know when he's gonna pull a drunk and go hunting new territory.
Six miles? It is a shocker.
Scary indeed. How did they not evacuate New Orleans? I see mainly a westerly trend, as it has had since Havana.
New Orleans can't handle 20-30ft seas, or a significant storm surge. Even if it does hang a right and head north, look at the width of the mother!
Your bees are going to be a little angry...
Me, even though it's been pointed out to me that water temp doesn't influence movement.... it seems to me it does, in terms of stalls and starts and turns.
NOLA, it seems, simply cannot be in the picture.
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