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Hurricane Emily (Live Thread, Part IV)
NOAA-NHC ^ | 19 July 2005 | NHC

Posted on 07/19/2005 1:28:45 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Emily approached landfall along Western Gulf Coast...Hurricanes Emily and Dennis are the strongest July storms in recorded history for the Atlantic hurricane basin...

Hurricane Emily resources--the links are self-updating for handy reference:

NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every three hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, 5P, etc. ET.

NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET

Storm Floater IR Loop Little boxes at top of image: lat/lon, and Trop Fcst Pts--click 'em.

Gulf of Mexico IR Loop

GOM Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)

Visible Storm Floater Sat Daylight Hours--Both loop and latest image

Western Gulf of Mexico Bouy Data

South Padre Island Weather

Brownsville TX radar loop 

Brownsville Experimental Radar with Severe Weather Overlay Shows tornado and flood watches/warnings

Channel 5 local News Coverage

KRGT-TV/DT Harlingen-Brownsville, TX (WMP) - mms://video.mpcstudios.com/krgv_live

Tampico Mexico Radar Very Slow Load

Hurricane Track Forecast

Hurricane Model Projections

Emily Forecast Track Archive Loop Great for reviewing the NHC 3 day and 5 day historic track positions



Some more resources:

Hurricane City

Global Satellite Imagery Amazing view of the world (Broadband)

Water Vapor SatelliteAnother colorful loop for broadband

Central Florida Hurricane Center offers a variety of info

The Saffir-Simpson Scale. Source: Hurricane Categories
Category Wind Speed Barometric
Pressure
Storm Surge Damage Potential
1
(weak)
75 - 95 mph
65 - 82 kts
33 - 42 m/s
> 28.94 in. Hg
> 980.0 mb
> 97.7 kPa
4.0 - 5.0 ft.
1.2 - 1.5 m
minimal damage to vegetation
2
(moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
43 - 49 m/s
28.50 - 28.93 in. Hg
965.1 - 979.7 mb
96.2 - 97.7 kPa
6.0 - 8.0 ft.
1.8 - 2.4 m
moderate damage to houses
3
(strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 113 kts
50 - 58 m/s
27.91 - 28.49 in. Hg
945.1 - 964.8 mb
96.2 - 97.7 kPa
9.0 - 12.0 ft.
2.7 - 3.7 m
extensive damage to small buildings
4
(very strong)
131 - 155 mph
114 - 135 kts
59 - 69 m/s
27.17 - 27.90 in. Hg
920.1 - 944.8 mb
91.7 - 94.2 kPa
13.0 - 18.0 ft.
3.9 - 5.5 m
extreme structural damage
5
(devastating)
> 155 mph
> 135 kts
> 70 m/s
< 27.17 in Hg
< 920.1 mb
< 91.7 kPa
> 18.0 ft
> 5.5 m
catastrophic building failures possible


Hurricane Emily Thread III

Hurricane Emily Thread II

Hurricane Emily Thread I


TOPICS: Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: emily; hurricane; hurricaneemily; tropical; weather
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To: NautiNurse

pinging self


21 posted on 07/19/2005 1:50:30 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Leapfrog

You could just put Galveston in your tagline. Many people did that on the Hurricane Dennis thread. It comes in handy later on when fellow freepers are trying to check on storm freepers faired. It also prevents a bunch of, "where are you?" posts.


22 posted on 07/19/2005 1:50:36 PM PDT by lifacs (PBC, FL)
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To: NautiNurse

I'm glad you're not in the sights of this thing.


23 posted on 07/19/2005 1:50:55 PM PDT by Howlin (Is Valerie Plame a mute?)
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To: tiredoflaundry

Thanks! All prayers welcome.


24 posted on 07/19/2005 1:51:18 PM PDT by RGVTx
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To: shield

Boomkark.

Stay safe southern Texans.


25 posted on 07/19/2005 1:51:53 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: No Blue States

"Boomkark"?


26 posted on 07/19/2005 1:54:05 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: CindyDawg

Hey girl! I got to missing you over on the Saddle Club thread and thought I'd better come lookin' for ya. I was worried since we hadn't heard from you today. Has it gotten bad there yet?


27 posted on 07/19/2005 1:54:39 PM PDT by FrogInABlender
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To: TXBubba
Thanks. How have you been doing?
28 posted on 07/19/2005 1:54:47 PM PDT by CindyDawg ( Brownsville)
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To: lifacs; CindyDawg

Good idea about the tagline. I had notice someone else (Miztiki?) had done that and I intended to do so, but forgot. Thanks for the reminder

I missed Tim's report...couldn't handle Dr Phil. Am watching Tim now.


29 posted on 07/19/2005 1:55:11 PM PDT by RGVTx (Harlingen, TX 26.1-97.6)
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To: FrogInABlender
Send blankets. We are cold!

It's been light rain with heavy bands and light wind gusts. In the 70's.

30 posted on 07/19/2005 1:56:36 PM PDT by CindyDawg ( Brownsville)
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To: Frank_Discussion

Oh no! Unggh!

Well, at least the K is next to my M on the keyboard. ;o


31 posted on 07/19/2005 1:56:48 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: RGVTx

He just said he's worried now about the eye crossing Brownsville. (Tim Smith is our channel 5 weather guy)


32 posted on 07/19/2005 1:58:23 PM PDT by CindyDawg ( Brownsville)
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To: No Blue States

LOL!!! No Probelm!


33 posted on 07/19/2005 1:58:39 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: NautiNurse

It's going to be a long night in South Texas. But at least it will be the end of the storm whose name we dared not speak.


34 posted on 07/19/2005 1:59:23 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: CindyDawg
He just said he's worried now about the eye crossing Brownsville. (Tim Smith is our channel 5 weather guy)

It would have to make a very sharp, very sudden, very large right turn to do so...

From the NHC discussion...

AS SUCH...A GENERAL 285-290 DEGREES MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO...AND POSSIBLY EVEN UP UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS...WITH A GRADUAL BEND TOWARD THE WEST AFTERWARDS. EVEN IF EMILY WAS TO MAINTAIN A 295 DEGREE MOTION...THE EYE WOULD STILL REMAIN AT LEAST 50 N MI SOUTH OF THE TEXAS BORDER.

35 posted on 07/19/2005 2:00:38 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: CindyDawg; RGVTx
Hi guys! Everything is OK up here. Squally weather.
How about Brownsville CD? RGVTx over there in Harlingen?

Is she going to turn or not? What's the consensus?

Re: Tim Smith. I know him, he's a nice guy. Used to be my neighbor. I used to be his North McAllen weather spotter. Although he's not a meteorologist, he's one of the finest self taught weather guys around. He lives and breathes it. I think the first word his little boy said was 'storm.'
36 posted on 07/19/2005 2:01:00 PM PDT by Pebcak
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To: CindyDawg
88.9 degrees here.

We're getting an easy time right now.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/images/DS.p19r0/SI.khgx/latest.gif

(Good luck down there!)

37 posted on 07/19/2005 2:01:50 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Galveston)
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To: Frank_Discussion

Sure... Boomkark. It happens during hurricanes. First you hear a 'boom,' then somethings goes 'kark.' Happens all the time in stormy weather. Boomkark.


38 posted on 07/19/2005 2:04:03 PM PDT by libsrscum (I think, therefore I FReep.)
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To: libsrscum

LOL


39 posted on 07/19/2005 2:05:09 PM PDT by Miztiki (Pearland, TX (just southeast of Houston))
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To: NautiNurse

I do not live near Brownsville. I do not vacation in Cancun. I do not want anyone in the storm's path to be hurt. However, I am really sick of the wall-to-wall news coverage of 'Emily.' It's a storm -- Helloooo! There have been storms before and there will be storms again. Why does the news media think that everybody in the world wants to hear 24/7 coverage of 'Emily?' Ordinarilly, I'm a fairly sympathetic and compassionate fellow, but the constant media news coverage of 'Emily' has driven me to distraction! At one point I didn't care if that storm blew Mexico off the planet entirely! Hey, news media/weather watchers! Catch a clue! Most of us don't need to hear minute by minute coverage of 'Emily's' progress! Enough already!


40 posted on 07/19/2005 2:05:36 PM PDT by Continental Soldier
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