Posted on 11/06/2005 10:41:48 AM PST by Sam Cree
Some very cool graphics, animated and otherwise at the link. I didn't post 'em all for fear of overloading the thread, but I wanted to. They show windfields, areas hit by greatest surge, etc.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/events/wilma/AMX_200510240301_1910_N0Vlow.gif
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/events/wilma/wilma_surge.jpg
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/events/wilma/wilma_track.jpg
My apologies for posting if everone has seen this already.
Thanks, that surge map is very handy. Good post.
Yes...
Although I believe there were areas, particularly parts of Broward perhaps, which experienced cat 3 sustained winds, albeit fairly briefly, as Wilma quickly reenergized on hitting open water. IMO, we had some gusts, but no sustained winds, in that category here in the Perrine area. To the north was somewhat worse.
Andrew hit south Dade in '92 as a cat 5, according to the NHC, and did most of the damage within the first hour and a half, I believe, after which winds began to subside as the storm moved rapidly west, emerging at the mouth of the Lostmans River, which, interestingly, was also about the center of the worst part of the storm surge produced by Wilma. Sobering to think what a cat 4 or 5 could do if slow moving.
I should look for some more info on how the Yucatan was affected by Wilma.
Fascinating that the track chart shows a slight jog to the right just after landfall, since we have seen the same thing on some of the storms that hit the Gulf coast.
I notice that each year different areas seem to be prime targets, for instance North Carolina was in the line of fire a few years ago, while we got off scot free. Now things are reversed, it seems, although NC had a few scares this season.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html
Try this, FRiend.
bump to view later when high speed cable comes back on line...living with dial-up is so last century
Thanks. Nice images on that site!
As Jeb says, this is the price we pay for living in paradise. As we're watching the sleet storms on the news from the north, this will all just be a bad memory.
Yes, agree!
I noticed that some folk from my neighborhood left town as well after a few days of no power. Not a bad idea. My wife and I might have done the same, but wanted to clean up and repair damage before leaving, as it would have been dangerous to leave some of it.
I believe the worst of this storm was up north, near where you are - my friend in Boca had the roof blown off his office building, though his house is fine. OTOH, the house across the street from him experienced wall failure, which is kind of shocking. Most damage down my way was trees, signs, fences, minor roof, etc. Loss of elec and phone, all traffic lights out, too. An unholy mess for sure, but most houses are fine, so no real problem.
Yes, I think it's a good idea to have plenty of gas and water on hand long before there is even a storm warning. I note though, that if you do have lots of gas, your neighbors who don't have lots of gas want you to share. However, after the last 2 years, I think hurricane preparedness is going to be more the norm than it was in the past. To think that as Andrew, the wake up call of '92, approached, there were many who didn't even own shutters. That's all changed now.
Glad your boat survived...could it have served as an extra source of gasoline?
I'm a twin also, the 2nd of one set, though.
BTW, I only posted one gif, at low res. The site has a choice of low or high res on most of its graphics.
I like that surge graphic too, but the NWS would have to admit that they are not at all your equal on graphic design.
There is a post-Wilma attempt being made to minimize the storm, the way Hunble was minimizing it before it even hit. And it's because NOTHING can be allowed to eclipse the saga of Katrina and NOLA's flooding. Nothing. Never mind that Wilma was intensifying and accelerating when she hit Florida at almost Cat 4, while both Katrina and Rita hit as Cat 3's that were weakening. Even if Miami had been destroyed by a Cat 5, we'd still be hearing about the Ninth Ward.
I hadn't thought about it like that, but I think you're right.
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