HELLSTORM BERYL
Posted on 07/18/2006 7:35:16 AM PDT by nwctwx
Statement as of 11:00 am EDT on July 18, 2006
...Second tropical depression of the season forms off the North Carolina coast... ...Tropical storm watch issued for eastern North Carolina...
at 11 am EDT...1500 UTC...a tropical storm watch has been issued for the eastern coast of North Carolina from north of Cape Lookout northward to south of Currituck Beach Light.
THE MOST POWERFUL STORM TO HIT THE MID-ATLANTIC IN DECADES!! RUN TO THE STORE NOW!!!
((Probably headlines in a few days brought to you by Home Depot and the Democrat Party))
Any tropical depression that crosses the Gulf Stream has a real good chance of strenghtening to Tropical Storm status, and it looks like Beryl was no exception.
I'm still watching that blob that came off the coast of Africa. That one has potential.
Got it -- thanks.
Looks like it's aiming for D.C. Yeah!
HELLSTORM BERYL
Got mine several weeks ago.
Talk about moments to remember! LOL. I went out to Montauk for a day in approximately that year and saw a dead beached whale with rows of long sharp teeth and people crawling all over it. Or was it a shark? Whatever it was, it was at least 20 feet long and you really are lucky it didn't wash up on you. It looked like the monster in Jaws.
Hey, you don't want to joke around with hurricanes. I don't know about the dims, but Home Depot and other supply providers do a public service by reminding people to get ready for storms. Too many idiots do nothing in advance and then stand in line for free water and food complaining about the Republicans.
There have been quite a few nice waves coming off Africa. I think as we get into the next few weeks we will see a few develop.
If this storm doesn't make landfall, I think some general seasonal ideas will start to become apparent. Someone noted that it only takes one big one, which is true, but signs seem to be pointing towards a lot of east coast threats that stay mostly offshore.
I think the comforting thing is that there is a very high confidence factor that Beryl will stay offshore, although the Outer Banks will certainly feel some pretty strong effects.
I'll be interested to see how the storms forming off Africa perform, and whether they'll be more of a threat to the east coast than they were last year. Frankly, we haven't fixed the damage here along the Gulf Coast from last year, and I'm not just speaking of Katrina damage. We're still trying to restore oil and gas production from the offshore platforms, for example.
I watched a one hour documentary about this subject the other night. It was pretty good. It centered on one small oil company's rigs. They had five rigs in the Gulf and four of them sank and the other was seriously damaged.
don't say that!!!!!
bttt
And I am supposed to go to the beach this weekend...
I've been out all day and most of the evening, but did catch a local news cast and they were talking about this possibly coming up the Chesapeake Bay if it turns west. Personally, if it is going to do anything, that is my preference........especially since I'm going to be out seeding clam beds in the Chincoteague Bay and thereabouts tomorrow morning.
It's a danged good thing I don't get seasick.
Tropical Storm Public Advisory
Statement as of 11:00 PM EDT on July 18, 2006
...Beryl drifting northward with little change in strength....
a tropical storm watch remains in effect for the eastern coast of
North Carolina from north of Cape Lookout northward to south of
Currituck Beach Light.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 1100 PM EDT...0300z...the center of Tropical Storm Beryl was
located near latitude 34.1 north...longitude 73.6 west or about 130
miles...215 km...southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina.
Beryl is moving toward the north near 7 mph...11 km/hr...and this
motion is expected to continue through Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph...65 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Some slight strengthening is still possible during the next
24 hours.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles...110 km to
the north and east of the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb...29.71 inches.
Repeating the 1100 PM EDT position...34.1 N...73.6 W. Movement
toward...north near 7 mph. Maximum sustained winds...40 mph.
Minimum central pressure...1006 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane
Center at 200 am EDT followed by the next complete advisory at 500
am EDT.
$$
Forecaster Avila
VERY, VERY sound advice, m'dear.
If youre in DC it's likly your basement has already been flooded.
good fishing north of it?
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