Posted on 08/28/2006 7:27:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Florida Governor Jeb Bush ordered a state of emergency in advance of Ernesto's anticipated Florida landfall as a hurricane. During his press briefing, Governor Bush emphasized the need to, "Have your family plan in place. Be prepared to be on your own for 72 hours. I know it sounds like a broken record." Jeb then repeated his message in Spanish.
All of the South Florida peninsula and Keys are under a hurricane watch, and portions of the watch areas may be upgraded to hurricane warnings later today.
NASA is moving Space Shuttle Atlantis from the launch pad back to its protective hangar, with the launch postponed until at least Sept. 7-8.
Hurricane Ernesto was downgraded to Tropical Storm status after battering Haiti and the Dominican Republic all day Sunday. The death toll in Haiti from Ernesto currently stands at 1 person; storm reports from Hispaniola are scarce this morning.
Ernesto has approached the eastern portion of Cuba, where the government issued a hurricane warning for six provinces, tourists were evacuated, and baseball games were played earlier Sunday than originally scheduled.
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Tropical Storm Discussion Updated every six hours
Ernesto Storm Track Archive Nice animated progression of 3 & 5 day forecast tracks
Buoy Data Florida & Eastern GOM
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Additional Resources:
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Tropical Storm Ernesto I
Hurricane Ernesto
Agree--Lived through Fran in 1996, 150 miles inland. What a mess! In 2004, Frances stalled out here. Hate those Frannie named storms! ok--I hate them all.
I think you nailed it back in #540. I think they've got visions of sitting in some dingy Capitol hearing room listening to Plugs Biden give one of his 20-minute nonsensical rants dressed up as a question, and are being extra cautious.
They just ain't gonna downgrade Ernesto this close to Florida, given the politics of hurricanes nowadays. And I don't blame them.
In loss of life, Katrina is nowhere near the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Galveston Island was basically wiped clean with almost no warning - estimates of the dead range from 6,000 to over 12,000. Many were simply never heard from again, and poor record keeping makes it impossible to get a solid number. But the estimates I have heard for Katrina are in the 1500-2000 range. We should thank God fasting that it wasn't far worse.
Dollar amounts of damages are deceptive because of the difference in the value of a dollar 100 years apart - not to mention the far more sparsely populated Gulf Coast in those days.
I think that's the one i saw on thr history channel not too long ago,,with all the old pics,,i've been there a few times starting when i was very young,,everybody should see
that show.
Grrrrr...please provide the ear worm alert before the tune has taken over the brain. Thank you.
Emergency supplies alert.
When considering buying a battery operated TV, remember that in 2009 HDTV kicks in and will make it useless. Thanks Congress.
We lived in a mobile home outside of Highlands. We evacuated to a family members house on the NW side. Coming back windows were out of high rises and downtown was a mess. Feeder roads were flooded as were many roads. She was a what? C3? My BILs house was ok but I don't think there is an area that couldn't get damaged or flooded. Just not as bad in some areas.
I read that magazine article when I was a young kid. Made a terrific and lasting impression -- the pictures that really stuck with me were the piles of bodies jumbled on the barges . . . and one of a child's hand, in rigor, sticking out from under a pile of debris. < shiver >
I saw it too, it was very good
So the water temp is warmer that the air temp. hmmmm....
I bought a radio a few weeks ago from radio shack. It doesn't have a screen but I can list to local stations. It's battery operated and also has a crank. I saw some at Sam's last week that had a screen but this one will do.
I agree with him there. We're flirting with a drought here, and I really don't want to go on water restrictions again. I'm sorry it might screw up my Labor Day weekend, because I have only had the boat out once this year, but I'll take the rain.
LOL....how funny!!
Good one, STAR!
I'm 90 miles due north of VA Beach and we could use the rain as well............but NOT in this kind of form. I'm also not thrilled about it considering my husband works in VA Beach every day.
We didn't have it anywhere near as bad with Isabel, let alone Gaston as Moose4 and folks in the Richmond area did, but we don't forget it here either.
I Was Told About Those Things When I Was Very Young,,,,,
I Saw Them When I Got Old,,,,,
exactly..........
I saw both Shep and Brian Williams tonight, crying over Katrina and all she damaged.
It's sicekning.
Ear worm alert!
New tune. Red, red wine Go to my head.
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