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TS Hanna, Hurricane Ike & TS Josephine
NOAA/NHC ^ | 3 September 2008 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 09/03/2008 2:45:49 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Hanna remains a threat to the U.S. Atlantic coast while the storm spent several days stalled and meandering between the Southeast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and Hispanola. The islands have been battered with winds and torrential rains.

Ike continues to strengthen, reaching hurricane status Wednesday afternoon. The storm continues to move toward the Bahamas and U.S.

Cleanup efforts continued along the Gulf of Mexico states following Hurricane Gustav. Baton Rouge, LA has widespread wind damage and power outages. New Orleans residents were allowed to return to their homes despite Mayor Nagin's reservations amid power outages. President George Bush arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday to survey the damage from the storm.

The U.S. death toll for Hurricane Gustav is 16, including evacuation casualties and post-storm tornadoes.

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Previous Threads:

Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine, TD Gustav (Other than that, the tropics are calm)
Hurricane Gustav & Hurricane Hanna
Gustav & Hanna Thread I
Hurricane Gustav
Cat 5 Hurricane Sarah Is Catastrophic for Obama Campaign

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; hanna; hurricanes; ike; josephine; tropical; weather
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To: NautiNurse

She hit it out of the park. I gave Rudy a 9. 9


61 posted on 09/03/2008 9:00:35 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: NautiNurse

Getting nervous about Hannah here in Norfolk. Strangely confident about Hurricane Sarah, though, and I don’t see anything in the forecast about her losing strength.


62 posted on 09/03/2008 9:02:08 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (ANWR would look great in pumps.)
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To: SlowBoat407

Sarah is headed straight to DC.


63 posted on 09/03/2008 9:03:45 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: SlowBoat407

Sarah is headed straight to DC.


64 posted on 09/03/2008 9:04:02 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

That’ll be the first time I ever saw a storm head straight for a high pressure system with so much shear from the left.


65 posted on 09/03/2008 9:09:53 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (ANWR would look great in pumps.)
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To: CindyDawg
Agree Rudy did a great job. Was very pleasantly surprised with Huckabee tonight, and I thank him for my new tagline.

Hurricane Ike needs to make a sharp turn North, into cold Atlantic waters.

66 posted on 09/03/2008 9:10:48 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: NautiNurse

I missed Huckabee’s.


67 posted on 09/03/2008 9:12:55 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: NautiNurse; All

IKE : 22 N,just started the right Wobble to WNW,,,

CAT-4 early ?...


68 posted on 09/03/2008 9:31:22 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: NautiNurse

Every time I try to leave a post, someone calls my cell phone and I lose my tethering connection, so let’s hope I get lucky this time.

After my previous post, there were some fatal tornados and flash floods in the pre-dawn hours that really trashed the Alexandria area. I got a call from our childcare provider that her vehicles were underwater and water was entering into her home, so there was no way she could care for my daughter if my employer insisted on opening today. I peeped outside my bedroom window and what was usually an empty drainage ditch had turned into a raging stream and the backyard of our apartment building had become a lake. I’d never seen anything like it in the five years we’ve lived here on-and-off. Fortunately, the parking lot side wasn’t flooded, so my car was safe. Even more surprising was that a few hours later, the water in both the backyard and the stream magically disappeared as if nothing had ever happened. If I hadn’t seen the flooding with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed how much water was out there.

Meanwhile, it took several hours before the Mayor of Alexandria ordered that all non-essential businesses close, so finally my employer caved in and closed our call center because there was flooding at the job site. There were more tornado warnings throughout the day so we kept our closet bunker ready, but everything seemed to settle down by nightfall. We still have our power back, but no cable or internet due to fallen trees and Suddenlink is working around the clock to restore service.

My daughter was getting a really annoying case of cabin fever, so just to appease her, we took a short ride to see the devastation. Not as bad as Rita in terms of trees piercing carports and homes, but you could hear those same houses running on generator power as we went down the block. Nearly all the businesses on Highway 28 East in Pineville were closed except a gas station, two drug stores, a supermarket and two fast-food places with their drive-thru lanes backed up onto the highway. That’s a huge risk to take in this land of rear-end collisions if you ask me, but we managed to find a parking space and slip through the door of Dairy Queen just before they locked it. The customers were talking about being from Deville, an area which really took an intense beating as shown by helicopter on KALB TV.

I probably won’t be able to go back to work tomorrow either, so who knows whether I’ll still have a job when all is said and done. One step at a time, though...ciao for now!


69 posted on 09/03/2008 9:32:58 PM PDT by buickmackane
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To: buickmackane

Thanks much for checking in. Whew! You have been through all the perils a hurricane can bring. Glad you and your family are safe. Take care, and hang in there.


70 posted on 09/03/2008 9:41:00 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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To: buickmackane

Glad you are ok. I have friends in Centerpoint. Heard anything about that area? I tried to call today but couldn’t reach them.

My parents live in Opelousas. They are without power with 3 large trees down all around the house but nothing on the house thank God.

My sister’s house is in Houma. She is in Opelousas. Their house is ok, just some minor damage.


71 posted on 09/03/2008 9:44:55 PM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: NautiNurse

This week, you have enough threads for a quilt. Oy.


72 posted on 09/03/2008 9:56:46 PM PDT by alancarp (How many millions have to break a law before it's inconvenient to enforce?)
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To: NautiNurse

I already see “....Don’t like Ike.” here on FR and if Ike does hit the Bahamas/CONUS expect to see it spray painted too...


73 posted on 09/03/2008 10:25:09 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: spotbust1

Centerpoint? If we’re talking about the same town that is located halfway between Pineville in Rapides Parish and Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, then the news may not be good at all. That area got a major thrashing from floods and tornados. For more specific info, look at http://www.kalb.com/ (NewsChannel5 — they flew over the neighboring Deville area in their “High 5” Helicopter today) and the local newspaper in Alexandria, http://www.thetowntalk.com/ — hope your friends turn out to be OK!


74 posted on 09/03/2008 10:47:23 PM PDT by buickmackane
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; NautiNurse; nwctwx; rodguy911

OMG .. just saw the latest on Ike .. I can’t believe it’s ramped up so powerfully. I’m saying prayers for FL .. I’m stunned.


75 posted on 09/04/2008 12:10:01 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: NautiNurse

I should receive an honorary engineering degree for designing these multi-storm threads.

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I don’t know how you do that ... great job.


76 posted on 09/04/2008 12:13:20 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: dfwgator

So true ... Naranja .. just north of Homestead and where my home once was .. was where the atomic bomb went off. That’s how military pilots who were flying in our supplies for weeks described it.

If Miami/Miami Beach ever get such a horrendous hit, it will be truly catastrophic, especially in terms of human life.


77 posted on 09/04/2008 12:16:18 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: NautiNurse

Didn’t see this in your links ... it’s a good one. All the storms graphics on one page.

http://media.myfoxtampabay.com/myfoxhurricane/


78 posted on 09/04/2008 12:54:56 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: NautiNurse; rodguy911; Elle Bee

Take a look at that Ike. God help us if that baby moves west right down the Florida Keys. This one has me a bit spooked. On the positive side, maybe it turns North before threading the needle between the Keys and Cuba and maybe since it is so strong already it burns itself out and does not hold that strength. And maybe I’m just spooked cause my wife and I now have a ten week old infant in the house since 10 days ago. We’re in the process of adopting her granddaughter for reasons I won’t get into right now. Damn, I don’t like the looks of this one.


79 posted on 09/04/2008 3:13:13 AM PDT by jsh3180
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To: abb; abbi_normal_2; aberaussie; alancarp; Alas Babylon!; Alia; Alice in Wonderland; ...
Hurricane Watch is in effect from Surf City NC southwestward to
north of Edisto Beach SC...and a tropical storm watch is in effect
from Edisto Beach southwestward to Altamaha Sound GA.

Sprawling Hanna heading toward the southeast U.S. Coast.
Winds 70 mph, 990 mb, moving NW at 12 mph. Tropical storm
force winds extend outward up to 290 miles.

Ike even stronger as it continues WNW at 17 mph. Winds 145 mph,
935 mb.

Josephine a little stronger. Winds 60 mph, 997 mb, moving WNW
at 10 mph.


On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

80 posted on 09/04/2008 3:32:38 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Palin won more votes in her Wasilla Mayoral race than Biden got in his 2008 Pres run)
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