Posted on 08/25/2020 5:35:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Laura emerged from the Caribbean Sea, leaving behind flooding and fatalities in Hispaniola and Cuba. Former Hurricane Marco dissipated Tuesday morning, a few hours before Laura strengthened to a hurricane.
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Hope this emulates Marco. When Katrina came across FL it looked beat up but unfortunately organized quickly. Modeling consensus is predicting intensification due to wide open conditions for the storm to feed on. Next 2 updates should give a better gauge of what coastal parts LA and perhaps TX will be dealing with.
Got a bad feeling this is going to come straight through the city, like Ike did.
Gottcha!
I am sure all the skywarn guys have the transmitters up but I have no comms here.
https://www.weather.gov/SKYWARN
Look for the swift narrative blamecasting at Trump for diverting FEMA funds to unemployment benefits!
My hope is it emulates Marco too, but this is a bigger system.
I am sure the Dems are sad they did not get a Fujiwara effect perfect storm to blame on Trump and global warming.
This summer has been mild in Tx, hopefully cooler gulf waters will not feed Laura
LOL
Wow! Very interesting. Thanks for the update.
Ike was a bitch.
Yes, I suspect expected storm size has bumped up the onset of rains here more than the storm's speed / likely location of the center. And I was supposed to mow @ my Mom's tomorrow..., before an extended wet stretch occurs. :-(
Well, plenty of people have larger worries!
While the US Gulf Coast is obviously the greatest concern, it is interesting that after Laura exits the East Coast, enough of the storm is left that over water, that "S" on the track reappears. That after a likely encounter with a cold front over the US mid-South (that would be me). Said interaction with the front could be quite a rainmaker, depending on timing & other factors. Farmers may not be happy. Breezy and an inch or two of rain would be fine, really windy and 6" of rain, not so much.
I also find it interesting that while the overall shape has changed significantly, the track over "me" hasn't changed much in the last day+. Direction and timing have changed a bit, proximity, not so much. Of course I can still hope for mostly a "fizzle" for all, tho' it's looking less likely.
Re Katrina: It sucks to get whacked on the coast when you live below sea level.
Funny how many refugees fled NO and headed strait to Houston.
EURO has a western and intensity bias with this storm... so far. In either case people living in around around the cone should be on alert. Smart ones are those who began prepping for supplies before hurricane season. However, the Covid economy has put a squeeze on a lot of individuals’ budgets.
Yes, it has been a back and forth. First, it looked like Marco was headed straight for us and that Laura was going well east. Then Marco fizzled out. Then Laura was coming right at us. Then, it moved, and we were looking good. Then, it moved again, now not so good. It’s going to be a tense couple of days.
Wow! Very interesting. Thanks for the update.
It is possible a major hurricane could hit there or just west with less than 50 hours of warning
When people went to bed last night storm was expected to move east and hit near the LA/TX border with Houston being on the weaker left side and barely in the Cone
NHC has been conservative with their west shifts
EURO has a western and intensity bias with this storm..
But GEFS ensembles have also been more west then operational GFS.. closer to HOUSTON
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane.
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care.
It's five o'clock somewhere.
Yes it was.
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If interested in technical (in the weeds) info about Hurricane Laura, some trusted professionals to follow:
@burgwx
@TropicalTidbits
@webberweather
@pppapin
@capitalweather
@EricBlake12
Houston TV:
@KHOUBlake11
Video analysis:
@bamwxcom
@DylanFedericoWX
&
@weathermodels_
10:12 AM · Aug 25, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Ryan Maue
@RyanMaue
If interested in technical (in the weeds) info about Hurricane Laura, some trusted professionals to follow:
@burgwx
@TropicalTidbits
@webberweather
@pppapin
@capitalweather
@EricBlake12
Houston TV:
@KHOUBlake11
Video analysis:
@bamwxcom
@DylanFedericoWX
&
@weathermodels_
10:12 AM · Aug 25, 2020·Twitter for Android
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