Hurricane Isabel:Live Thread #2 "Force Ten Conditions In North Carolina And Further North"

NHC | 9-17-03 | My Favorite Headache

[Fitzcarraldo]

What happens when that cold front in the midwest hits what's left of the hurricane?

[Rebelbase]

Here in Greensboro its just blustery with driving rain. The roads are covered in leaf litter, the street lights are swaying and there are a few empty trash cans blowing around here and there.

[PleaseNoMore]

I have no idea. I am meterogically retarded. Can you offer any scenarios?

[EternalVigilance]

What happens when that cold front in the midwest hits what's left of the hurricane?

The rapture, quickly followed by Armaggedon...

[Overtaxed]

It seems like a magnet to me, but then I live there so I'm not sure if it's actually true or just my perception.

[abner]

Is the weatherbug a good feature, or just annoying?

[PleaseNoMore]

I just saw where Randolph co was getting some damage. That is right near you isn't it? I have a disabled aunt there in Asheboro and am worried about her as she is alone in the truest sense of the word. I am debating calling LE and seeing if it is possible to have someone check on her. I last spoke to her this AM and begged her to call someone to come sit with her but she is very proud and independent even though she is wheelchair bound.

[Fitzcarraldo]

LOL

[EternalVigilance]

What happens when that cold front in the midwest hits what's left of the hurricane?

Actually, to be serious, that is thunderstorm Babs coming out of the Midwest. When Babs meets Izzie, they're going to go to Canada and get married.

[PleaseNoMore]

It is actually true I think. :o)

My husband built a church in Pittsboro a few summers ago and he had to leave early every afternoon because of severe weather. It took him forever to get the thing built.

[putupon]

I suppose the VA Tech / Texas A&M game isn't going to happen tonight in Blacksburg.

Beamer has a history of canceling big games when the weather provides an excuse.

Go Aggies, Beat Tech!

[Rebelbase]

Asheboro is about 25 miles south of me. I watched the local news tonight, which covers Randolph Co., and there were no reports of any major damage.

[mrobison]

Oh, yeah. Well, I wonder if anybody lost their pet fishies.

[ForOurFuture]

The chirps it emits when a warning or alert comes out can be annoying, but that can be deactivated. Otherwise, depending on how close the nearest station is to your place, it's nice.

The nearest station to my hall is right on campus, so its probably within a mile or two. The nearest station to my house is a community college about 20 minutes away. Other have said the stations are at local high schools.

It tells wind speed and direction, rain rate and totals, temperature, pressure, humidity, dew point, and wind chill. It has forecasts, radar, local alerts and advisories, and about 30 live cameras from around the area. It's easy to download and use and it's free.

[mrobison]

"Laz virginity..."

Is that like Naval intelligence?

[PrivateIdaho]

I really like it. You can always see the current temperature and the best feature is that it chirps when there is a weather alert. Not too annoying - once in awhile you get a pop-up ad and a junk email, but not often.

[abner]

Thanks. I think I will get it. I don't like putting anything on the computer that will hijack the system...

[NautiNurse]

Hope it is a short lived outage. Keep us updated. We're praying for you.

[MEG33]

HUH?

[Interesting Times]

Actually, to be serious, that is thunderstorm Babs coming out of the Midwest. When Babs meets Izzie, they're going to go to Canada and get married.

I wish I'd posted that.

Here is the Dominion Electric outage summary page.

1.2 million without power at the moment...