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

NHC | 9-17-03 | My Favorite Headache

[rwfromkansas]

lol

[Miss Marple]

I am not clever. I stole that from mykidsmom, who got it from Paul Atreides thread.

Joe Biden has nothing on me!

[steveegg]

TWC guy and truck getting blown off Radio Island.

[Lostinacademe]

Jeez, those people are insane staying out there in the storm. Especially foxnews, I mean, what else is the weather channel for? Speaking of which, I just love TWC computer simulations of likely damage from the storm. Have you seen that?

[rwfromkansas]

Got some outside my window here in Kansas....

[southernnorthcarolina]

The power in wind increases cubicly with the velocity not to the square.

It does? Hmmm. Thanks for the correction. I knew the relationship was geometric and not linear.

Actual damage, as opposed to measured wind pressure, probably shows an even sharper upward curve as wind speeds increase. I wouldn't be surprised if damage in $$$ terms is 2x or 3x as high at 120 mph than at 100 mph.

[MIKEinGA]

you would think the ducks could rescue themselves, they CAN FLY

[rwfromkansas]

It is just downright chilly here and very windy.

At least we are done with the 110 temps for the year.

Stay safe east coast folks.

[wimpycat]

I just left Raleigh. It's not too bad there yet, and the power is indeed flickering.

What pissed me off as I was driving home was all the businesses and homeowners who have done NOTHING to secure objects on their property. Some of my neighbors haven't secured their garbage cans, deck chairs, etc. Some businesses on Hwy 70 still have flags stuck on fences and in the ground and those portable signs that you can change the letters on...unbelievable. There were lots of twigs and leaves blowing across the road and I saw some real estate signs blown over.

And it's starting to sound pretty bad here. A tree fell down right across the street from me, partly in the road, right next to a power box. Our power is still on, obviously--for the moment. I'm going to get myself something hot to eat, while I still can.

Signing off for now!

[glock rocks]

maybe the ducks were her food storage :-O

[Overtaxed]

Not many trees close to the beaches, either, and those they do have tend to be smaller and/or more flexible and wind resistant.

I just hope the ice storm (whose damage I just finished cleaning up) took out the week trees so I won't find anything on my house when I get home. :)<

[rwfromkansas]

Talk to the assignment editor. I doubt the reporter volunteered to go. :)

[steveegg]

Stay safe (despite the stupidity of your neighbors).

[COBOL2Java]

Steady rain here in Alexandria, VA. Wind gusts up to 30mph.

[Gabz]

Good Luck.

[Slip18]

News guy from FOX news is getting blow around pretty badly. The cement slabs are coming up right near him. What is he doing out there? He's at the NC barrier. Atlanta Beach, NC?

[XRdsRev]

Historically, the Penninsula is the area between the Pamunkey, York and James Rivers, from east of Richmond to Fortress Monroe. The Chickahominy cuts through the western and central parts of the Penninsula.

Williamsburg, Yorktown & Jamestown are all on the Penninsula.

[Gabz]

Take care.

[Conservative4Ever]

Take care, Jonah....log on again on the other side of the storm...let us know you are safe.

Red

[CobaltBlue]

As far as the pissing match on these Isabel threads about which is worse, a hurricane or a tornado

Is that what's going on? Because if so, it's ridiculous to compare them. Tornados pack more wind, but don't last long, and don't cause torrential rains and don't push storm surges. Apples and oranges.

When you see the path of a tornado, it's very destructive but narrow. The path of a hurricane typically isn't as intense but because it's far broader, it causes more damage overall.

Apples and oranges, apples and oranges. When Oklahoma starts having tornadoes that last 8 hours, we'll all bow down to Oklahoma, OK?

Now please put a sock in it, pretty please? You, and everybody else who wants to tell us all about tornadoes, please go away and let us talk about the hurricane.