Posted on 08/13/2004 10:08:09 AM PDT by Jeff400000
Wasn't Camille the storm where 30 or so residents of an apartment complex, on the beach, were killed?....nothing was left ewxcept the concrete pad..
I talked to friends in Bonita Springs and Naples this morning. They hadn't made plans expecting the storm to miss them completely. I just lost the phone connection to Bonita Springs. (Bonita is between Naples and Ft. Myers.)
Can't remember how far inland Camille carried boats and big fuel tanks but several miles. Not seven, I don't think. I think 7 miles inland is safe from storm surge but the storm can still dump water and marine debris that it carries with it.
"It's been fun being a FReeper...:-("
Don't say that!
I'm in Daytona Beach. IMHO, if Bush makes it down here "post haste" after the storm has passed, BOTH of those dang dem FL Senators, Bill Nelson, and Bob Graham will try to take the credit for getting Bush here ASAP....
The wind is going around the storm in a counter-clockwise motion. To the right of landfall, the winds are onshore and push the water up onto land, forming the storm surge. To the left of the landfall, the winds are offshore and push the water away. Once the storm moves further north, the winds swing around and cause a surge to the left of the landfall point, but that surge is not nearly as pronounced as the surge to the right of the landfall.
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Yep, they were having a "Hurricane Party", Darwin Award winners all.
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalWide.asp?loc=usa&seg=StormCenter&prodgrp=TrackingCharts&product=HurTrack1&prodnav=none&pid=none
This storm is gonna jump!
We know the EPCOT "big silver ball" was built pre-Hurricane Andrew and new building codes.
I wouldn't think it would go airborne, however. The big problem here in Florida is there are so many tall, brittle trees. I suspect the most damage will be from flying projectiles.
Uh oh.......time to try to reach my brother.
My office's summer intern is on a flight from Reagan National to Daytona. I hope you guys don't get it too bad.
Yup, but the storm surge is the bubble of water that rides in the low presure of vortex of a huricane. On the right hand side winds add to that bubble of water on the left hand side winds degrade it.
OMG...couple hundred people on Sanibel riding out storm.
Listening to the TV it appears some 20 people are riding out the storm on the Island .... Yikes
You should see the wide-angle GOES shot. It looks like Charley has feeder clouds stretching all the way back to almost Honduras!!!
I'm watching the news feed, Sanibel looks likes it's going to take a direct hit.
HOpe they gave Police the names of thier next of kin.
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