VIS
IR
16 July: 22:40z
Posted on 07/16/2005 1:33:53 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricanes Emily and Dennis are the strongest July storms in recorded history for the Atlantic hurricane basin...
Hurricane Emily resources--the links are self-updating for handy reference:
NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every three hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, 5P, etc. ET.
NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET
Storm Floater IR Loop Little boxes at top of image: lat/lon, and Trop Fcst Pts--click 'em.
Caribbean Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)
Storm Floater Sat Both loop and latest image
Jamaica Weather Has a few still radar images
Cancun Radar Very Slow Load
Another Cancun Radar another Very Slow Load
Emily Forecast Track Archive Loop Great for reviewing the NHC 3 day and 5 day historic track positions
Global Satellite Imagery Amazing view of the world (Broadband)
Water Vapor SatelliteAnother colorful loop for broadband
Central Florida Hurricane Center offers a variety of info
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure |
Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (weak) |
75 - 95 mph 65 - 82 kts 33 - 42 m/s |
> 28.94 in. Hg > 980.0 mb > 97.7 kPa |
4.0 - 5.0 ft. 1.2 - 1.5 m |
minimal damage to vegetation |
| 2 (moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts 43 - 49 m/s |
28.50 - 28.93 in. Hg 965.1 - 979.7 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa |
6.0 - 8.0 ft. 1.8 - 2.4 m |
moderate damage to houses |
| 3 (strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 113 kts 50 - 58 m/s |
27.91 - 28.49 in. Hg 945.1 - 964.8 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa |
9.0 - 12.0 ft. 2.7 - 3.7 m |
extensive damage to small buildings |
| 4 (very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 114 - 135 kts 59 - 69 m/s |
27.17 - 27.90 in. Hg 920.1 - 944.8 mb 91.7 - 94.2 kPa |
13.0 - 18.0 ft. 3.9 - 5.5 m |
extreme structural damage |
| 5 (devastating) |
> 155 mph > 135 kts > 70 m/s |
< 27.17 in Hg < 920.1 mb < 91.7 kPa |
> 18.0 ft > 5.5 m |
catastrophic building failures possible |
No worries, mon. Have some more ganja...
Isn't that the truth...what a struggle deciding whether to upgrade/remodel an old kitchen or get the shutters. Either one is about a 16-20 week delay anyway with all the storm reconstruction.
Glad your daughter is doing better.
lol--the storm missed Jamaica...
Thanks for the pings. While I don't respond to every thread, I do read them ;-) That is one amazing looking hurricane. As a Floridian, I am fortunate this one is missing us.
Need more rain here in SA. Got some yesterday, may get more today, but we need a good soaking. Even if it hits Mexico, we should get some once it curls to the NE. The water off the TexMex coast is very warm, and reintensification to a strong 4 appears likely after the Yucatan gets cratered in a few days.
VIS
IR
16 July: 22:40z
ping thanks
Recon due in soon, yes?
They should be in there within the hour.
Aren't you already under a flash flood watch with saturated ground today?
TX Freeprers aren't the ONLY ones...
My in-laws are supposed to fly up here to Seattle with our 4 neices on Tuesday.
They live 40 mi. north of Houston.
Emily takes that northern turn...guess where it's aimed at?
God help us.
No, ground is far from saturated. It is baked hard, so we will get a lot of runoff.
Not down here on the island. We've gotten so much rain the last few days, anything not paved is either sand or mud.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/images/DS.p19r0/SI.khgx/latest.gif
Thanks for setting me straight...
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The evil hurricane jigger lizard contemplates jumping into his hole.
Hey, no problemo...
I believe this is the FIRST hurricane I've ever watched in which I have a personal stake in it. My kids haven't seen their Mee-maw & Pee-paw in over a year, and they miss them. I am hoping they'll be able to make it out of Houston before things get nasty.
Not to mention my sister-in-law...it's her kids they have with them. They're just ending a month-long stay with Mom & Dad.
LOL!
Yeah, we get the flash floods primarily because SA sits at the base of the hill country. We have a ton of dry creekbeds that fill up fast and a lot of low-water crossings. Yesterday was the first rain we have seen in almost two months - most of which days were pushing 100 degrees and beyond. So the ground is like concrete. A steady rain for a day or two would be really nice. But storm-rain - it kind of just washes down the drainage ditches here... just falls so fast it runs off before it can really soak in. Still, no one needs to die for me to have green grass, so if the cane up and fizzled, I'd be ok with that. The Bermuda Hi, if that's the right terminology -finally seems to have broken its hold over Texas and although temps are still in the 90's, we are getting late day T-storms popping up here and there.
By the way, as a Houston area freeper, you should come see us once in a while at our local forum. We mostly just goof off there and take a break from the serious stuff. We hang out mostly in the "Daily Chatter"
http://houstonliberty.com/forums/
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