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Hurricane Dorian Live Thread II
NHC/NOAA ^ | 2 September 2019 | NHC/NOAA

Posted on 09/02/2019 7:50:54 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Catestrophic Hurricane Dorian was assigned Category 5 status by the NHC Sunday, September 1 at 0800. Since then Hurricane Dorian reached maximum sustained winds of 185 MPH, with gusts exceeding 220 MPH, and storm surge 18-23 feet above normal tide levels as it made landfall across Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Dorian became the strongest hurricane in modern records for the Northwestern Bahamas.

Dorian has wrought extreme wind and flood damage to Abacos and Grand Bahama Island as it crawled slowly across the Northern Bahamas.

All interests along the Atlantic coast should continue monitoring conditions and forecasts as powerful Hurricane Dorian moves very close to the US coastline. Evacuation orders have been issued for many Atlantic coastal communities in the Southeast US. Evacuations include multiple hospitals and nursing homes along the coast with anticipated dangerous storm surge and battering waves.

Wind speed is expected to weaken and fluctuate in the coming days as the storm moves northward.





Satellite Imagery Dorian

NHC Public Advisories

NHC Discussions

Florida Radar Loop (with storm track overlay)

Buoy Data with Storm Track overlay

Previous thread: Hurricane Dorian Live Thread


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: bahamas; dorian; hurricane; hurricanedorian; livehurricanedorian; prepper; preppers; tropical
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To: madison10

And then there are Sharks!


61 posted on 09/02/2019 9:07:35 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Prayers for all in the wake.


62 posted on 09/02/2019 9:09:00 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: independentmind

Slow moving tropical storms cause flooding due to immense, prolonged rainfall, whether a coastal area or storm remnants located hundreds of miles inland.


63 posted on 09/02/2019 9:10:47 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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To: NautiNurse
..tornadoes are another very real threat during hurricanes..

I was stationed at NAS Kingsville during Beulah in '67.

Eye came right straight over the base, lots of wind (tore off part of the roof of the "Bomb Shelter" I was in watching over the dependents) but what really tore up stuff was all the tornadoes, followed by the rain.

I've read that there were over 50 tornadoes. I only saw a half dozen or so, but the sky around us looked like a bag of snakes.

That's part of the reason I'm in Montana and will now go back to lurking and praying.

Thanks NN.

64 posted on 09/02/2019 9:11:34 AM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet

“Bag of snakes”

I saw two once, dropped on bot sides of the road I was on that is enough for me.

Major pucker factor.


65 posted on 09/02/2019 9:15:23 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: NautiNurse

How are you doing NautiNurse? It looks grim for you. Prayers.


66 posted on 09/02/2019 9:15:34 AM PDT by Chgogal (Trump: Make America Great Again. Democrat: Make America Mexico Again.)
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To: RightGeek

Is this in the “cone”??


67 posted on 09/02/2019 9:19:04 AM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: NautiNurse

Crazy to think the eye is 20 miles wide. Some have been in the eye for 6 hours.

It’s creeping at 1 mph. Terrible devastation to be at the wall for an extended time since it’s moving so slow.

Can anyone say that how/if this decreased speed may effect/change the storm?


68 posted on 09/02/2019 9:19:24 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet

Thanks for sharing your experience. Viewing six tornadoes during a hurricane is more than plenty for a lifetime!


69 posted on 09/02/2019 9:22:18 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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To: Islander7

I’m an excellent swimmer. Love water. You mention “storm surge”, I’m out of there. Never ever underestimate a storm surge.


70 posted on 09/02/2019 9:22:49 AM PDT by Chgogal (Trump: Make America Great Again. Democrat: Make America Mexico Again.)
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To: NautiNurse

We just had a little band come through in Seminole city. That smell and funny misty rain that comes early. Pretty blustery though, knocked over my big palms on the porch! Hah. I’m resisting bringing the plants inside. We’ll see.

I’ve gotten into the weeds and various rabbit holes with Dorian. Hasn’t helped much, still don’t have that usual gut feeling..


71 posted on 09/02/2019 9:23:45 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Chgogal

I’m all good. Evacuated Mom from the hurricane warning area Saturday. She has her feet propped up and is comfortable as can be. Just watching and waiting...


72 posted on 09/02/2019 9:24:42 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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To: SE Mom

That’s Seminole County, not city. An typo escapee;)


73 posted on 09/02/2019 9:24:46 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet; NautiNurse

I think I mentioned this before....

In 1979 we were fairly new residents in Florida and had never been through a hurricane.

Category 1 Hurricane David stalled off Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach

At the last minute we decided not to evacuate......just a Cat 1 right!
And we lived inland from the ocean a good 12 miles as the crow flies

That evening was one of the scariest I remember!!
Transformers popping across the street

Winds howling for hours

Tornado, spawned by the hurricane........
....took off part of the roof of Winn Dixie 3 blocks over!....I heard the whistle effect like a train

I hid with my one year old in the hall with a mattress

My husband spent the whole night bailing water out of the living room coming in through our bay windows!

Category 1...!!!!!!!
Just saying


74 posted on 09/02/2019 9:25:38 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: SE Mom
Just came back in after picking a few avocados off the tree. Just in case...

:o)

75 posted on 09/02/2019 9:27:15 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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To: NautiNurse
A hurricane beach party!

Hmm...phrases that equate to "it sounded like a good idea at the time."

I can't imagine what it must be like to be sitting in 150 mph sustained winds for hours at a time. That beach umbrella is going to be the first thing that goes.

76 posted on 09/02/2019 9:28:41 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: NautiNurse

We have quite a few Florida hurricane evacuees in the middle Georgia area.... and a bunch of their planes have been moved here.


77 posted on 09/02/2019 9:30:39 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: NautiNurse

*bump* thanks


78 posted on 09/02/2019 9:32:43 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Guenevere
Nighttime hurricanes are the worst! We never underestimate the tornadoes spawned by hurricanes either.

One more time for my secret storm prep tip: Put a piece of tape over outside door keyholes. It prevents sand from getting packed into the keyhole. First-hand experience, it is a beast to get packed sand out of a keyhole after a storm!

79 posted on 09/02/2019 9:33:32 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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To: Conserv
a bunch of their planes have been moved here.

Sounds like the wealthy barrier island residents are visiting your area.

80 posted on 09/02/2019 9:36:01 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Will trans-Atlantic trains cross over or under the ocean?)
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