Posted on 08/25/2020 5:35:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Laura emerged from the Caribbean Sea, leaving behind flooding and fatalities in Hispaniola and Cuba. Former Hurricane Marco dissipated Tuesday morning, a few hours before Laura strengthened to a hurricane.
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“Not sure if this storm gets there but NHC predicting 145mph at landfall.”
Hugo hit north of Charleston SC in 1989 with winds of 135-140 and blew a path of destruction 250 miles inland all the way into Tennessee.
If the forecast stays true this is going to mess things up well into Arkansas.
Hope you enjoyed those low gasoline prices when you could.
Fortunately my commute is all of ten minutes with no interstates.
Yes. A good bit.
Whoa
Any comparisons to past hurricanes? Same path, trajectory etc..?
“...Does anyone know if there is much refinery capacity, if there is any, within the heart of the strike zone?...”
Yes. There’s quite a bit in the Lake Charles area. CITGO’s refinery there is one of the few around that can handle very heavy crude. Conco, SASOl etc. all have infrastructure there. Port Arthur, TX also has a bunch as well. There area is heavy oil/gas/chemical production/refining.
Think I’ll head out and top off at the gas station and fill up a couple of jugs for the power equipment. 700 miles from impact isn’t going to help if there’s a refining shortage.
Where did you see that?
Rita and Audrey, but this will have greater windspeed than Rita at landfall.
Since I work from home, I’ve only had to fill my tank twice this year, LOL!
It does seem to be moving fairly quickly, though.
Holly Beach LA, a popular coastal community, was flattened by Hurricane Rita. Since 2005, there has been substantial re-building, with bright stilt beach houses. These camps are “built-to-be-rebuilt” by residents who understand hurricane threats.
This will be very similar to Audrey, which hit the same area as a strong, intensifying Cat 3. Surge went 20 miles inland. Killed over 400 people.
IIRC there are some massive tomato farms in Arkansas. I bet they’re picking on overdrive today.
Thank you
Yes, the storm surge going to be ugly..among other things ;(
She’s a monster
I worked from home until recently. Glad I don’t have to drive into Austin for work, found a job right here in town.
Little Rock AK published a local threats and impacts weather statement this morning. They are paying attention.
“Where did you see that?”
I’m not sure what your asking. I saw the Hugo damage with my own eyes. If 135-140mph storm at high speed forward movement can cause that kind of damage 250 miles inland then a 145mph high speed forward movement storm can do the same or worse which puts the damage path well into Arkansas.
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