ALERT: Hurricane Isidore forecasted to have at least 150 MPH winds within 72 hours

[Bad~Rodeo]

Tons of them on the Gulf coast, hold on

[Bad~Rodeo]

In case anyone is interested i have a lot for sale on the Costa Maya beach in Xcalak, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Before Isadore...L~

[BigWaveBetty]

Thank you! Nope, no surf there.

Here it comes....

[jpsb]

As I recall, that storm was partly (mostly?) the reminates of a huricane.

[luv2ndamend]

Don't know if anyone has this link. http://vortex.plymouth.edu/

If already posted, my apology.

[NautiNurse]

Florida Web Cams

[BigWaveBetty]

Thanks! Didn't see any surf there either. Oh well, so what else is new?

There's still over a month of hurricane season to be on the look out.

[SamAdams76]

If you have to go back to 1943, then I think you proved my point for me. It is rare for hurricanes to hit the U.S. coast this time of year.

[NautiNurse]

How many established hurricanes traveling through the Gulf of Mexico have not struck the US?

[SamAdams76]

Yes, that "unnamed hurricane" of 1991 was partly the result of Hurricane Grace. The remnants of that storm merged with some other weather and became the infamous "Perfect Storm" of 1991. I was right in the middle of that one. We had over a foot of rain and I was pumping out my basement for days afterwards. It was at its peak on Halloween night and it was the only year that my house wasn't besieged by trick or treaters - which almost made it all worth it.

[SamAdams76]

I don't know exactly. Generally the ones that don't make landfall are soon forgotten.

[Bad~Rodeo]

[Ditter]

Don't you have friends or relatives you could go & stay with? We have friends on Tiki Island who will be coming here if this storm hits. A 12 foot elevation is not high enough to stay there.

[NautiNurse]

I don't know exactly. Generally the ones that don't make landfall are soon forgotten.

A convenient and feeble reply while you persistently proffer generalizations. I take it you didn't check out the handy web site links I sent you. Interesting stuff!

:o)

[jpsb]

The problem with leaving, as I am sure you know, is that once it is clear that a big storm is headed or way the roads a jammed and you can't get out! If this storm turns north, (as a couple of models predict) then all of galveston will be on I45 and 146. Effectively closed the only two escape routes. Let's just hope that Issy continues west.

[Ima Lurker]

Over?? It's really just begun. My guess is you've never lived on the Gulf Coast, right?

[SamAdams76]

There is nothing wrong with making generalizations when the facts are on your side. Generalizations are made all the time. For instance, generally speaking, incumbents win re-election. The facts are on my side when I make that generalization because by and large, the incumbent does win re-election. The fact that a few challengers WILL beat the incumbent does not mean that I am "out to lunch" with this generalization.

Well, my earlier statement that hurricanes striking the U.S. coast this late in the hurricane season is a rarity is also a valid generalization that is backed up with facts to support it. I'm not really interested in arguing about this all morning. I did challenge others who refute my point to come up with major hurricanes that struck the U.S. coastline after September 25th. The best they could come up with was some hurricane in 1943, Hurricane Opal in 1995 and that unnamed northeaster (Perfect Storm) in 1991 off the New England coast. That "feeble" response (to coin your term) pretty much confirms my generalization, dont'cha think?

[SamAdams76]

In the spirit of fairness, I would like to bring one more post September 25th hurricane to the table that others have missed. It was Hurricane Gloria from 1985. I remember that hurricane well. It grazed Cape Hatteras as a Cat 3 and hit Long Island as a Cat 2 on September 27th. Up here in New England, it was panic central. Business and schools were closing before it even came. Even I was putting plywood over my windows and removing all my yard furniture. By the time it made it to my area, it was mostly a gusty windstorm. We didn't even get that much rain out of it. But a tree did fall on my girlfriend's car and I had to drive her to work for the next two weeks while it was in the auto body shop.

[jpsb]

I have lived many years in the NY and NE area and can remember a few bad snow storms. One in 68? 69, on Long Island dumped 3 feet of snow over night! But it ain't nothing like a huricane, particularly if you live on or near the coast. My front yard is Galveston Bay, so I have to take these storms very seriouly. Now if I lived in Houston or Austin I wouldn't worry to much about them, strong winds and lots of rain, pain in the butt. No big deal, but for those of us that live at waters edge these stroms are a life and death matter.

Later today I am going to try and beat the crowd and stock up early. Isidore is starting to worry me. Probably she'll keep tracking west but a turn to the north would send the Texas Gulf Coast into a near panic.

[SamAdams76]

You are thinking of February 1969. I just barely remember that storm as I was just 6 years old. I do remember my father carrying me to the car because the snow was too deep for me to walk through. I believe it snowed continuosly in most of New England for a solid week. It was actually 2 or 3 northeasters, one right after the other.

Good luck with your preparations down there. Hope it's a total miss. I know what it's like living on the coast and worrying about your property. I used to live in Revere, MA, which was partially devastated by the February 1978 blizzard. Hundreds of homes had their basements and part of their first floors completely covered in seawater. I lived only a half mile from the ocean at the time. I remember walking towards the beach and seeing absolutely no snow at all (it had been washed away by the ocean). Yet back at my house, we have over three feet of it and it was days before my side street even got plowed.