Hurricane Lili Now A Category 4

TWC | 10-02-02 | my favorite headache

[My Favorite Headache]

Category 4 storm now....we are talking Andrew style now.

[Cold Heat]

Rainfall is not a major problem in LA. They measure their monthly rain in feet and not inches. It really is the tidal flooding. It wipes out everything 100%.

[Frapster]

That's my fear. This has the potential to be really bad. Hopefully people will clear out and evacuate.

[Cold Heat]

LOL! I am very familiar with Circle City. Nice place!

[My Favorite Headache]

She is literally building her own high pressure system to the effect that dry air trying to penetrate her from the west is having ZERO effect.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

When I was about 6 or 7, (1966 or 1967?) we holed up in a motel in Dothan, on our way from IL to FLA, because of a hurricane. (This was before the days of plentiful interstates.) Anyone remember the name of that hurricane?

[Lokibob]

Weather buoy data. peak gust 64 knots and wave height 25 feet.

Conditions at 42001 as of
(1:00 pm CDT)
1800 GMT on 10/02/2002: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 60 deg )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 52.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 64.1 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 25.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.39 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.29 in ( Falling Rapidly )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 77.2 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 82.2 °F
Dew Point (DEWP): 76.1 °F

[1Old Pro]

[Cold Heat]

Audry?or Camille

[jbstrick]

There is a large oil refinery in Lake Charles

[Cold Heat]

I am in that square county just north east of ElDorado AR, and just south of Pine Bluff. I can see my house!LOL

[TX Bluebonnet]

I was just wondering about the offshore oil platforms. Do they shut them down and evacuate?

[Liberal Classic]

Ping!

[johnb838]

Might have been Alma

[Xenalyte]

Here in Houston, on KTRH 740 AM at around 12:15 Central, the weather dude wouldn't forecast for tomorrow. He said everything depends on Lili, and we have NO FREAKIN IDEA what'll be happening 12 hours from now.

(Okay, he wasn't quite that emphatic, but he still wouldn't tell me tomorrow's forecast.)

[kinghorse]

Oh but the all knowing weather service said conditions were not favorable for strengthening beyond 115 MPH due to water temps etc. Do not trust anyone but yourself when making the decision to stay or leave. Personally I would be out of Galveston already. If you wait til they say "oops", your screwed and will end up stranded on the causeway bridge or some overpass sharing a personal moment with snakes, spiders and all sorts of other vermin. I think Galveston Emergency Response and the Mayors office are showing poor leadership on this one. Since when were weathermen accurate anyway?

[Cold Heat]

They leave a skeleton crew on tripletime!

[js1138]

I think Galveston Emergency Response and the Mayors office are showing poor leadership on this one.

Perhaps algore is down there in person advising them.

[1Old Pro]

My prediction: Rain, and lots of it. Turn off your sprinklers.

[Types_with_Fist]

Here is what the story actually says: "HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND UP TO 150 MILES NEAR THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF LILI."

Thanks for scaring up the hits Matt...

[dennis1x]

so far this storm has moved exactly as predicted. on its current heading Galveston will be out of danger and there is no weather feature that should turn Lili back to the west. a more northerly component should develop over time and leave Galveston 200 miles from landfall.