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Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 13:50:19 PM EDT
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[ed. notes] repeat of Tempest's diary for purposes of our dial-up friends - DemFromCT
Darksyde's Friday diary at daily Kos includes:
Don't think of Ike as a Cat 2 or 3 hurricane, think of it as a tsunami 200 miles long with hurricane winds above. In terms of pure energy, due to storm's size and the scope of its windfield, Ike is now stronger than Katrina and may strengthen more: For example, Hurricane Katrina hit Mississippi as a strong Category 3 hurricane, yet its storm surge was more characteristic of a Category 5 storm. Dr. Powell came up with a new scale to rate potential storm surge damage based on IKE (not to be confused with Hurricane Ike!) The new scale ranges from 1-6. Katrina and Wilma at their peaks both earned a 5.1 on this scale (Figure 2). At 12:30pm EDT [Thurs], Ike earned a 5.2 on this scale, the second highest kinetic energy of any Atlantic storm in the past 40 years. Hurricane Isabel of 2003 had the highest.
Diary to watch developments with Hanna and Ike, Atlantic storms with the potential to impact land.
Open forum. Please all feel free to share your news and views! Ask questions of Tempest or anyone.
Official Info from Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
DailyKos' Tuesday write-up - excellent discussion from millwx here. I'm rather impressed! -Tempest
NHC track for IKE:
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Tue Sep 02, 2008 at 11:44:16 AM EDT
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Diary to watch developments with Hanna and Ike, Atlantic storms with the potential to impact land.
Open forum. Please all feel free to share your news and views! Ask questions of Tempest or anyone.
Official Info from Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
DailyKos' Tuesday write-up - excellent discussion from millwx here. I'm rather impressed! -Tempest
NHC track for IKE:
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Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 10:12:41 AM EDT
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With Gustav bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the US, the possibility exists that refining capacity in the US could take a significant hit in the next few days.
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 12:46:13 PM EDT
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Hurricane Gustav is a dangerous Category 2 hurricane.
Good post here on Storm Surge
Louisiana residents can dial 211 if you need shelter, residents in other states should dial 1-866-438-4636.
NHC: Advisory:  AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE COAST.
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Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 14:46:53 PM EDT
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Details on natural disasters, especially weather events that might prompt people to prepare, and test preps. Forecasts, technical info, and news coverage within.
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Sat Dec 15, 2007 at 22:29:25 PM EST
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About to get bowled over by a major winter storm? Find out if you should freshen your preps sooner rather than later, and indulge your inner-weather-geek right here.
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 at 07:15:57 AM EDT
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( - promoted by DemFromCT)
[see air updates from the smog blog - DemFromCT]
Many people have asked me to continue to keep an eye on, and give long-range predictions of possible weather events that have the potential to cause damage. I will continue to do so here, and invite everyone to check this 'weather sandbox' to find out about any significant weather events that I see coming.
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Sun Aug 19, 2007 at 20:25:22 PM EDT
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( - promoted by Bronco Bill)
Old thread here:
http://www.newfluwik...
Details on natural disasters, especially weather events that might prompt people to prepare, and test preps. Forecasts, technical info, and news coverage within.
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 at 03:08:10 AM EDT
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(With hurricane season heating up in the US, and typhoon season in Asia, this is a good time to have this on the Front Page. Thanks go to Tempest for starting this... - promoted by Bronco Bill)
Would you guys be interested in my sharing heads-up on developing tropical systems before the hurricane center begins issuing advisories on them? Explanation and disclaimer below.
Mods: if not, I totally understand.
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