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Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. |
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. |
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My BIL and his wife just retired last year to a house down on James Island. They haven't been through a hurricane yet. They are across the street from a tidal creek. I'd guess a bad enough storm surge could get them wet. |
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On 9/6/2017 12:22 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My BIL and his wife just retired last year to a house down on James Island. They haven't been through a hurricane yet. They are across the street from a tidal creek. I'd guess a bad enough storm surge could get them wet. We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. |
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:53:42 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 9/6/2017 12:22 PM, Its Me wrote: On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My BIL and his wife just retired last year to a house down on James Island. They haven't been through a hurricane yet. They are across the street from a tidal creek. I'd guess a bad enough storm surge could get them wet. We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. Looks like a nice place except when the hurricane comes. |
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 12:53:49 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/6/2017 12:22 PM, Its Me wrote: On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My BIL and his wife just retired last year to a house down on James Island. They haven't been through a hurricane yet. They are across the street from a tidal creek. I'd guess a bad enough storm surge could get them wet. |
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- show quoted text - We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. ...... Not sure what town but I believe Tom Francis lives on the shore of Lake Murray. Hope they fare ok... |
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 2:23:36 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite - show quoted text - We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. ..... Not sure what town but I believe Tom Francis lives on the shore of Lake Murray. Hope they fare ok... He's about 5 miles from me. We're roughly in the middle of the state just outside of Columbia. When Hugo came through we had wind and rain, but no damage here. A severe thunderstorm a couple of weeks earlier had taken down any weak tree limbs. You had to drive 30-45 minutes to start seeing any broken pine trees. |
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- show quoted text - He's about 5 miles from me. We're roughly in the middle of the state just outside of Columbia. When Hugo came through we had wind and rain, but no damage here. A severe thunderstorm a couple of weeks earlier had taken down any weak tree limbs. You had to drive 30-45 minutes to start seeing any broken pine trees. ..... Well bless y'allz. I hope this thing doesn't rip you a new one... |
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On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 2:46:11 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
1:37 PMIts Me - show quoted text - He's about 5 miles from me. We're roughly in the middle of the state just outside of Columbia. When Hugo came through we had wind and rain, but no damage here. A severe thunderstorm a couple of weeks earlier had taken down any weak tree limbs. You had to drive 30-45 minutes to start seeing any broken pine trees. .... Well bless y'allz. I hope this thing doesn't rip you a new one... You and me both. A direct hit on the coast wouldn't be pretty. I'm on high ground so I'll be fine. I wouldn't get wet even if the Lake Murray dam broke. Downtown Columbia would have several feet of water. |
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:08:11 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Looks like a nice place except when the hurricane comes. No place is nice when a hurricane comes. You can hide from the wind but you have to run from the water. Islands are always tough |
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Mr. Luddite - show quoted text - We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. ..... Not sure what town but I believe Tom Francis lives on the shore of Lake Murray. Hope they fare ok... Wonder at times how Tom is. |
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- show quoted text - You and me both. A direct hit on the coast wouldn't be pretty. I'm on high ground so I'll be fine. I wouldn't get wet even if the Lake Murray dam broke. Downtown Columbia would have several feet of water. --- man that sucks. Or blows. Whatever... |
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 19:29:06 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote:
Tim wrote: Mr. Luddite - show quoted text - We looked at some properties on James Island last year. It's a big equestrian area so naturally Mrs.E. was drawn to it for that and because it's not far from my son who happens to have the most grandkids, (including 5 year old twins). Still not out of the question according to her. ..... Not sure what town but I believe Tom Francis lives on the shore of Lake Murray. Hope they fare ok... Wonder at times how Tom is. Ask him, he's on FB. |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. They just moved down there this past summer, so they've no experience. They're living on Dutch Island, which, obviously, is an island. They've been moving all the important stuff upstairs. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. |
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Sep 6Bill - show quoted text - Wonder at times how Tom is. .... Now you mentioned it, I just talked with Tom yesterday. They're actually doing pretty good. They already had plans before this weather warning so they're not going to be arount(possibly) if and when the storm hits. He didn't seem to worried about it actually, or didn't act like it... |
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On Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 3:50:31 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. They keep waffling on how strong it will be when it hits our coast. Last thing I saw had the eye back out over water for most of its trip up Florida, then back up to Cat 3 before landfall around Hilton Head. It'll be bad for HH, Savannah and Beaufort/Parris Island, but the good news is if it tracks north there's pretty much nothing but a couple of small towns, swamps. timber and an occasional tenant house for 100 miles. No big population centers down there. |
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On 9/7/17 4:19 PM, Tim wrote:
Sep 6Bill - show quoted text - Wonder at times how Tom is. ... Now you mentioned it, I just talked with Tom yesterday. They're actually doing pretty good. They already had plans before this weather warning so they're not going to be arount(possibly) if and when the storm hits. He didn't seem to worried about it actually, or didn't act like it... Is Tom still the good GOPer who denies climate change? |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 17:15:17 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/7/17 4:19 PM, Tim wrote: Sep 6Bill - show quoted text - Wonder at times how Tom is. ... Now you mentioned it, I just talked with Tom yesterday. They're actually doing pretty good. They already had plans before this weather warning so they're not going to be arount(possibly) if and when the storm hits. He didn't seem to worried about it actually, or didn't act like it... Is Tom still the good GOPer who denies climate change? None denied it that I know of. But many disagree with Gore's idea of planting trees, for which Gore makes a big profit. |
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On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:41:55 -0400, John H
wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. They keep moving the track around so much I am not sure I would even guess where it will be on Tuesday. |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. We got flooded around here from a record breaking no name storm so you can't really guess what may cause a flood. I got 2" of rain here today from an afternoon thunderstorm.This place is saturated so this water is not going down very fast. |
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On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:30:29 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:41:55 -0400, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. They keep moving the track around so much I am not sure I would even guess where it will be on Tuesday. Savannah seems to be in the middle regardless of how they shift it. They were planning to go to Augusta, already have hotel reservations, but now they're worried about Augusta. I told the SIL to put wife and kids on an airplane and ship them up here - I'd buy the tickets. Let them kick that around a bit. Then I'd drive them back when things calm down a bit and help him clean up the mess. We'll see. |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. We got flooded around here from a record breaking no name storm so you can't really guess what may cause a flood. I got 2" of rain here today from an afternoon thunderstorm.This place is saturated so this water is not going down very fast. Is it usual for the nuke plants in Florida to shut down in big storms? -- Posted with my iPhone 7+. |
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4:15 PMKeyser Soze
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Keyser Söze Wrote in message:
wrote: On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. We got flooded around here from a record breaking no name storm so you can't really guess what may cause a flood. I got 2" of rain here today from an afternoon thunderstorm.This place is saturated so this water is not going down very fast. Is it usual for the nuke plants in Florida to shut down in big storms? -- Posted with my iPhone 7+. Who knows. Google it if you are interested. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 9/7/2017 9:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. We got flooded around here from a record breaking no name storm so you can't really guess what may cause a flood. I got 2" of rain here today from an afternoon thunderstorm.This place is saturated so this water is not going down very fast. Is it usual for the nuke plants in Florida to shut down in big storms? I was just reading about that. The short answer is no. None of Florida's nuke power plants were shut down due to the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005. The decision to shut down Turkey Point starting tomorrow and St. Lucie 12 hours later only underscores the anticipated intensity of Irma. I just heard one of the hurricane experts on the Weather Channel saying that all indications are that Florida is about to experience a hurricane the likes of which nobody has seen before. I don't think this is hype. Problem with the nuke plants is that they can't just be "switched off". They have to be shut down slowly, over a period of time, gradually reducing the output otherwise bad things can happen. |
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Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 15:50:25 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 9/7/2017 3:41 PM, John H wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:33:38 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:01:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Just saw that Hurricane Irma is producing wind gusts of 225 mph. That's incredible. Hoping those in Florida have no serious damage or more importantly injuries. There's a little bit of encouragement that forecasters think it will lose a little of it's punch by the time it hits although it could still be a strong Cat 3 or a Cat 4. Getting wacked with a Cat 5 could be devastating. If it goes straight up through Florida it seems the worst would be on the eastern coast, being in the strongest quandrant. The plots are pushing east and if that is true the east coast will get the worst of it. The outer bands can still be pretty exciting. It is not unusual to see tornadoes or very strong gusts. If the radar is still working it is interesting to watch. You watch the stuff coming, there it is. Then the sun comes out for a few minutes before another band comes by. It does look like Charleston better be battening down the hatches. It may only be a Cat 3 by the time it gets there but that can still be pretty exciting. My daughter and family in Savannah are wondering where to go. Right now they're looking at Augusta, or maybe coming all the way up here. It's definitely a worry. It's rolling the dice a bit but from what I've seen of forecasts Irma will likely be a Cat 1 storm by the time it hits Georgia or the Carolina's. If it tracts up the east coast of Florida much of it's energy will be lost. I wouldn't be overly concerned with a Cat 1, but if their area is prone to flooding, getting out of Dodge might still be a good idea. We got flooded around here from a record breaking no name storm so you can't really guess what may cause a flood. I got 2" of rain here today from an afternoon thunderstorm.This place is saturated so this water is not going down very fast. Is it usual for the nuke plants in Florida to shut down in big storms? First I've heard of it. Turkey Point is right in the coast. |
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On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:53:36 -0400, John H
wrote: On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:30:29 -0400, wrote: They keep moving the track around so much I am not sure I would even guess where it will be on Tuesday. Savannah seems to be in the middle regardless of how they shift it. They were planning to go to Augusta, already have hotel reservations, but now they're worried about Augusta. I told the SIL to put wife and kids on an airplane and ship them up here - I'd buy the tickets. Let them kick that around a bit. Then I'd drive them back when things calm down a bit and help him clean up the mess. We'll see. 4 models go over Savanna but most take it west of Savannah more like Macon. Unfortunately the Euro model that everyone thinks the most of is one of the 4. |
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 21:06:06 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:
Is it usual for the nuke plants in Florida to shut down in big storms? I never heard one way or the other but if it is normal, this would be the time for it. I am guessing they will scram the two at Turkey point and the two in St Lucie County but who knows? I doubt they are too worried about Crystal River. That is pretty far away from any of the models. |
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