Hurricane (The Cyclone) Season 2016

[ACamp1900]

Sorry about your long quiet spell but if you two need to feel the earth move to relieve your MSB, perhaps, you should take things in hand ...

The southern fault forever lays dormant here.........

 

[IrishBroker]

Everyone on the East coast, please stay safe.

Thoughts and prayers with all of you

 

[RDU Irish]

Can we rename this thread to "Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season"?

 

[Cackalacky]

Bout to get whacked. Evacuations are imminent by tomorrow it appears. GOIrish41 I would make other arrangements.

 

[FLDomer]

Bout to get whacked. Evacuations are imminent by tomorrow it appears. GOIrish41 I would make other arrangements.

About where that pink strip on the coast ends is my house!
-Water
-canned food
-Gas in vehicles
-extra gas
-30 lbs of ice in the deep freezer
- batteries
-candles
Still need to put up the shutters and get a couple handles of vodka!

 

[RDU Irish]

Local forecaster calling for this to hit 8am Saturday within sniffing distance of Myrtle Beach (Sunset Beach matches up with where the H is on the NC/SC border of the map above).

Also said Haiti is seeing 10' storm surges.

Hang in there coastal folks!

 

[GoIrish41]

Bout to get whacked. Evacuations are imminent by tomorrow it appears. GOIrish41 I would make other arrangements.

Cancelled our trip. Be safe Cack.

 

[BGIF]

Bout to get whacked. Evacuations are imminent by tomorrow it appears. GOIrish41 I would make other arrangements.

South Carolina governor orders evacuation ahead of hurricane | Reuters

Tue Oct 4, 2016 | 5:30pm EDT
South Carolina governor orders evacuation ahead of hurricane

By Harriet McLeod | CHARLESTON, S.C.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and ordered an evacuation of more than a million people in coastal areas starting Wednesday afternoon in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.

Florida and Georgia have also called states of emergency for a storm that has pounded the Caribbean with 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and surging seas and was expected to start affecting U.S. coastal areas late on Thursday or early Friday.

Haley pleaded with people to get 100 miles (160 km) away from the coast, but did not say if there would be penalties for those who refuse to comply.

"We don't do voluntary or mandatory anymore. An evacuation is an evacuation," Haley told reporters.

By declaring a state of emergency, Haley can mobilize 1,800 members of the National Guard.

Highways will have all traffic lanes directed away from the coast for the evacuation, and the state will close schools and county government offices in 26 of the state's 46 counties staring Wednesday.

Matthew will be a Category 2 or Category 3 hurricane when it brushes or hits South Carolina on Friday night, she said. Officials anticipate 100 mph (160 kph) winds and five- to seven-foot (1.5- to 2-meter) storm surges in coastal South Carolina, she said.

Heavy storms in South Carolina last October killed at least 17 people.

Several coastal schools, universities and municipalities, including the city of North Charleston, announced they would close starting on Wednesday.

Emergency officials in the Myrtle Beach area advised residents of evacuation zones and routes.

Florida Governor Rick Scott, who declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties on Monday, has activated 200 members of the Florida National Guard to support any needed hurricane response and put another 6,000 on standby.

Other state agencies prepared by ensuring fuel supplies in potential evacuation zones, readying shelters and highways to handle any evacuees, and taking inventory of emergency food supplies in state schools and warehouses.

In Georgia, Governor Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 13 counties in coastal areas.

"I've ordered the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA) to work with appropriate state and local agencies to ensure all precautions are taken to protect residents and minimize risks to property and roads," Deal said in a statement.

 

[BGIF]

Some Hope

Some Hope

The 11:00 PM National Hurricane Center projects Matthew will not make landfall. It looks to be a little further off the coast of SC and then veers ENE a little more outside the Outer banks.

Again it's a projection 96 hours away.


In FL, Mattew is projected to be about 50 miles from Jacksonville where ND plays Navy in a month.

 

[BGIF]

Matthew tracking along FL coast

Matthew tracking along FL coast

NHC shows the track 50 miles or so off FL's east coast. Concurrently the Weather Channel is warning the track could make landfall OR move further to sea. They believe Tropical to Hurricane force winds will impact inland.

The storm northerly movement appears to be slowing. Jacksonville Friday. Savannah Friday PM through Sat PM. Charleston a couple hours after Savannah with Charleston getting 50-70 mph winds for 18-20 hours from Late Fri night through Sat afternoon. Myrtle Bch gets 40-50 my winds late Fri night through Sat morning then the wind picks up to 50-74 range in the afternoon (post ND game in Raliegh.) about three hours later 25-40 mph winds start to hit Wilmington. Wilmington doesn't get 50-74 mph winds until Sat evening say 6 pm. The storm is expected to take a strong turn to the east.

Could be good news for ND NCS but not for FL,GA, and SC coasts. Saturday roughly around noon the eye should be off Charleston. It doesn't reach the Wilmington area until after midnight Sun. Raleigh should get rain nut later, less severe and winds will be lower in the teens.

Savannah to Charleston are looking at a foot or more of rain. The I-95 corridor 10 inches. As far inland as Statesboro is forecast for 5-7 inches.

 

[Cackalacky]

I noticed last night while locking things down that the air temp had dropped significantly from earlier in the evening and the sky was clear as crystal. It seemed to me to be a cold front was moving in from the west. No confirmation here and just my personal observation on the ground but it seems that that might be steering the storm to the east if it holds. Based on what I am seeing/ hearing now it might make a dramatic east turn back out into the ocean though it is still supposed to skirt the coast here.

 

[BGIF]

This may be old news to you Cack.

Matthew has been traveling clockwise around a high pressure system over the western Atlantic. The strength of this "High" could push Matthew closer to the US East Coast as it awaits an upper level trough from the Plains states. That push from the "High" farther west could track the storm closer to the north-central Florida Coast, then possibly closer to the Georgia and Carolina coast until the "trough" directs the storm more rapidly north and east by the weekend.

The weather channel earlier showed the trough which would block Matthew's northern movement while a high somewhere around Bermuda plus Hurricane Nicole could cause a loop effect. They noted that Matthew might absorb Nicole. I'll bet the beast doesn't even buy her dinner.

 

[BGIF]

I-26 moving at about 3 mph

I-26 moving at about 3 mph

Cack, are you waiting till 3 pm for the eastbound lanes to be changed to westbound?

Where are you heading to sit out the storm.

 

[Cackalacky]

Cack, are you waiting till 3 pm for the eastbound lanes to be changed to westbound?

Where are you heading to sit out the storm.

Well, like most things in a married man's life, my plans will be delayed/altered due to my wife. We wont be able to leave until at least 8 pm tonight as she is an essential employee at a gov't entity soooo.....maybe not at all.

If so we will be heading towards my wife's hometown near Augusta.

 

[Cackalacky]

This may be old news to you Cack.



The weather channel earlier showed the trough which would block Matthew's northern movement while a high somewhere around Bermuda plus Hurricane Nicole could cause a loop effect. They noted that Matthew might absorb Nicole. I'll bet the beast doesn't even buy her dinner.

lol. I dont even know what to think anymore. Btw my facebook feed and NOAA updates its a big mess and everyone is confused.

I did see that model showing it looping back towards Florida. Crazy.

They are closing our office here shortly so I am going to go home and prepare to wait for wife to yet ruin another one of my better laid evacuation plans.

 

[BGIF]

Well, like most things in a married man's life, my plans will be delayed/altered due to my wife. We wont be able to leave until at least 8 pm tonight as she is an essential employee at a gov't entity soooo.....maybe not at all.

If so we will be heading towards my wife's hometown near Augusta.

Wow, she's more important than Al Gore was.

 

[BGIF]

Per weather channel

Per weather channel

Matthew upgraded to Cat 3, 120mph winds.

Expected to rise to Cat 4 by 10am tomorrow off the coast of Miami.

 

[Cackalacky]

Wow, she's more important than Al Gore was.

 

[T Town Tommy]

Wow, she's more important than Al Gore was.

Now we know who really invented the internet.

 

[Meatloaf]

LSU Florida cancelled according to twitter which I can't embed. No make up date.

 

[dshans]

Well, I'm on my way to my sister's house a few miles farther inland here in Jax. At least they have a propane tank so if the power goes out I can still make some coffee ...

 

[Corry]

Wow I just had the craziest thing happen to me. My son and I went over to my brothers house, he just lives down the street so my son just sat in the front seat of my Tahoe. I didn't want to switch the baby seat over. While I was there I decided to run up to Target for last minute supplies. Well that's a longer drive so I borrowed my sister in laws Jeep that has a child seat. My son and I get our supplies, and load everything in Jeep. I get in the drivers seat and the damn thing doesn't start. I reach for my phone and it's not there. So now I'm stuck. The car doesn't start and I lost my phone. I walk into Target. Look around can't find my phone. So I walk back to the Jeep to look in there again. I see my phone on the seat. I try to crank the car again it fires right up. I put my son in the car seat. I'm about to drive off and I look around and realize there are no supplies. Two rows over I see the exact same Jeep parked. I walk over and this lady was sitting in it.......I loaded about ten bags into the wrong damn car.

 

[Irish YJ]

Wow I just had the craziest thing happen to me. My son and I went over to my brothers house, he just lives down the street so my son just sat in the front seat of my Tahoe. I didn't want to switch the baby seat over. While I was there I decided to run up to Target for last minute supplies. Well that's a longer drive so I borrowed my sister in laws Jeep that has a child seat. My son and I get our supplies, and load everything in Jeep. I get in the drivers seat and the damn thing doesn't start. I reach for my phone and it's not there. So now I'm stuck. The car doesn't start and I lost my phone. I walk into Target. Look around can't find my phone. So I walk back to the Jeep to look in there again. I see my phone on the seat. I try to crank the car again it fires right up. I put my son in the car seat. I'm about to drive off and I look around and realize there are no supplies. Two rows over I see the exact same Jeep parked. I walk over and this lady was sitting in it.......I loaded about ten bags into the wrong damn car.

Just be happy you didn't misplace your son lol.

 

[BGIF]

Wow I just had the craziest thing happen to me. My son and I went over to my brothers house, he just lives down the street so my son just sat in the front seat of my Tahoe. I didn't want to switch the baby seat over. While I was there I decided to run up to Target for last minute supplies. Well that's a longer drive so I borrowed my sister in laws Jeep that has a child seat. My son and I get our supplies, and load everything in Jeep. I get in the drivers seat and the damn thing doesn't start. I reach for my phone and it's not there. So now I'm stuck. The car doesn't start and I lost my phone. I walk into Target. Look around can't find my phone. So I walk back to the Jeep to look in there again. I see my phone on the seat. I try to crank the car again it fires right up. I put my son in the car seat. I'm about to drive off and I look around and realize there are no supplies. Two rows over I see the exact same Jeep parked. I walk over and this lady was sitting in it.......I loaded about ten bags into the wrong damn car.

Isn't it great to grow older.



(Did you get her number?)

 

[BGIF]

Well, I'm on my way to my sister's house a few miles farther inland here in Jax. At least they have a propane tank so if the power goes out I can still make some coffee ...

Be safe, Dick!

 

[Cackalacky]

Finally made it out of the danger zone myself. All is as good as can be so far.

 

[loomis41973]

My Crazy ass uncle in Jacksonville....Neptune beach to be exact is gonna ride it out. Granted his place is solid, i think it's a crazy idea.

Good luck Rodg...

 

[BGIF]

Finally made it out of the danger zone myself. All is as good as can be so far.

So I gather that means the "essential" woman in your life is with you. Stay safe!

 

[Cackalacky]

 

[FLDomer]

Getting hit now. Not terrible but some big big gust. Lost a lemon tree in the back so far, some neighbors are losing shingles....still more to come.