The Weather Thread

[05C40]

Cantore just talking with a guy in a boat in Tampa who is going to ride it out

My guess is the guy is dead in 48 hours

OK, sure, sure. But that proposition is not what people are betting on. What people are betting on is how many people will die trying to save him once he realizes his mistake. I think the current over/under is four.

 

[fuheel]

Pretty good podcast series on infrastructure and the effects of climate change: Not Built For This - 99% Invisible

 

[mpaer]

Here is a recent post from a meteorologist on SouthernweatherRX.com
The usual suspects- dry air and shear. i still maintain that when this thing deteriorates it will deteriorate fast

you can feel it in the air this morning. woke up and the house was sitting at 65 (no heat on). i think it's inevitable dry air gets ingested tomorrow on the southeast side- all models show this- the question to me is how long it can maintain its structural integrity

the impacts will be similar but i don't agree verbatim with the "the impacts will be the exact same" message- personally i think there's a big difference between a ragged but intact storm coming ashore vs. a half-icane that has been decaying for a little bit

 

[mpaer]

So in Raleigh's gasoline sation alley (where south saunders goes beyond 40 towards Garner ) prices jumped rom 2.69 to 3.09 over night
Uhh some rigs in the gulf might close so we can raise prices a lot

 

[Carolina Fever]

SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.5N 88.2W
ABOUT 125 MI...205 KM NE OF PROGRESO MEXICO
ABOUT 520 MI...840 KM SW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...923 MB...27.26 INCHES

 

[nycfan]

 

[Carolina Fever]

That one dude was holding on to that cooler so his beer wouldn't fly out.

 

[1moretimeagain]

Florida is providing fuel trucks with police escorts. That would be a sight to see going by.

 

[circlesky88]

Seeing some rumblings of the forecast track may be moved a little south, it is not making the turn as quickly NE as they were predicting.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Milton is a beast.

 

[CFordUNC]

Milton is a beast.

Jeez almighty. That thing just looks terrifying. Hard to imagine what is in store for tomorrow night in Tampa.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Yeah, he is starting to hulk up again.

 

[CFordUNC]

Might be time for Sleepy Joe to wake up and break out the Presidential Sharpie soon.

 

[theel4life]

Seeing some rumblings of the forecast track may be moved a little south, it is not making the turn as quickly NE as they were predicting.

That is good for Tampa

 

[theel4life]

Might be time for Sleepy Joe to wake up and break out the Presidential Sharpie soon.

He has worked so hard creating this hurricane. Give him a break.

 

[circlesky88]

That is good for Tampa

Maybe, maybe not

 

[Carolina Fever]

Milton is back to a cat 5 at 165 mph.

 

[1moretimeagain]

They’re way ahead of you. Got themselves a fence.

 

[CFordUNC]

They’re way ahead of you. Got themselves a fence.

Lord have mercy....

 

[fourheels]

They’re way ahead of you. Got themselves a fence.

Hope they have a ton of flex seal