Hurricane Isabel's now a category 5! (eek.)

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
The circle may be a little misleading, since the storm is actually larger than one of the map squares...it's closer than it looks.

The storm is actually smaller than the clouds themselves.

Troll, according to the NOAA site, www.noaa.gov, most damage and death from huricanes is actually caused by inland flooding from excessive rainfall. Consider the 11,000 Mitch killed a few years back in Honduras and Nicaragua when it just sat on them for three days pouring down rain.

Storm surge is very powerful, but it only affects a small area along the cost. Buty inland, everyone in a low lynig area has to get to higher ground.

[The Mad Monk]

From the radar map, it's looking bigger to me.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Heads up, North Carolina -- You've got incoming!

Thats my Home Mr Mad Monk..

JACKSONVILLE
Northeast of Wilmington (an hour)
and southwest of Morehead City (an Hour)

We are gonna feel a good (or bad?) brunt..more westerly track then more of the eye!

Peace


Grandpa Troll & Isabel

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


The storm is actually smaller than the clouds themselves.

Troll, according to the NOAA site, www.noaa.gov, most damage and death from huricanes is actually caused by inland flooding from excessive rainfall. Consider the 11,000 Mitch killed a few years back in Honduras and Nicaragua when it just sat on them for three days pouring down rain.

Storm surge is very powerful, but it only affects a small area along the cost. Buty inland, everyone in a low lynig area has to get to higher ground.

I couldnt agree with you more, thats why I stated at landfall Storm Surge, but indeed yes flooding inland .

I was in Honduras to build a church in the El Parasaio Province (or State)..in an area near Danli (Jutiapa) on the Nicurguan Border..I saw on my travel to there from Telgulcigalpa the remnants, I saw where the Swiss Govt built bridges, also Marine General West came to our church and we had helped with some supplies, he was in charge of the Marine detachment that helped with relief/recovery efforts.

Sad Cheg..very sad.

The Hondurans are my "adopted" family, as we in our church have sent 4 missionary teams there.

Peace

Grandpa Troll

[Chemical Ollie]

At least you guys had days to prepare for it. Be safe!

[TCO]

This sucks. I'm in Wilmington at a $200/night hotel with a cancelled class for Thursday, Friday. My work in Richmond is shutdown. I just fired a flaming turd accross some people's desks in another SBU and I'm dreading seeing the reposnse. And My kitties are in Richmond.

Should I stay tonight? Stay 2 nights? Go back to Riuchmond? Stop in DC? Visit kitty? Visit my VP of R at C friend in Philly?

[Shi Huangdi]

That's odd. It looks like it's going through the white stuff straight on at Pittsburgh. But on the other hand, we are in the white?

Can anyone tell me what we are likely to experience?

[Jon Miller]

hmm

not sure?

I am not doing anything for this hurricane, hope I am being wise (I ahve 4 HW assignments due tomorrow)

is there anything for you to do there? otherwise I would return (I would be in meeting up with you and KH again if you guys are into it) but I just usually feel more comfortable at home

Jon Miller

[TCO]

If you have furninture on the porch or anything that could fly around bring it in.

[Jon Miller]

I am not really sure

I wasn't sure if I was going to walk home tonight, but now I think I am (the person I was going to study with doesn't appear to be here)

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

anyways, I live with 4 other dudes who I am sure are thinking about that sort of thing

Jon Milller

[Shi Huangdi]

Checked www.weather.com, apparently there are flood warnings for Pittsburgh as well as heavy rain predicted. My thoughts go out to all of you back in the DC Area(I am from there), good luck weathering the storm.

[TCO]

You are ok tonight. It will start tomorrow. Get it buttoned down tonight. no need to evacuate from Baltimore. Just get it squared away. Buy some water, etc.

[TCO]

I still need to decide what to do...

[Adam Smith]

Head up folks.

Most schools, DC, and Federal government closed Thursday, and almost certainly Friday. Washington area subways and busses stop running 11 am tomorrow, most local passenger rail service closed tomorrow.

TCO:
I hope you mean Wilmington, DE, not Wilmington NC