chegitz guevara please stay tuned!!

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Theben
They should've called the second one 'Clyde'.

Yeah, but who knew they were both gonna strike the same place within two days of each other.

[Arrian]

What about "Bonnie Prince Charlie" ? Ok, so they weren't named deliberately that way, but who cares? It works = both the person and the storms were disasters

-Arrian

[Arrian]

Here is MY complaint about the naming:

In 1998, Robertson warned that God would punish Disney World for hosting "Gay Days" by sending a hurricane to hit the park in Orlando, Fla. As God would have it, however, Hurricane Bonnie that year turned away from Orlando and hit Virginia Beach, where Robertson's ministry and university are headquartered. -- Salon.com

Ok, so a mere 6 years ago, the "B" name was Bonnie. Come on, fellas, there are lots of names out there. They should go much longer before a repeat.

-Arrian

[mrmitchell]

How come the hurricanes never do damage to Cuba?

[Snowflake]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
We have a tornado watch for the next two hours cuz of Bonnie.

How did it go Che? Everything still ok?

[Grandpa Troll]

we are in the Northeast quadrant for whats left of Bonnie and also under a tornado watch..

strong storms headed this way..

NOW in a few days Charley..thats gonna be the one of concern..

remember folks and from a veteran of almost now a dozen hurricanes..

The following are whats to watch for.

#1-NEVER "focus" of the eye as the Hurricane (where the eye lands)
#2-Its water through storm surg & flooding that does most damage
#-3 Tornadoes Tornadoes and Tornadoes
#4 The Northeast quadrant is allways considered the worse because of the counter clokwise rotation and that is the "whip" of the storms fury

Che you lok under the gun first and if it crosses Florida and gets a little taste of the warm gulfstream off the southeastern US Coast then I will be right up the road for a whiff of Charley's Nastiness

Ok

Stay tuned and Hunker-down

Gramps

[Provost Harrison]

Why do they always give hurricanes such unassuming names. Bonnie? Charley? Call them names like 'gutripper' and 'bloodspiller'...far more apt

[Grandpa Troll]

This is what we are facing tonight and tommorow in my area from remnants of Bonnie:

...FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 533 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BEAUFORT... DUPLIN... JONES... LENOIR... GREENE... CRAVEN... WASHINGTON... MARTIN... ONSLOW AND PITT. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL COVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO THE WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 17 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION... ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT... AND DO NOT CROSS ROADWAYS IN AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



I live in Onslow County on coast

THEN we have to see what we will get out of Charley

Next update is 800 for intermediate and full up date at 11:00 est

Gramps "concerned and tuned in" Troll

[ajbera]

Good luck guys! Keep yourselves & your loved ones safe.

[chequita guevara]

A couple tornados touched down in Jacksonville, on the other side of town. Considering Jacksonville is the largest city in the lower 48, that's not very close. No one was killed, but I didn't get any info on what happened where Bonnie made landfall.

One guy they interviewed was sitting outside under a walkway at a hotel when the tornado hit. He didn't know what was going on, just that all of a sudden there was a lot of debris flying at him. He decided to run, but couldn't, so he dropped down, then grabbed on to a pole and held on for dear life. You should see the hotel. There is no way he should have been able to hold on to that pole.

Charlie will be a catagory 1 hurricane by the time it reaches Jacksonville tomrrow around midnight. If it goes as projected, it's going to clobber Tampa. They're expecting a 13-16 foot storm surge, which means most likely the city is going to be flooded to the second story. It's projected to be a Catagory 3 storm by the time it makes landfall there. Glad I don't live in Tampa.

The eye of the hurricane is expected to pass to the West of the city. The kitties and I will be riding out the storm in our master bathroom. It's a cinderblock building, but the windows aren't for ****. In all probablity, I will not be able to check in for a few days, as it's extremely likely the whole region will be without power. I'll get ahold of Theben to let you guys know I'm alright. Don't assume the worst if you don't hear from me right a way because I expect the lines will be jammed with five million other people trying to tell their loved ones they're okay (or not).

Things to do tomorrow:
take everything off the balcony
duct tape windows to prevent shattering
move computers, papers, and discs to middle bathroom
remove glass doors from master bath
fill tub with water
put futon, pillows, and blankets in shower
bring cat food, water, and kitty litter into master bath

This is really gonna suck.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by mrmitchell
How come the hurricanes never do damage to Cuba?

Who says they don't?

[Ted Striker]

Florida Atlantic Coast

Florida Gulf Coast

Florida Keys

Key West

[chequita guevara]

They evactuated the Keys today. Tampa is also being evactuated. One million people are being evacuated.

I wish this place had decent windows. Hell, maybe I'll get lucky, and all the windows will be blown out. Then I'll get new ones.

[Ted Striker]

From what I remember, Hurricane Andrew was the worst natural disaster in American history

[Theben]

Good luck, bro.