Hurricane headed my way
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 15:56 last edited by
Is there higher ground to the east of Pinellas?
Have been to Apalachicola. The elevation must be about 2". -
I'm walking to the corner store in the rain but right now the weather does not match the severity my weather app is showing. There's almost no wind. That could change but I think the hurricane moved to the west.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 16:01 last edited by
This must be quite a storm!
Forecast is for 50 MPH winds and 10’ waves on Lake Erie!
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 16:18 last edited by
We might get some impacts here as well, it's kind of too soon to tell though.
My old town in the southeast is going to get walloped though. I'm more than a little worried about that!
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 18:54 last edited by
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This must be quite a storm!
Forecast is for 50 MPH winds and 10’ waves on Lake Erie!
wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 20:04 last edited by@Steve-Miller said in Hurricane headed my way:
This must be quite a storm!
Forecast is for 50 MPH winds and 10’ waves on Lake Erie!
40-45 mph gusts here tomorrow, courtesy of Helene
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 22:17 last edited by Daniel
Chas, not really. You have to go north to get to rolling hills. I haven't looked at a map (that would be interesting) but Gainesville is at a higher elevation, iiirc.
Much depends on whether you're next to the Gulf or another body of water. I'm not so I don't have to worry about storm surge.
It's raining moderate to almost heavy and the wind is now about 30 mph. I think this will be the worst of it here.
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@Daniel As long as that lack of wind doesn’t mean you’re in the eye of the storm! Good luck.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2024, 23:42 last edited by CHAS
One county where Helene going
is telling people that will not evacuate to write their names and birthdates on their leg or arm with a Magic Marker.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 00:37 last edited by
Saw that guy. Blunt but smart.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 10:13 last edited by
@Daniel how are you doing?
We have a high wind warning through 11pm tonight and the forecast says to expect widespread power outages. There is also a lot of rain predicted, but I believe wind is the bigger concern. We’ll see how it goes.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 12:16 last edited by
We have blessed, welcome rain all day here. Welcome, Helene.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 12:53 last edited by
CNN was showing flooding in Pinellas County. Daniel?
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 13:31 last edited by wtg
Watched Weather Channel - not surprisingly, lots of power outages, including Pinellas.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 16:04 last edited by
Just checked with my friend who lives in Atlanta. She’s doing fine. Seven inches of rain in 24 hours; the worst was to the east of them.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 16:50 last edited by
Glad your friend is ok!
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Just checked with my friend who lives in Atlanta. She’s doing fine. Seven inches of rain in 24 hours; the worst was to the east of them.
wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 18:11 last edited by@wtg My youngest son and his family live in an Atlanta suburb. He reports a lot of rain and wind with some flickering of the power, but no sustained outage.
On the other hand, my daughter in North Carolina is without power and has retreated to their camper to ride the storm out.
Big Al
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wrote on 27 Sept 2024, 21:13 last edited by
