bobby
 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html

this is the blog that I follow, pictures and commentary on going, in depth and you can participate if you want to.
bizi

Bizi,

That has an amazaing picutre from Nassau, Bahamas. I have to watch tv to see how the people in the Bahamas fared.

That link also has great information about the storm surge effects in Ocean City, New Jersey, Maryland, and Atlantic City. The storm could hit those areas as a slow moving Category 2.
New York could be a Cat 1. The problem with the storm in those places is that it would be slow moving and dangerous.


M

this is the map i use, and how i use it:

http://www.wunderground.com/wunderma...re=0&ft=0&sl=0

is the wundermap i use. i have the following checked in map options:
-- potential track area
-- forecast
-- past track observations

then on the right panel, click satellite. this shows the cloud cover and as far as i can tell that is updated live. in the 'options' section, you can click animate. the color legend is on a separate tab ('legend') next to the 'options' one which is the default displayed.

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they are still faring. Irene is far from done with the Bahamas. the southern parts are the most affected (as usual). but the north is denser, and there are perhaps more technological hazards. they seem to have prepared pretty well with programmed power shut-downs. although seems unclear that the the plans were carried out or successful in NP. A reporter writing about this said he saw a powerline sparking when the rain started again and was glad to get off the scene. BEC (the Bahamas Electricity Corporation) - company responsible for power in NP, is SO NOT known for the best quality or reliability of service, and let alone equipment.

here is the link to the local newspaper online, if you're interested. i posted an article earlier but nobody seemed interested in the slightest :rolleyes: so fwiw....

The Nassau Guardian
you have to close an eye on the English a little, but it has actually evolved quite a bit.

~ waves ~ outta here

Dear STEVE
 

Dear Friend,

I heard that you had another after shock -- 4.5 -- a few minutes ago.

'Sending you hugs.

M.

Waves,
"Fared" because I would not be able to watch tv until later. I'm very limited on this computer re clicking on links.

Also, I know that the storm is wide and slow movning . . . . and that the Bahamas is getting pounded now. . . . . . . we won't have good word on the aftermath untiil later today.


M

I may be lucky.
 

There's a cold front coming in from the north west,and it may push that hurricane away from where I am,unless it turns into a perfect storm.

I think that things will be OK here where I am. The storm does have a big whirl around it. I just went to (Noaa Radar),and clicked on satellite,and then moved the mouse arrow over water vapor,and saw that the swirl of the clouds upper top are almost reaching the North Carolina coast.

Mari,and BlueCarGal,I hope that you all will be safe where you are. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Mari,

i hope you guys don'g get hit too hard by the storm. sorry if i seemed harsh. nobody knows where i'm coming from and that is not supposed to be a joke.

Steve,

i hope that cold front shoves the hurricane away from you... and out to sea more.

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EVERYONE

i probably will avoid further posting to this thread at least for a good while. it is too triggering for me - and my recent posts seem to be compeltely useless to others. maybe it's just my perception because i am not in a good state. althemore reason - not a good thing for me to be here.

i hope everyone in the potential line of fire from Irene is safe.

bye

~ waves ~

Battening down the hatches!!!!!!!!
 

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t...2014.58.12.jpg OMG :eek: ALL THOSE WINDOWS AND TREES!!


Hey, I am in Burlington County, NJ, where they are expecting EXTREME conditions tomorrow and Sunday. Right now, the so-called 'calm' before the storm, it's warm and very muggy outside. We have been preparing for Irene here. I'm pretty worried, because my yard, once it slopes down, is FULL of big, tall trees :eek:! Not only that, but we have TONS of windows in this house, all double paned, thank goodness. We took all three of our patio tables and the 18 chairs, umbrellas, etc, into the garage.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q...2013.01.48.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O...2013.01.53.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7...2013.02.10.jpg TREES!!!

On top of all this, I am alone in this house until sometime tomorrow around noon. My son and d-i-l are at a wedding this afternoon and tonight, and the grandkids are at her parents' house. Luckily, they should be home before the worst of it hits! I am planning to go visit my DH in the hospital this evening, and then it's 'home sweet home', probably through the whole week-end.

For everyone in Irene's path:
 

Marianne Williamson's "Prayer for the Home" from Illuminata (1994)

Dear God,
May this house be a sacred dwelling for those who live here.
May those who visit feel the peace we have
received from you.
May darkness not enter.
May the light of god shield this house from harm.
May the angels bring their peace here and
use our home as a haven of light.
May all grow strong in this place of healing,
our sanctuary from the loudness of the world.
May it so be used by You forever.
Amen.

Good luck Jacquie,
I'm happy you will have the son and dil with you.
Do you have what we call a safe room --- a designated room like a bathroom that is an inside room away from the windows? Back up your computer and unplug before the storm.

->>The worst part of the storm is waiting for it to arrive and then waiting for it to pass. Board games? Books? . . . .You can get through it.

The weather after the storm will be absolutely gorgeous for a day or two. :) You can look forward to that.

M

nervous
 

everyone has been out preparing...I am very nervous as I am here in the country....a great distance from anyone with no telephone during this hurricane. :(

Mari - we have a full basement, and we've already talked about going down there during the worst parts of the storm.

On another subject, my poor granddaughter broke her right arm, right above the elbow and had her cast put on yesterday. Poor baby- she was holding on to our big dog's long leash when he took off after a thrown stick, and jerked her down to the ground. The big dog, Stitch, weighs 100 lbs and is very strong, but gentle.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6397918_s.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-W...2916674724.jpg

The humidity was very high today. It's even higher now at 2:04 AM. It's 96%. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Hope you don't mind my intruding here... just wanted to say I'm thinking of everyone in the path of the hurricane. It's a very scary experience, I know.

love to all.

:grouphug:

Same from me too. I'll be keeping everyone in my thoughts and prayers. Praying that the hurricane causes nil to minimal damage and that nobody gets hurt. :grouphug:

my two brothers
 

Hi,

I have two brothers who will get wet from the storm but are not near the hurricane force winds as far as I can tell. One brother had planned to travel from a few states away to see the New York Mets play this weekend. The game is postponed. The Mets?? Really? My own brother is a Mets fan . . . . rather embarrassing.

My sis says that Dianne Sawyer explained on ABC that the storm is the size of Arizona. I guess that is a good way to explain the time line: the entire state of Arizona has to move through a particular spot at 12 miles per hour.

M.

Hey Di So far,so good. I am to the far west of the Interstate 95 area. I haven't had much of a problem yet. Its just windy,and rainy right now.

Earlier the power went out three times,and came right back on.

I think lower Manhatton is going to have a problem. BF:hug::hug::hug:

hi all...just checking in. the storm knocked out all electricity and water around me since saturday. I didn't have a phone, no food, no water or electricity. I was all alone in my home...needless to say I didn't do well with it. I had several manic episodes and outbursts. I am ok...it just came back on so I am about to shower. I have a problem with not being able to wash my hands frequently.... hope everyone else is fine. I am still emotionally out of it...however I am physically fine.

HI ladydeedee I hope that you are getting back to normal with less stress.

We are expecting crazy rain over the weekend with a tropical storm coming in saturday am....actually it is supposed to start raining tonight. We need the rain but not 15 inches!:eek:

If we could just funnel this over to texas that would be dandy.
Our neighbor has a dead tree that may fall on us..we just put together a letter to send to her. Several limbs have already fallen on our property and damaged a bit of our shed. may have to take her to small claims court. Our home owners insurance only covers wind damage after we pay a $3,100 deductible...ouch!
We shall see what mother nature has in store for us.
bizi

That looks like a bad storm. It's covering the Gulf of Mexico. I hope that you will be alright. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Good luck, ladydeedee.
Sorry you had to manage without for so long.
Showering after all that sounds great.

M.

T.S.--or maybe not?
 

Oh, bizi, I hope you're wrong about the tropical storm in the gulf. I understood it couldn't organize because of wind sheer from the west. I heard about lots of rain on the north shore, but no other tropical characteristics:).

Yep, other parts of the country sure could use it more.

Do you remember the guy who wanted to drag icebergs from the North Pole to desert countries in the Middle East:eek:? This was in the nineties, before the arctic started disappearing.

Anyway, now that I'm having to leave my beloved New Mexico, we're neighbors--only a gulf apart!;)

WEll it is official, we now have tropical storm Lee...heading our way.
I just went to the store to buy some water and the makings for gumbo...the temperature is in the 80's so it is time for some gumbo!
bizi

Oh, bizi, my heart sank when I got word a couple hrs ago. Thought of you immediately. Knew the storm was strengthening because the clouds & storms building here were suddenly beginning to move west out to sea when I was releasing birds this dawn.

It was in the 80s here yesterday too. I got the soup kettle out last night. I love soup.I looove L:In-Lurve:VE Soup Weather!!!!

I sure hope this T.S. loses its bluster as fast as it got it.http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/im...onsb/heart.gif:hug:

We had a big thunderstorm this morning. All ,or most of the storms in the last year,and a half have been big. Big thunderstorms,snowstorms,tornados,and now hurricanes,and massive tropical storms.

Bizi I hope that you will be safe. BF :hug::hug::hug:

dear Bizi

i hope Lee Leeves as fast as he appeared... and perhaps before arriving by you... be safe.

argh about the rotten neighbors with their rotten attiude about their rotten tree. can the cops authorize someone to come out and cut down any clearly unhealthy treeparts that pose a danger to your property esp in view of the storm... even if it is their tree?

:Heart:
~ waves ~

this is a 70+ feet pine tree...that has been losing branches for the past month...every time there is a strong wind we hear "whacks"...we wonder is it our shed or our neighbors building. You are allowed to cut off any thing that hangs over your property.
The storm is moving slowly....we have had a light drizzle for about 5 hours here. Will have to wait and see how things pan out.
bizi

bizi, can the tree be directed into a planned fall? pulled down on a line in a safe direction?

yes we would like to go into our neighbors yard and pull it down in her yard....no...it keeps littering our yard with her tree limbs...good size ones too.
very nice thought though car gal:D

and i bet it would be no easy task to get up on a ladder and hack off any overhangs with a chainsaw... dangerous work...especially now that it's alrady rainging and slippy slidy every where you guys would risk hurting yoruselves badly...

:Sigh:

how can ppl be so callous. I'm beaming thoughts of that tree... into her yard... hey you know... wonder which way you'll get wind from Lee... it might just blow some branches into their yard... or onto their car, or rooftop... or who knows... take out a couple of yard dwarves... :D:cool:

~ waves ~ huffing and puffing to blow that thing t'wards your neighbor's yard!!! snigger snigger.

Bizi,
Call the city. You might have zoning laws to help you with the tree.

Did they say up to 20 inches of rain????!!!!!! :eek:
Texas stays dry for now. :(
Stay safe.
M

thanks you guys, never thought to call the city...hmmmm
the storm has been over hyped...I think the storm is falling apart...at this point..it is not even raining. We did not even get 1 inch of rain. We shall see as the day progresses tomorrow...they have moved the warnings further east toward alabama lines...someone on the blog that I follow said that the remnants of lee could possibly become an issue with katia in the future....again alot of this is a wait and see.
I will post more as info becomes available.
bizi
I think the weather channel said that new orleans could get 10 inches...again we willhave to wait and see.
good nite

Bizi,

Thanks for the update about rain going somewhere else. Georgia could use some rain -- its drought conditions are severe.

Urban areas in Georgia could get flooding.
http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/...a-drought.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYhqlOQ1vHY

M.

the rain has finally hit texas, beaumont...the storm is widening. We received 1.5 inches of rain over the last 6 hours. New orleans had 6 inches of rain last night. We have a moderate rain right now. The winds have knocked down a couple more limbs from our neighbors tree...afraid to see where they landed.
We are heading south to morgan city for the shrimp and petroleum festival. Most of it(the arts and crafts and food vendors) is under an over pass so will be protected from the rain. Something to do...have a great day!
bizi

Have fun Bizi!!!!

Shrimp and Petroleum???? :yikes:

sounds mmmm-mmmm goood..... ??? :holysheep:

send positive thoughts to texas...supposed to be a heavy wild fire day today.
they have been in such a drought...not surprised...
bizi

rains in a few areas....that is alot of rain!
 

Holden, LA: 15.43"
Florence, MS: 13.45"
Mobile, AL: 11.35"
Milton, FL: 10.03"

yikes!
 

:holysheep:

that sure is a lot of rain!!! :rain:

now i happen to like rain but... :yikes:
that is some RAIN ... :Sinking:

~ waves ~

That's alot of rain. It's headed my way now. My Noaa weather radio has been beeping all day. It says,"Tornado watch"."3-Event"etc. BF:hug::hug::hug: