Florence and Gordon ARE THERE,,,,gotta keep an eye on them and the Gulf of Mexico,,,,,Florida take notice,,,still a lot to happen but eyes open
Thankfully I live near the top of a hill roughly 750 above sea level. Had leaf gutter protection installed several months ago and all downspouts cleaned and reinstalled. We're good here Stat but down the hill was a different story. Massive flooding in both Lancaster and York Counties. no reports of deaths but lots of property damage and washed out bridges. Looked like India during the monsoon.
Stinky and others luckily this storm does not have more time to gain strength and get BIGGER but Gordon is going to hit the gulf,,,,,Cat 1 , can it hit a 2 ? Stinky what is that you posted ?
That was the EURO model...... but as of this morning I'm losing faith in that one as it's been all over the place. The GFS has been consistent, granted I think they're over hyping Florence a bit. SPeaking of..... could actually be better if intensifies asap vs later in the period. A stronger storm in the open ocean will have a tendency to move polewards (N) when theres not a distinctive steering current / weather to direct it . Their intensity tends to interact with other elements more.....The storms that intensify closer to the coast / caribbean are the ones to really watch out for (as the last few years have shown).... speaking of, the 2 waves behind Florence have that potential. They look to be "lowriders" taking a very low latitude track. Those are the scary ones imo.... hot water, and all kinds of stuff to hit like a pinball.
Thanks I don't know if Fjay and the others were aware of that but i was not = "A stronger storm in the open ocean will have a tendency to move polewards (N) when theres not a distinctive steering current / weather to direct it ".
I don't know about any of that. I just wait for someone to yell "Hurricane Party" and I start chugging beer.
I like the extremes but I have my limits. There's way too much heat in a year nowadays. Spring doesn't exist anymore, Fall is endangered. You basically have 8 months summer, 3 months winter, and 1 month of random "in between "
Last night one of the models showed a hurricane off the Georgia coast in about 7 or 8 days,,,things can change in a blink but its that time of year
As a cat 3-5 (depending on the model) NOT A GOOD PATTERN!.... and the EURO is WORSE (but a less intense storm)... plowing into Carolina border
Stinky and everyone else I guess the good news is this is still a week away do hopefully things change for the better,,,,,,
Many weather outlets were forecasting a quiet hurricane season in spite of the super hot water temps. So far looking to me like it's going to be an active season
Actually Eastern Atlantic water temps were below average for a good part of the summer due to wind influenced upwelling (wind that also caried a good amount of dry saharan air / dust)..... East Coast water temps on the other hand.... Just hope it doesnt get close enough to soak up all that fuel. this mornings GFS does NOT look good for you guys
