Hurricane Dorian - August/September 2019 #1

[KALI]

Thank you so much. Great links.

Exactly why I use www.flhurricane.com and www.tropicaltidbits.com. Factual, realistic, no drama, easy to understand information.

 

[Bravo]

Again stay safe everyone. It looks like Freeport will be hit hard. We rent a Condo on the Ocean about a ten minute drive away. It is so beautiful and quiet. Sad to see it will be hit again. Much of it has never recovered from Matthew if you drive around the Island.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Ok, my ‘hood is going to get outer bands about 3-4pm today. I’m in Sarasota County near the airport. I don't think all the lawnmowers have stopped in 2 days. High grass means snakes so it gets cut lower. Bringing in stuff off the lanai now too.

 

[enelram]

from the National Hurricane Center and the AF
H. Hunter plane- winds now 180mph, gusts 200mph+, storm surges 15-20 ft. over high tide.
Currently the danger of Dorian has surpassed Andrew which devastated South Florida.

immediate shelter. Maximum winds have increased to near 175 mph with gusts over 200 mph. Extreme winds and storm surge will continue for several hours. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT5+shtml/011330.shtml …

 

[?mysterian?]

Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory


NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
1100 AM EDT Sun Sep 01 2019

...DORIAN BECOMES THE STRONGEST HURRICANE IN MODERN RECORDS FOR
THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
...CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS OCCURING IN THE ABACOS ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...26.5N 76.8W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM ENE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...180 MPH...285 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...913 MB...26.96 INCHES


Dorian continues to strengthen and slows down to 7mph movement westward. Pressure dropped to 913 MB. Winds increased to 180mph. They've updated the storm surge to 18-23 ft.

 

[Inthedetails]

National Hurricane Center
@NHC_Atlantic

Extreme winds from the eyewall of #Dorian in excess of 180 mph will affect the Abaco Islands during the next few hours. TAKE COVER NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. Move immediately to the safe room in your shelter. http://hurricanes.gov

National Hurricane Center on Twitter

 

[Inthedetails]

Currently at 180mph winds. I can't even imagine.

 

[mickey2942]

Ok, my ‘hood is going to get outer bands about 3-4pm today. I’m in Sarasota County near the airport. I don't think all the lawnmowers have stopped in 2 days. High grass means snakes so it gets cut lower. Bringing in stuff off the lanai now too.

People forget that with a storm this big, that the rain bands that never stop can be devastating. Nothing like 24 inches of rain in a day. We had ants crawling up the side of our house, it was like something out of a horror movie.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

HURRICANE DORIAN JACKSONVILLE CLOSURES: Area closures ahead of Hurricane Dorian

***The company's new 'Open Homes' program launched last week as Dorian threatened those living in Puerto Rico. Airbnb hosts can volunteer to open their homes for free for evacuees. Users can now look for homes in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the west coast of Florida on the Airbnb website.

Airbnb program offers free stays for Hurricane Dorian evacuees


***On Sunday, Uber announced they would be offering free rides of up to $20 for rides to and from state-approved storm shelters.

To take advantage of the deal, enter the promo code “DORIANRELIEF“ in the app, then select any of the state-approved Florida evacuation shelters. To use a promo code, open the Uber app, find the “payment” section and scroll down until you see “Add Promo Code”.
Uber offering free round-trip rides to storm shelters ahead of Hurricane Dorian


***Comcast announces that they will be opening its network of Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots throughout greater Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC, to anyone who needs them, including non-Xfinity customers, for free.

In order to get connected, both customers and non-customers should first visit Xfinity.com/wifi for a map of public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots.
Comcast to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots ahead of Hurricane Dorian

 

[enelram]

Currently at 180mph winds. I can't even imagine.

and that's sustained. Those winds are nearing
Tornado conditions.
Even concrete block homes are vulnerable in these winds as we saw in H. Andrew in S. Florida.

 

[enelram]

For anyone wanting to follow a science/weather/technical forum, there's a lot
of experienced hurricane watchers on this forum
and you can get a lot of nuances about the storm
even before it's announced in msm.
Tropical Headquarters

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Port Nassau live cam

Hurricane Dorian's winds reach 180 mph as storm is expected to stall over Bahamas, forecasters say - CNN

Updated 12:37 PM EDT, Sun September 01, 2019

180-mph sustained winds are bringing "catastrophic conditions" to the Abaco Islands, the National Hurricane Center said, and forecasters predict the Category 5 storm will remain over the Bahamas into Monday.

With gusts over 200 mph, Dorian has become "the strongest hurricane in modern records for the northwestern Bahamas," the center said.

 

[MsMarple]

Some more live web cams:
This one's a little clunky but if you zoom out on the map there are cam options all along the Fla. coast from Miami up to Daytona. Also has traffic cams on I-95. Great source IMO.
Hurricane Dorian Webcams
WATCH LIVE: Beach cams show Hurricane Dorian barreling in
Hurricane Dorian: See live cams in Florida with storm on track to hit Labor Day
Also check YouTube as there are a number of livestreams currently.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Some more live web cams:
This one's a little clunky but if you zoom out on the map there are cam options all along the Fla. coast from Miami up to Daytona. Also has traffic cams on I-95. Great source IMO.
Hurricane Dorian Webcams
WATCH LIVE: Beach cams show Hurricane Dorian barreling in
Hurricane Dorian: See live cams in Florida with storm on track to hit Labor Day
Also check YouTube as there are a number of livestreams currently.

Yes, I have come across two live feed videos that claim to be live but they are fake.

There are over two thousand people watching one that is a fake video with an open chat going . I reported them to YouTube but at times like this, people do strange things like putting up fake feeds.

 

[Inthedetails]

Yes, I have come across two live feed videos that claim to be live but they are fake.

There are over two thousand people watching one that is a fake video with an open chat going . I reported them to YouTube but at times like this, people do strange things like putting up fake feeds.

Yes, I've seen some fake/old videos too. Just like old photos of the Amazon fires that were going around. It's easy to get caught up in breaking news and not vet sources like we WSers know to do.

jmo

 

[JudgeJoe]

People forget that with a storm this big, that the rain bands that never stop can be devastating. Nothing like 24 inches of rain in a day. We had ants crawling up the side of our house, it was like something out of a horror movie.

Lol- we had that a few years back w those creepy moth larvae. Nobody does bugs quite like FL. Recently saw “Empire of the Ants” on Svengoolie. Worthwhile vintage FL horror flick. Good one to add to post hurricane download collection.

 

[?mysterian?]

Hurricane Dorian Update Statement

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft and
satellite data indicate that Dorian has made landfall at 1240 pm
EDT (1640 UTC) in Elbow Cay, Abacos. The winds have increased
to 185 mph (295 km/h) with the minimum central pressure falling to
911 mb (26.90 inches).



Wind gusts over 220 mph.

 

[JudgeJoe]

Hurricane Dorian Update Statement

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft and
satellite data indicate that Dorian has made landfall at 1240 pm
EDT (1640 UTC) in Elbow Cay, Abacos. The winds have increased
to 185 mph (295 km/h) with the minimum central pressure falling to
911 mb (26.90 inches).



Wind gusts over 220 mph.

Good God. Gusts of 220 beyond imagination. Lord protect those still there.

 

[KALI]

Prayers

 

[?mysterian?]

Hurricane Dorian Public Advisory

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 01 2019

...EYE OF CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE DORIAN OVER THE ABACOS ISLANDS IN
THE BAHAMAS...
...HEADING WITH ALL ITS FURY TOWARD GRAND BAHAMA...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...26.5N 77.1W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM OVER GREAT ABACO ISLAND
ABOUT 185 MI...295 KM E OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...911 MB...26.90 INCHES