BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2020 Get familiar with the next two hurricanes. Week of the 24th could be an interesting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, BuffJim said: Get familiar with the next two hurricanes. Week of the 24th could be an interesting one. I thought this was gonna be a picture of your daughter and ex. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Share #3 Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Philander Seabury said: I thought this was gonna be a picture of your daughter and ex. Here they are. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 16, 2020 At the eternal flame a few weeks ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 16, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 16, 2020 Do the MOJ wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted August 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 16, 2020 Good thing I just got my NC beach trip in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted August 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Good thing I just got my NC beach trip in. Was it pretty rainy? One of the two upcoming storms could affect the East Coast. The other Seems headed below Cuba. I’m basing my predictions on one internet tweet from a hurricane chaser, so take them with a grain assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted August 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Do the MOJ wave. MOJ wave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted August 16, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, BuffJim said: Was it pretty rainy? One of the two upcoming storms could affect the East Coast. The other Seems headed below Cuba. I’m basing my predictions on one internet tweet from a hurricane chaser, so take them with a grain assault. We had storms last night, and rain on Friday during the afternoon, but otherwise a really nice week of weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted August 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, BuffJim said: MOJ wave? MJO is a tropical weather thing. The Madden Julian Oscillation. We all know what that can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 16, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 16, 2020 38 minutes ago, BuffJim said: MOJ wave? First I fucked up. It's the MJO wave or oscillation. Here it is: A hemispheric-scale wave of increased moisture and lift called the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is moving eastward through the Pacific Ocean. When the increased moisture and lift reaches a tropical ocean basin, the chance of getting a tropical depression or storm is increased for a week or so. (MORE: What Is the Madden-Julian Oscillation?) In the heart of hurricane season, this MJO wave can also lead to tropical cyclone outbreaks as the wave passes. Tropical cyclone outbreaks are quick bursts of activity consisting of three or more tropical depressions or storms in a week or two in one basin. This MJO wave is expected to have its peak influence on the Atlantic in the final 10 days of the month before moving out of the Atlantic sometime in early September. It is far too early to know where storms could form, or how many will form in this period, but we all should be prepared, especially going into the peak of hurricane season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 16, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, BuffJim said: Here they are. So @Randomguy’s real name is Marco? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted August 19, 2020 Things are heating up. 3 Atlantic systems expected to develop. We could have Laura by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted August 22, 2020 Now Laura and Marco are forecast to make landfall a few miles apart from each other in Louisiana, both as Cat 1 Hurricanes. Two days apart. Never seen this before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 22, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 22, 2020 Here in the Mid-Atlantic, the major concern when a hurricane's coming isn't usually damage from winds - except for frequent power losses due to downed trees, the main worry is flooding. Laura is barely expected to reach hurricane wind speeds, 80-90 mph at landfall. But look at its projected path - right up the Mississippi to southern Illinois. I wonder what the flooding situation is going to be in Louisiana, Missouri, and Mississippi? And then Marco may follow right behind Laura up the Mississippi! Potentially "Hurricane Marco?" I remember the old joke that's now decades out of date: "Why don't they name hurricanes with boy's names?" "Because they'd have to call it a himacane." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted August 23, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 23, 2020 What I find most annoying is that they're saying Laura is pronounced Looruh. Wasn't Isaias bad enough for pronunciation? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 23, 2020 Share #17 Posted August 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Kirby said: What I find most annoying is that they're saying Laura is pronounced Looruh. Wasn't Isaias bad enough for pronunciation? Pro nouns are a pain in the ass no matter how they are spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 23, 2020 Share #18 Posted August 23, 2020 What is today’s update? Weather heads are all over tv but I don’t trust them. I trust Death Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted August 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Airehead said: What is today’s update? Weather heads are all over tv but I don’t trust them. I trust Death Jim. Laura for the win. Marco won’t be remembered. Laura may become a powerful hurricane before landfall Wed-Thurs between Houston and New Orleans. Keep your eyes on Laura. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted August 23, 2020 Share #20 Posted August 23, 2020 I saw a photo of six simultaneous water spouts on the Gulf today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 23, 2020 Share #21 Posted August 23, 2020 10 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Pro nouns are a pain in the ass no matter how they are spoken. Amateur nouns are no fun either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #22 Posted August 24, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #23 Posted August 24, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted August 24, 2020 Laura’s turning into quite the overachiever. Good thing we don’t have any real bonified Texans here*. * Dallas metroplex doesn’t count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #25 Posted August 24, 2020 I want and need rain. I do not want devastation of any ilk on the gulf coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #26 Posted August 24, 2020 23 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I saw a photo of six simultaneous water spouts on the Gulf today. Got a link? That sounds wicked cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #27 Posted August 24, 2020 23 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Amateur nouns are no fun either. That's because most of them come from behind the iron curtain and are just pretending to be amateur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 24, 2020 Share #28 Posted August 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: That's because most of them come from behind the iron curtain and are just pretending to be amateur. Probably doped to the eyeballs, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 24, 2020 Share #29 Posted August 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Got a link? That sounds wicked cool. https://www.fox5ny.com/news/six-waterspouts-filmed-swirling-at-once-in-gulf-of-mexico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #30 Posted August 25, 2020 Overwhelmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 25, 2020 Share #31 Posted August 25, 2020 So Marco didnt live up to the hype but Laura might do so because she has remained steadfast and serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Airehead said: So Marco didnt live up to the hype but Laura might do so because she has remained steadfast and serious? She persisted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #33 Posted August 25, 2020 This is the most boring weather mayhem thread in a while! Even the six waterspouts was underwhelming What gives???? Is someone gonna find a way to goose this topic or should we look to the future and some other storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share #34 Posted August 25, 2020 Wait til the next update. It might get more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share #35 Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: This is the most boring weather mayhem thread in a while! Even the six waterspouts was underwhelming What gives???? Is someone gonna find a way to goose this topic or should we look to the future and some other storm? 2020 has changed your expectations. A simple catastrophe isn’t enough anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #36 Posted August 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, BuffJim said: 2020 has changed your expectations. A simple catastrophe isn’t enough anymore. Hey, 50% of this thread has already fizzled. That's like being sold a hot dog with no bun! WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 25, 2020 Share #37 Posted August 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Airehead said: So Marco didnt live up to the hype but Laura might do so because she has remained steadfast and serious? Like a woman scorned... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #38 Posted August 25, 2020 I always hope hurricanes will hit low-population areas or lose strength before landfall. I've always lived on high ground, but have had friends and relatives greatly harmed by the floods involved with hurricanes. In 1972 after Hurricane Agnes, we tried to figure out how to get from Baltimore to Wilkes-Barre, PA - which was under a record Susquehanna flood - to bring food, etc. to relatives. We couldn't get out of Maryland. A lot of people in the Wilkes-Barre, PA and Ellicott City, MD areas committed suicide after Agnes, despite the federal disaster relief. In 2011, my Basement was flooded with 3 feet of water due to 3 days with no electrical power. Hurricanes are no fun - except in college when a bunch of foolish friends and I had a contest to see who could lean straight forward, into the 120 mph wind, without our faces touching the ground. We all got about 1' above the ground with the wind holding our bodies up. We were lucky we didn't get seriously whacked by debris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 25, 2020 Share #39 Posted August 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, MickinMD said: I've always lived on high ground, but have had friends and relatives greatly harmed by the floods involved with hurricanes. In 1972 after Hurricane Agnes, we tried to figure out how to get from Baltimore to Wilkes-Barre, PA - which was under a record Susquehanna flood - to bring food, etc. to relatives. We couldn't get out of Maryland. Would you hit the Susquehanna before Harrisburg? They have a lot of bridges up that way, too (several train ones, though)! But in '72? Maybe not. We did get "stuck" up in Philly at my cousin's wedding several years ago when the big I-95 bridge was closed due to high winds from a hurricane/tropical storm moving up through VA/MD/DE/PA at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share #40 Posted August 26, 2020 Cat 4 and still strengthening. Port Arthur, Beaumont, Cameron and Morgan City all look to take a beating. Even Shreveport and Little Rock. Houston looks to have dodged a bullet, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #41 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, BuffJim said: Cat 4 and still strengthening. Port Arthur, Beaumont, Cameron and Morgan City all look to take a beating. Even Shreveport and Little Rock. Houston looks to have dodged a bullet, mostly. To be fair, this is about Laura AND Marco. I am hurt we're not getting Marco updates anymore It's why I moved to the other thread focused solely on Laura! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share #42 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: To be fair, this is about Laura AND Marco. I am hurt we're not getting Marco updates anymore It's why I moved to the other thread focused solely on Laura! When it’s all said and done, we’ll be able to say Laura and Marco combined for 352 fatalities (or whatever the number ends up at). In the same way that I can say that Babe Ruth and I combined for 714 career home runs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 26, 2020 Share #43 Posted August 26, 2020 Should I be worried about Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share #44 Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Airehead said: Should I be worried about Houston? The forecasters are saying no, a near miss. But you look at the satellite and think, man, if it doesn’t turn north it will slam into Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share #45 Posted August 26, 2020 3 hours ago, BuffJim said: Cat 4 and still strengthening. Port Arthur, Beaumont, Cameron and Morgan City all look to take a beating. Even Shreveport and Little Rock. Houston looks to have dodged a bullet, mostly. Meant to say Lake Charles, not Morgan City. Weather channel announcer just said, he hopes everyone evacuated Lake Charles, or we’ll be seeing helicopters rescuing people off their roofs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #46 Posted August 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, BuffJim said: Meant to say Lake Charles, not Morgan City. Weather channel announcer just said, he hopes everyone evacuated Lake Charles, or we’ll be seeing helicopters rescuing people off their roofs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted August 26, 2020 Share #47 Posted August 26, 2020 So...a little rain and some more rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share #48 Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: So...a little rain and some more rain? And breezy. Latest update is 150mph. That’s enough to curl your hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 26, 2020 Share #49 Posted August 26, 2020 27 minutes ago, BuffJim said: The forecasters are saying no, a near miss. But you look at the satellite and think, man, if it doesn’t turn north it will slam into Houston. We have Airedales there and I worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 26, 2020 Share #50 Posted August 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, BuffJim said: And breezy. Latest update is 150mph. That’s enough to curl your hair. RG has been planning for these sorts of winds for years! He is impervious to hair curling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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