HEADS UP: Helene Is Now Officially a Category *4* Hurricane... and Heading for Florida, Appalachia

[TBoneTX 45,251]

1 hour ago, Neonred said:

899 mbar pressure.  In the top 6 strength of all time storms in the Atlantic basin.  

Holy mackerel, plus whatever other sea life is tossed onshore.  This is even lower than the (?) 942 mbar of the unnamed hurricane that turned Indianola, TX into matchsticks in 1886.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Can't immediately find the NOAA site about the Indianola 'cane.  Here's an article (mostly) about the first 'cane there, in 1875:

http://alvyray.com/Family/Stories/Indianola.htm

 

Back then, Indianola was rivaling Galveston as Texas' chief port -- the former chiefly for immigration, the latter for commerce.  Today, Indianola consists of only a few fishermen's casas and a statue of LaSalle, gazing 400 yards over Matagorda Bay where the old townsite remains submerged.

Edited October 8 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,251]

I was wrong -- the 1886 Indianola 'cane was a Category 4 at 925 mbar, 130-mph winds.  Only a few later 'canes had lower pressure, two of them Camille (1969, and not by much) and Michael (2018).

 

Interesting chart:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html

 

Narrative summary, with photos of Indianola before:

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/es/hurricane_blog/130th-anniversary-of-indianola-hurricane/

 

The 1875 'cane was Cat 3, 955 mbar.

 

I hate hurricanes.

Edited October 8 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Here's the chart that I was looking for!

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastint.shtml

 

See if any 'canes that have affected you are listed here.

 

Of all U.S. 'canes from 1851 through 2004, the second Indianola 'cane still ranks 4th.

[slim 1,523]

A little birdie told me there was talk about guns, suppressors, the breakdown of the rule of law and all other types of fun stuff going on over here on VJ. 

I'M BACK!!!! 

Hang in there, Neon. Y'all look like you're in for quite the storm in the coming days. I haven't been down to Florida in a while but my schedule is pretty open the next few months. If it's going to hit as hard as they're saying, I may just have to head down there for some storm relief work. Maybe I'll see you around! 

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

6 minutes ago, slim said:

A little birdie told me there was talk about guns, suppressors, the breakdown of the rule of law and all other types of fun stuff going on over here on VJ. 

I'M BACK!!!! 

Hang in there, Neon. Y'all look like you're in for quite the storm in the coming days. I haven't been down to Florida in a while but my schedule is pretty open the next few months. If it's going to hit as hard as they're saying, I may just have to head down there for some storm relief work. Maybe I'll see you around! 

make sure you get free dental work if you go there. 

[slim 1,523]

I may need some! 

A few months ago my wallet was stolen and I didn't realize when I cancelled my cards my dental insurance was set to autopay on one of them. After the next office visit I got hit with a $750 bill that didn't make any sense. "Why didn't my insurance cover this?" 

Whoops! 

[TBoneTX 45,251]

1 hour ago, slim said:

I'M BACK!!!! 

SLIMMMMMMMMMM!  Du-u-de!  A reminder of when the RUB forum was wild.   

[TBoneTX 45,251]

10 Clever Ways To Smuggle Humanitarian Supplies Past FEMA

 

[...] The Babylon Bee has conducted extensive research to come up with the following list of surefire ways to smuggle humanitarian aid past FEMA:  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/10-clever-ways-to-smuggle-humanitarian-supplies-past-fema

[Dashinka 24,479]

Are Hurricanes Getting Worse?

 

That “climate change” — undefined and usually unquantified — is making weather patterns more adverse is a given among the chattering classes, but it always is useful to examine the actual underlying data. A prominent example appeared in a recent column in The Hill, in which reporter Rachel Frazin argues that “Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows.” Frazin notes as well that:

• “The proportion of hurricanes that fall into these more intense categories 4 and 5 are expected to increase as the planet heats up, according to the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…”
• “Peak hurricane wind speeds are also expected to rise.”

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/10/07/are_hurricanes_getting_worse_1063500.html

[Pooky 3,780]

7 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Are Hurricanes Getting Worse?

 

That “climate change” — undefined and usually unquantified — is making weather patterns more adverse is a given among the chattering classes, but it always is useful to examine the actual underlying data. A prominent example appeared in a recent column in The Hill, in which reporter Rachel Frazin argues that “Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows.” Frazin notes as well that:

• “The proportion of hurricanes that fall into these more intense categories 4 and 5 are expected to increase as the planet heats up, according to the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…”
• “Peak hurricane wind speeds are also expected to rise.”

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/10/07/are_hurricanes_getting_worse_1063500.html

Meteorologists are the only people to get things wrong more than 50% of the time and still get paid for it. 😎

 

Climatologists just hide how much they get wrong over a vastly longer period of time.

[Neonred 3,562]

Well, Milton is scary.  I'm not feeling bad as it seems the eye will be north of me.  After experiencing many hurricanes over the years a direct/near direct hit by the eye is what scares me now.  Sure we will lose power and have downed trees and a mess to clean up while those closer to the beach will suffer the worst from storm surge.  Watching TV may not be a great idea.  Now landfall has shifted closer and with that the storm surge possibilities and severity have increased.  My office could end up with 1 or 2 feet of salt water inside.  I told my wife if that happens it will be early retirement.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Milton is shaping up to be an absolute illegitimate male child.  Prayers.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Hurricane Helene reveals a rudderless White House — and an inept Harris' flaws

 

The failure of the Biden-Harris administration to take charge of urgently needed rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene underscores a key question:  Who is really running this White House?

Right now, we have no clear answer.

President Biden's and Vice President Kamala Harris' cavalier indifference to the Americans fighting to survive in the disaster zone has left us — both longtime Democrats — speechless.  [...]

 

https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/opinion/helene-reveals-a-rudderless-white-house-and-harris-flaws/

[TBoneTX 45,251]

FEMA Warns They Don't Have The Resources To Block Humanitarian Aid For Next Hurricane

 

TAMPA, FL — FEMA announced this week they don't have enough resources to block any outside humanitarian aid coming into Florida and surrounding states ahead of Hurricane Milton.

"It's a shame, really," FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told the press.  "We wish we had more money to construct quality blockades and hire the personnel needed to keep good samaritans from delivering life-saving aid to stranded residents.  Unfortunately, the resources just aren't there."  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/fema-warns-they-dont-have-the-resources-to-block-humanitarian-aid-for-next-hurricane