Dan Gould Posted September 2, 2004 Author Report Posted September 2, 2004 WOOH! This current (8 AM) trajectory just shifted signficantly to the west, but nothing else is updated so I don't know what the projection is as far as landfall. But it looks like Vero is less under the gun, and maybe Palm Beach is more .... Not good! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Okay Evan, Now what the heck does that show?? With Dan's picture, we can see where it's heading. How about one of those fancy charts? Quote
JSngry Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Now what the heck does that show?? A world of hurt, if I'm reading it right... Quote
BERIGAN Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) It shows that just like the Red Sox, the storm peaked too early! The was perfect just a few days ago... Hopefully, the storm will keep weakening, it is still going to dump a shitload of rain, and we saw what happened in Virginia a few days back, we saw what "just" rain can do...this storm is massive.... Oh, the Sox can weaken in a few weeks, but strengthen again in time for the playoffs...and beat the damn Yankees!!! I believe, I believe, it's silly, but I believe Edited September 4, 2004 by BERIGAN Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Damn, it's definitely going over Abaco Island in the Bahamas. I lived there for three years as a kid... Poor little island; nothing much there anyway. Hope the Hopetown lighthouse holds up... Quote
king ubu Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 I wish you all the best of luck! Can't do much more than that, I'm afraid - hope you don't get hit too hard. ubu Quote
Dan Gould Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Posted September 3, 2004 Feeder bands have come ashore, so I guess the hurricane is upon us ... can't speak for the rest of the board members in the viscinity, but we're in pretty good shape at this point, preparation wise. Just need to put the hurricane shutters on the sliding glass doors, and since we need to let the dog out, I'm not ready to turn the place into a cave just quite yet! You know, with the name of this storm, I'm really surprised no one hasn't posted a great line from this cinematic classic: As Sgt Hulka said, "Lighten up, Francis!" Quote
Free For All Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 Hunker down, folks! Good luck! Sounds like it's lost a bit of steam. Hopefully it won't recharge before it hits the coast. Quote
Dan Gould Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Posted September 3, 2004 Well I am pleased to report that as of 7 pm tonite, the Goulds are locked down and as secure as we can be. Looks like we may be waiting a bit longer for this thing to get close, but better to be ready now, even if it means living in a cave TFN. Quote
RainyDay Posted September 3, 2004 Report Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) Every time we have an earthquake, we get letters to the editor from all over the country telling us that god is punishing us for our evil ways. Two hurricanes in a month? He must REALLY be pissed off. B-) Seriously, be safe, Florida. Edited September 3, 2004 by RainyDay Quote
Big Wheel Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 (edited) Before and after: (link) Edited September 4, 2004 by Big Wheel Quote
BERIGAN Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Hope all the folks in FL are OK! The feeder bands are already really hitting West Palm Beach, and my Dad heard parts of Florida might get 20 inches of rain before this slow moving storm is through, which would be beyond bad!!!! Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Of course, read phonetically, the title of this thread is "France is coming to get us" which is, all things considered, not so bad. 32-hour work week! Red wine in the drinking fountains! Sign me up! Yes, I kept passing over this thread because I thought it was a misplaced Berigan political topic... Dan, stay safe & hold on tight! Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Hope Dan has completed battening down the hatches and is all right: Frances Stalls, Knocks Out Power in Fla. By ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press Writer FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying. The wind uprooted trees and peeled off roofs; coastal waters resembled a churning hot tub. The storm's slow-motion assault — Frances crawled toward Florida at just 5 mph before stalling over warm water — came more than a day later than predicted. The eye of the storm wasn't expected to hit east-central Florida until early Sunday. En route, Frances shattered windows, toppled power lines and flooded neighborhoods in the Bahamas, driving thousands from their homes. The Freeport airport was partially submerged in water. Frances' arrival came three weeks after Hurricane Charley killed 27 people and caused billions of dollars in damage in southwestern Florida. For some Floridians, the second storm couldn't arrive soon enough. "I just want it to be quick. Just get it over with," said Woodeline Jadis, 20, tired of waiting at a shelter in Orlando. The storm's leading edge reached the Florida coast early Saturday, and about 300 miles of coastline remained under a hurricane warning. Frances was so big that virtually the entire state feared damage from wind and the more than foot of rain that forecasters said was possible. "This is going to be a tough ride for us over the next few days," Gov. Jeb Bush said. The largest evacuation in state history, with 2.8 million residents ordered inland, sent 70,000 residents and tourists into shelters. The storm shut down much of Florida, including airports and amusement parks, at the start of the usually busy Labor Day weekend. Some evacuees, frustrated by Frances' sluggish pace, decided to leave shelters Saturday and return later. Deborah Nicholas dashed home from a Fort Pierce shelter to take a shower, but stayed only a few minutes when the lights started flickering and trees began popping out of the ground. She has slept in a deck chair at a high school cafeteria since Wednesday. "I'm going stir crazy," Nicholas said. "I'm going to be in a straitjacket by Monday. I don't know how much longer I can take it. Have mercy." Ron and Virginia Pastuch went home after spending two days at a Palm Bay shelter. Pastuch said he had never been in a shelter before. "It's the first time, and the last time, too," he said. Residents could take comfort that Frances weakened as it lingered off the coast. Forecasters downgraded it to a Category 2 hurricane as sustained winds receded to 105 mph, down from 145 earlier. The rain forecast was less ominous than the 20 inches first feared, but still enough to cause widespread flooding. Wind gusts reached 91 mph at Jupiter Inlet north of West Palm Beach. Florida Power & Light pulled crews off the streets because of heavy wind, meaning hundreds of thousands of customers would have to wait for power until the storm subsided. Roads, streets and beaches were mostly deserted — the occasional surfer notwithstanding. Roads were littered with palm fronds and other debris. Businesses were shuttered and even gas stations were closed, their empty pumps covered with shrink wrap. Not everyone stayed home: Two men were charged with looting for trying to break into a Brevard County church. As the weather worsened, a yacht adrift on the Intercoastal Waterway struggled for more than half an hour in choppy water to anchor in West Palm Beach before tying up to a dock. Other boats bobbed like toys. The roof and a door were blown off a hangar at Palm Beach International Airport. Kevin Palmer, a photographer in Palm Beach County, said the wind blew so hard at his front door that it was making the copper weather stripping around it vibrate and shriek violently. "It's become our high-gust alarm," Palmer said. "It sets the tone for your ambiance when you've got the rumbling outside, you have this screeching from the weather stripping and you keep wondering if that thumping you just heard is another tree going over or a coconut going flying." By early afternoon, Frances was centered about 70 miles east of Palm Beach and moving to the west-northwest. The storm had redeveloped an eye about 70 miles across, indicating that it could strengthen slightly while over warm open water between the Bahamas and the coast, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (news - web sites) said. Hurricane-force wind extended outward up to 105 miles from its center. Once the storm makes land, it will take 12 to 15 hours to cross the peninsula, the hurricane center said. Frances was expected to push across the state as a tropical storm just north of Tampa, weaken to a tropical depression and drench the Panhandle on Monday before moving into Alabama. The ninth named storm of the season grew stronger Saturday in the far eastern Atlantic. Tropical Storm Ivan was about 1,575 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles with winds of 60 mph. Quote
Tjazz Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Power is gone in Fort Lauderdale. Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 we still have power in miami, but it is VERY windy!! Quote
Big Wheel Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Yeah, about 30 mph winds here in southern Miami-Dade, I would guess. I'll try and take a picture if there's a break in the rain. Quote
Big Wheel Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 Conditions are actually considerably worse at the moment, but I darted outside about 15 minutes ago and snapped a few pictures.... link (I'd link to them directly, but apparently the blog host doesn't allow it.) Quote
Tjazz Posted September 4, 2004 Report Posted September 4, 2004 I think the hurricane is passing north of Fort Lauderdale, closer to Palm Beach. Miami should be OK. Quote
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