TMS Storm Watch Thread 2008
9/4/08 | 08:16 AM
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TMS Storm Watch Thread 2008
We usually have these for past hurricane seasons and with TMS being in the center of the southeast, we know alot of folks that are direct paths of these storms coming through. I hope everyone is weathering out Gustav and Hanna fine and preparing for Ike that looks like its gonna be a bastard.
So Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard people, check in and let us know how your doing and what your experiencing.
Be safe.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
So Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard people, check in and let us know how your doing and what your experiencing.
Be safe.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
9/4/08 | 08:19 AM
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9/4/08 | 08:28 AM
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None of us do, but sadly, we dont get that choice 
9/4/08 | 10:06 AM
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Here in Massatucky we're supposed to see some tropical downpours and wind from Hanna on Saturday.
This will be a good test to see how my portable garage holds out with the wind.
This will be a good test to see how my portable garage holds out with the wind.
9/4/08 | 11:45 AM
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We are having a 9/11 Tribute Run to the Keys next weekend. Just hoping those outerbands of Ike don't ruin it. When the outer bands start to hit, it's mandatory evac of tourist's off the keys. (and that would include us). By the by we have 300 Mustangs registered for this event!!
9/4/08 | 11:48 AM
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Ah man, i hope it goes well for you guys.
9/4/08 | 01:50 PM
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Some of you guys might already have this page bookmarked, but for those who don't here's a link from the National Hurricane Center showing all the current storms and their projected paths up to five days out....
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
9/4/08 | 02:17 PM
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it could bring high winds and rain from South Carolina all the way to Maine.
Meanwhile, disaster planners cast a wary eye to a suddenly ferocious-looking Hurricane Ike strengthening in the Atlantic. And with power outages and other problems from Hurricane Gustav still lingering in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other relief groups could soon find themselves juggling fallout from three storms.
Rain and wind from Hanna could start as early as Friday night in the South, where some residents shuttered houses and stocked up on food and sandbags, coastal parks closed and schools canceled events and changed sports schedules.
Officials did not order people from their homes in advance of the storm, which was expected to make landfall early Saturday.
The governors of Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency, freeing up state resources for storm response. South Carolina opened several emergency shelters and restricted port hours and Gov. Mark Sanford urged people to leave flood-prone areas and mobile homes in two northern counties by Friday afternoon. In North Carolina, some schools prepared to open shelters and officials planned to close ports Friday.
Still, some coastal residents scoffed at what appeared to be a storm that could hit as a low-level hurricane after killing at least 61 people in Haiti.
Instead, they turned to the next worry brewing in the Atlantic: Ike, which strengthened quickly from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday. Forecasters said it was too early to say if and where Ike might threaten land.
"Ike is a very scary storm," said Mike Hughes, spokesman for a North Carolina power company that closely tracks hurricanes as they head through the Atlantic.
The line of storms comes on the heels of Gustav, whose aftermath had Louisiana residents living in shelters and without power. Aid agencies now face the task of trying to assist everyone potentially at risk from all the storms.
In 2004, the then-head of FEMA, David Paulison, said three major hurricanes in just over a month had strained _ but did not ultimately hobble _ the agency's resources and staffing.
On Thursday, FEMA officials said they prepared in advance for this season, sending teams to Louisiana while others planned for Hanna.
The American Red Cross was moving supplies, equipment and people into areas Hanna might affect, said spokesman Pat McCrummen. McCrummen said the organization has distributed 3.5 million meals to people affected by Gustav and supplies for the East Coast were in nearby warehouses.
Hanna chugged just east of the Bahamas Thursday with winds near 65 mph, though forecasters said it could return to hurricane strength Friday before reaching the U.S. coast.
A hurricane watch was issued for Edisto Beach, S.C., north to Okracoke Inlet, N.C., while a tropical storm watch was issued from Edisto Beach south to Altamaha Sound, Ga.
South Carolina planned to send 70 state troopers to monitor traffic along evacuation routes. The state National Guard said its troops were not asked to assist and would likely be released from duty. But in Charleston, south of where the storm was expected to hit, officials passed out 10,000 sandbags and urged residents in low-lying areas to head inland.
Hundreds of miles north, emergency managers in New England also planned for Hanna, which forecasters said could hit this weekend with heavy rain and strong winds. In Providence, R.I., workers cleared storm drains and stocked up on sandbags and residents were urged to stock up on batteries and first aid supplies.
In Massachusetts, emergency managers also kept a close eye on the storm track.
"If nothing else it's a good dress rehearsal for Ike if Ike were to come," said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
In Kure Beach, N.C., a few houses, a trailer and a real estate office were boarded up and the town hall had metal storm shutters.
Jimbo Andrews nursed a Coke at a local watering hole where bartender Kassie Jones made plans for a Friday night hurricane party. Andrews said he keeps hurricane supplies at his house year-round and planned to leave if Ike hit.
As for Hanna? It looked to get him out of some weekend yard work.
"No sense in going to the trouble when you got a storm coming," he said.
Meanwhile, disaster planners cast a wary eye to a suddenly ferocious-looking Hurricane Ike strengthening in the Atlantic. And with power outages and other problems from Hurricane Gustav still lingering in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other relief groups could soon find themselves juggling fallout from three storms.
Rain and wind from Hanna could start as early as Friday night in the South, where some residents shuttered houses and stocked up on food and sandbags, coastal parks closed and schools canceled events and changed sports schedules.
Officials did not order people from their homes in advance of the storm, which was expected to make landfall early Saturday.
The governors of Virginia and North Carolina declared states of emergency, freeing up state resources for storm response. South Carolina opened several emergency shelters and restricted port hours and Gov. Mark Sanford urged people to leave flood-prone areas and mobile homes in two northern counties by Friday afternoon. In North Carolina, some schools prepared to open shelters and officials planned to close ports Friday.
Still, some coastal residents scoffed at what appeared to be a storm that could hit as a low-level hurricane after killing at least 61 people in Haiti.
Instead, they turned to the next worry brewing in the Atlantic: Ike, which strengthened quickly from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday. Forecasters said it was too early to say if and where Ike might threaten land.
"Ike is a very scary storm," said Mike Hughes, spokesman for a North Carolina power company that closely tracks hurricanes as they head through the Atlantic.
The line of storms comes on the heels of Gustav, whose aftermath had Louisiana residents living in shelters and without power. Aid agencies now face the task of trying to assist everyone potentially at risk from all the storms.
In 2004, the then-head of FEMA, David Paulison, said three major hurricanes in just over a month had strained _ but did not ultimately hobble _ the agency's resources and staffing.
On Thursday, FEMA officials said they prepared in advance for this season, sending teams to Louisiana while others planned for Hanna.
The American Red Cross was moving supplies, equipment and people into areas Hanna might affect, said spokesman Pat McCrummen. McCrummen said the organization has distributed 3.5 million meals to people affected by Gustav and supplies for the East Coast were in nearby warehouses.
Hanna chugged just east of the Bahamas Thursday with winds near 65 mph, though forecasters said it could return to hurricane strength Friday before reaching the U.S. coast.
A hurricane watch was issued for Edisto Beach, S.C., north to Okracoke Inlet, N.C., while a tropical storm watch was issued from Edisto Beach south to Altamaha Sound, Ga.
South Carolina planned to send 70 state troopers to monitor traffic along evacuation routes. The state National Guard said its troops were not asked to assist and would likely be released from duty. But in Charleston, south of where the storm was expected to hit, officials passed out 10,000 sandbags and urged residents in low-lying areas to head inland.
Hundreds of miles north, emergency managers in New England also planned for Hanna, which forecasters said could hit this weekend with heavy rain and strong winds. In Providence, R.I., workers cleared storm drains and stocked up on sandbags and residents were urged to stock up on batteries and first aid supplies.
In Massachusetts, emergency managers also kept a close eye on the storm track.
"If nothing else it's a good dress rehearsal for Ike if Ike were to come," said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
In Kure Beach, N.C., a few houses, a trailer and a real estate office were boarded up and the town hall had metal storm shutters.
Jimbo Andrews nursed a Coke at a local watering hole where bartender Kassie Jones made plans for a Friday night hurricane party. Andrews said he keeps hurricane supplies at his house year-round and planned to leave if Ike hit.
As for Hanna? It looked to get him out of some weekend yard work.
"No sense in going to the trouble when you got a storm coming," he said.
9/4/08 | 03:06 PM
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Link to visible loop image. This will be dark at night.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...eseastvis.html
Link to IR loop image. Use this one at night.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...oeseastir.html
Link to water vapor loop. This one is neat.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...oeseastwv.html
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...eseastvis.html
Link to IR loop image. Use this one at night.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...oeseastir.html
Link to water vapor loop. This one is neat.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/east/a...oeseastwv.html
9/5/08 | 11:38 PM
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thats a good thing 
9/6/08 | 04:36 AM
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We have the first band coming through now. No big deal. The worst of it is supposed to happen overnight for us.
If you scroll up and look at the setellite pics that keep updating, you can see how well formed Ike is now.
If you scroll up and look at the setellite pics that keep updating, you can see how well formed Ike is now.
