Hurricane Irene (day, locations, North, date)

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Geez, every year Wilma's ranking goes higher and higher. When she came through, they said she was a Cat 2 with some Cat 3 gusts. Now she was a Cat 4? Interesting.

I think this will move off and scrape by FL, not actually making a direct hit.

I was hoping that one computer model was right and that it would go straight to the Gulf and hopefully up to TX.

NOT because I want anyone in TX to lose anything but because TX so desperately needs the rain and if she had managed to work her way in to the Gulf, she could have picked up strength and given them some good rain.

Sorry, Texas. I feel bad for you guys with this drought and all this never ending heat.

Thanks for the link to the other site about Irene...will be watching;
mainly just to see if my former place of residency is spared or if I have to worry about a few people and a lot of the animals I got to know, there.

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by vaughanwilliams

I didn't know Central Florida was so dry-here in Tampa Bay, we're 10 inches over normal. We've had 40+ inches so far this year.

It's dry when you take into consideration the aquifer levels around the state. Ten extra inches is nothing to recharge with.

[greatblueheron]

5pm...Most recent NOAA map shows projection of turn to right, scraping by FL with hit from Charleston/Myrtle Beach SC to Wilmington, NC areas....

Good luck to all...this is my first summer on the Charleston coast!

[trlhiker]

Originally Posted by cruxan

irene's center went right over us,, first half was a dud,, second half was rain and wind up the yin yang power is out.. but everyting is ok, no damage.. just some roughed up palm leaves... we were lucky that storm was not a cat 3 or higher.. it was a direct of a hit as one could get!!!

Glad yall are safe. Doesn't look good for some place on the east coast.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by trlhiker

Glad yall are safe. Doesn't look good for some place on the east coast.

looking like the carolina's,, storm is taking a simular path as hurricane hugo 1989..

[trlhiker]

Irene is a cat 2 now. New models should come out in the next few hours, so we will see if the track changes or not.

[Nomadicus]

One more shift east and I won't even be in the cone.

[FlyMIA]

I think they have it making that turn a bit too early. The 5pm had the storm turning north a bit later then the previous two tracks wont surprise me if it changes a small amount for 11pm. But right now looks like the Carolina's are what will get the worst of it, Strong 2 or 3. Looks like Nassau may get a direct hit. South Florida just some tropical storm type stuff. But still the next 24 hours are crucial.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

One more shift east and I won't even be in the cone.

could turn into a cat 4,, you might not want to be in it

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by cruxan

could turn into a cat 4,, you might not want to be in it

I ain't skeered. I went through Donna, Charley, Francis, Jean, and a lot more. Besides I'm on a hill. No flooding here. Charley has done removed weak trees. She would have to be a cat 5 for me to see a cat 3.