[JViello]

Originally Posted by wavehunter007

I guess you and I are the only weather geeks who are in awe of nature…

Oh you are not alone...I just try to avoid the hysteria aspect and/or not show glee when I know these storms may take human life.

[kidyankee764]

It's going more and more out to sea.

[AnonChick]

Crossing the street may take human life too. I try not to take it too seriously. I'd spend too much time being worried, or afraid. It's much more fun to imagine foraging through the debris of what was once my home for a battery pack for my blender, and mixing pina coladas with the hailstones when the ice in the freezer finally melts.

And then sailing upon the sea of sewage atop my dresser, sipping my pina colada. I'd wave to my neighbors, the Rat family, as I float by their new home, which they made out of an old leather boot scavenged from the attic across the street.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

It's going more and more out to sea.

You mean it's following the gulf stream?

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Crossing the street may take human life too. I try not to take it too seriously. I'd spend too much time being worried, or afraid. It's much more fun to imagine foraging through the debris of what was once my home for a battery pack for my blender, and mixing pina coladas with the hailstones when the ice in the freezer finally melts.

And then sailing upon the sea of sewage atop my dresser, sipping my pina colada. I'd wave to my neighbors, the Rat family, as I float by their new home, which they made out of an old leather boot scavenged from the attic across the street.

You're supposed to cook with red wine...

[jp03]

Originally Posted by cambium

wavehunter! I just took this at sunset from my roof. Earl's outer band clouds. Georgous isn't it? Now i heard the radius of tropical force winds will be larger in northeast then in north carolina..if thats the case then the worry is back on. Gees.

wow...a cloud..never seen that before

[ctwhitechin]

not too much wind forecast for New Haven tomorrow

Windfinder - Wind & weather forecast New Haven

I'm about 30 miles north of there but I'll be hiding under my bed anyway tomorrow

Chatham MA, and the islands will see some wind. My home of Long Island will also see some wind.

be happy this was a close call.

[nep321]

People are overreacting to this hurricane. I doubt it will be any threat to CT.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by nep321

People are overreacting to this hurricane. I doubt it will be any threat to CT.

Not anymore. I'll admit, being a boat owner and living in a low-lying neighborhood not far from the water, I was a little nervous on Mon-Tues. Since Wednesday, though, it was obvious where the storm was going.

It's sunny in Branford!

[7 Wishes]

They just downgraded it to a Cat 1 while still well off the coast of Maryland (weakening much sooner than expected), though it's only moving NNE, not NE as they thought it would by this time. Sounds like it will be a nuisance to Cape Cod and just that. I guess thankfully the "historically warm northeast waters" were still too cool for it.......

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

They just downgraded it to a Cat 1 while still well off the coast of Maryland (weakening much sooner than expected), though it's only moving NNE, not NE as they thought it would by this time. Sounds like it will be a nuisance to Cape Cod and just that. I guess thankfully the "historically warm northeast waters" were still too cool for it.......

I think wind shear and the fact the the hurricane didn't move fast enough once it reached the Outer Banks also helped reduce the intensity. Right now in the last half hour, it really started geting humid, and the rain is picking up and it's now a little breezy. NHC has dropped all warnings/watches along the Mid Atlantic coast...and west of New Haven. So it looks like the only effects, will be far southeast New England. Right now the center is about 300 miles south of New Haven/New London, CT.

Here is an interesting pic NASA made this morning:




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