wow. thats one big bastard

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-11 04:55pm

Isabel is roaring toward the US. It is the most powerful hurricane since Mitch destroyed much of Honduras and Guatemala in 1998.

*applies hurricane repellant spray

edit:

hereis the projected path. Looks to me like the Carolinas may me in deep shit next week.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-11 05:00pm

See nothing,i guess Isabel trashed their server.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-11 05:07pm

260 mph sustained winds?!?!?!?!!!

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-09-11 05:08pm

Wow, that thing is a beast. I'm no meteorologist, but aren't storms that strong so far out kinda rare?

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-09-11 05:21pm

Alferd Packer wrote:Wow, that thing is a beast. I'm no meteorologist, but aren't storms that strong so far out kinda rare?

Not really. They're atleast two every decade. Though some wind down before hitting land. Category 5s are common; though not as frequent as others

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-11 05:22pm

StormTrooperTR889 wrote:260 mph sustained winds?!?!?!?!!!

No thats kilometers per hour, at least according to the track projection, I cant access the main site.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-11 05:30pm

I predict that thing hits florida. she's a beautiful storm, though.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/im ... 1245z2.jpg

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-09-11 05:31pm

Chardok wrote:I predict that thing hits florida. she's a beautiful storm, though.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/im ... 1245z2.jpg

Jumpin' jesus.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-11 05:38pm

Holy Shit, that thing's so large she's curved instead of flat...

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2003-09-11 05:41pm

Dear lord, that's a storm of storms.

Get the hell out of the way, that's for sure!

Agent R · Post by **Agent R** » 2003-09-11 06:48pm

Thank goodness I'm on the other coast!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-11 06:50pm

Thank goodness I'm not on a coast, period.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-11 07:00pm

Hah, the PERFECT STORM.

Thank God my island has had only a mild twister at Beachy Head in the past few months.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-09-11 07:07pm

*looks at storm, looks at path*

Uhh, anyone inland and/or up north wanna take on an extra person for a few days/weeks? That is one big storm, and I'm right on the coast! GO MERRITT ISLAND! (big flat piece of land, FL is, nothing to hide under!)

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-11 07:15pm

Mitth`raw`nuruodo wrote:*looks at storm, looks at path*

Uhh, anyone inland and/or up north wanna take on an extra person for a few days/weeks? That is one big storm, and I'm right on the coast! GO MERRITT ISLAND! (big flat piece of land, FL is, nothing to hide under!)

Come to Orlando! At least it's in the center of it all...

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-09-11 07:18pm

Vorlon1701 wrote:Come to Orlando! At least it's in the center of it all...

That's what we usually do when something comes close, rent a hotel room in Orlando for awhile. But this thing is so big, and I don't think it will magically turn around at the last second like Flloyd did. Who knows, it might not even get to FL, but if it does, I'm going to make a suprise visit to my relatives in Indiana or something...

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-09-11 07:28pm

Well, at least it probably won't come up here to NY. Floridians: sucks to be you!

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-11 08:03pm

Andrew J. wrote:Well, at least it probably won't come up here to NY. Floridians: sucks to be you!

actually, the local weather guy here said that the prevailing winds are changing and blowing due north from the carrebean toward the northeast US so Florida should escape this one. The Northeast on the other hand..... it's still too early to tell though.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-11 08:08pm

Does New Jersey get hurricanes? I was thinking that when it's on it's way to the NJ coast, someone cuts it off from the exit.

Hee hee, I tell stupid joke about New Jersey drivers...

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-09-11 08:09pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:actually, the local weather guy here said that the prevailing winds are changing and blowing due north from the carrebean toward the northeast US so Florida should escape this one. The Northeast on the other hand..... it's still too early to tell though.

W00T! I MIGHT NOT BE IN DANGER! *does happy dance*

*to Northeast*
You can come down here anytime you want

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-11 08:11pm

Mitth`raw`nuruodo wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:actually, the local weather guy here said that the prevailing winds are changing and blowing due north from the carrebean toward the northeast US so Florida should escape this one. The Northeast on the other hand..... it's still too early to tell though.
W00T! I MIGHT NOT BE IN DANGER! *does happy dance*

*to Northeast*
You can come down here anytime you want

were you around for andrew? i heard that sucked some ass. I've been through 2. Gloria in '86 and Bob in '91. craaaay-zy.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-11 08:45pm

Whew, dat's a bigun: Pic from the NOAA website, taken 10:45 EDT, 9/11/03

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/im ... 1415z2.jpg

Hmm, usually Tennessee sees the remains of most Hurricanes, this is gonna be a doosey for everyone within 500 miles of the coast, it sounds like.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-09-11 08:54pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:were you around for andrew? i heard that sucked some ass.

I was rather young, but yes. What I remember did suck, badly... The house flooded!

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-09-11 09:15pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
Andrew J. wrote:Well, at least it probably won't come up here to NY. Floridians: sucks to be you!
actually, the local weather guy here said that the prevailing winds are changing and blowing due north from the carrebean toward the northeast US so Florida should escape this one. The Northeast on the other hand..... it's still too early to tell though.

So this means the Gulf won't see this monster? Wewt!

Hey, anyone on the Eastern Seaboard wanna come to Nawlins this weekend? Hope you don't mind half a dozen slightly drunk naked gay guys doing what comes natural under the circumstances

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-11 09:17pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:Does New Jersey get hurricanes? I was thinking that when it's on it's way to the NJ coast, someone cuts it off from the exit.

Hee hee, I tell stupid joke about New Jersey drivers...

New Jersey is sufficiently far north that it basically never gets directly hit, though it can get some pretty bad effects from hurricanes which never hit land but skim a few hundred miles off the coast. That could happen with this hurricane.