Woa cowboy
No two storms are alike just like snowflakes.
It's a big one at 525 miles across so taking time for the pinwheel to spin up.
Let's see... you called it a hurricane yesterday at 4pm. It's 20 hours later and still NOT a hurricane. Everyone knows it's going to become a hurricane. You'll get it right sooner or later.
My wife had the weather channel on a little while ago. Holy shit, it's amazing how much the media is hoping for this to become a Katrina II. It's not. Katrina had 185 mph winds at its peak; this has 70mph winds. Katrina's pressure reached almost 900; this is still above 980. And more importantly, Katrina had a HUGE storm surge that this one will not. LOL at the comparison; but that comparison is almost non-stop on television (and a couple people in this thread have made that comparison.)
This one won't have super-destructive winds. The problem with this one will be the flash flooding. Hey, they prayed for rain; be careful what you wish for!
Let's see... you called it a hurricane yesterday at 4pm. It's 20 hours later and still NOT a hurricane. Everyone knows it's going to become a hurricane. You'll get it right sooner or later.
My wife had the weather channel on a little while ago. Holy shit, it's amazing how much the media is hoping for this to become a Katrina II. It's not. Katrina had 185 mph winds at its peak; this has 70mph winds. Katrina's pressure reached almost 900; this is still above 980. And more importantly, Katrina had a HUGE storm surge that this one will not. LOL at the comparison; but that comparison is almost non-stop on television (and a couple people in this thread have made that comparison.)
This one won't have super-destructive winds. The problem with this one will be the flash flooding. Hey, they prayed for rain; be careful what you wish for!
Closed circulation with dropping pressure and at least 5 feeder bands stretching out 400 miles and still not calling it.
They are a strange bunch down there in Coral Gables.
People in chicago should be safe.
Kinda like you trying to foster off a tropical depression as a named storm.
You have a massive rain storm here that might grow into a Cat 1.
It is not an organized or compact eye.
Kinda like you trying to foster off a tropical depression as a named storm.
You have a massive rain storm here that might grow into a Cat 1.
It is not an organized or compact eye.
185mph winds for a while, then relatively rapidly dropping to 120mph winds shortly before landfall is going to pack a hell of a lot more of a punch with the storm surge than a hurricane with a max 120mph winds reached just before landfall will. Storm surge is generally the biggest killer, and something that's not really factored into whether it's a cat 1 hurricane or cat 3 hurricane.
That is why Saffir-Simpson is outdated.
So, has Louisiana or The Feds called for an evacuation yet? If not, why? If Katrina Part II happens will Kanye West get on TV and say "Obama hates black people"?
So, has Louisiana or The Feds called for an evacuation yet?
If not, why?
Yes the media is going to hype this because it's an election year and yes because people like to mess with things like fuel prices. Most of the rigs that were destroyed/damaged from Katrina and Rita were rebuilt with hardware designed to withstand catastrophic hurricane winds of at least Category 4 strength. So while they shut down and evac the platforms for this event a long term shutdown is not expected due to storm damage from this system.
Why is that comment still worthy of bringing up after all these years? It was an emotional ENTERTAINER making a stupid comment. Imo it reveals quite a bit about your own character.
Katrina and in general the year 2005 was probably once in a lifetime. Katrina traversed some extremely warm waters while in the GoM. Those warm waters do not exist in the gulf this season. This is part of the reasons why the NHC has been very conservative in their intensity forecast. Also the fact that the circulations has been very large reduces the possibility of rapid intensification.
This is still a very dangerous storm. Florida is currently experiencing flooding rains and Isaac is expected to slow down even further as it approaches SE LA. There could be some serious flooding with this.
People in general need to learn that you don't need to wait for some Authority to tell you to evacuate. In lieu of Official Notification, evaluate the conditions against your tolerance for risk, and make your own decision.My main question is why hasn't there been a call for evacuations yet?
23 minutes until they officially call it a hurricane.
(At the 5pm update.)
Or not. Looks like it's still Tropical Storm Isaac.
No, the media is going to hype this because that's what gets ratings. Weather is a HUGE part of the news ratings and bad weather is an even bigger part. People do not turn on the news to hear about the local city government fixing roads or to learn about hero firefighters saving a kitten from a tree. They watch news for the same reason people watch NASCAR and hockey. It's all about the carnage. They'll milk this storm for all its worth because until its over its the biggest story they've got.