Hurricane Irma

[CARIIS]

Might as well start a thread - ugh!!

He is at 967 now

When ranking hurricanes by strength, the obvious choice is to compare wind speeds. But since measurements of the most extreme winds are difficult to obtain, we instead compare hurricanes by their lowest central pressure, a measure that has a strong relationship to wind speed; generally, the lower the pressure in a hurricane, the stronger its winds.

The lowest pressures can be found here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic_hurricane_records#By_pressure

Most intense Atlantic hurricanes
Rank	Hurricane	Season	Pressure
hPa	inHg
1	Wilma	2005	882	26.05
2	Gilbert	1988	888	26.23
3	"Labor Day"	1935	892	26.34
4	Rita	2005	895	26.43
5	Allen	1980	899	26.55
6	Camille	1969	900	26.58
7	Katrina	2005	902	26.64
8	Mitch	1998	905	26.73
Dean	2007
10	"Cuba"	1924	910	26.88
Ivan	2004
Source: HURDAT[SUP][1 [/SUP]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic_hurricane_records#By_pressure

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

 

[Henry2326]

Following...

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[Henry2326]

Might as well start a thread - ugh!!

He is at 967 now


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Hugo was 935...total devastation in Charleston....did you say on the other thread you were in Wilma 882?
Bless you...not sure I have the courage.

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[CARIIS]

Miss Wilma was the lowest ever but here she was not bad she was bad down south

 

[JazzTune]

Thanks for starting the new thread, CARIIS. I'm hoping though that it won't be needed for the long haul.

Praying Irma fizzles, or just becomes a gutter ball out in the ocean..

 

[watcher9]

Thanks for starting this thread, but praying Irma will turn north and we won't need it.

 

[Bently]

Thanks for starting this thread. Have family and friend traveling from Florida next week, and this thread really helps out as to their planning ahead as to whether it will or will not impact their travels.

WS seems my go to place for storms as it's a place which is concise and easy to check into.

:tyou: again

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Last evening, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers presented several different models for possible track of Irma. Could target Florida or elsewhere along Atlantic coast, move northward toward New England. Could turn north, hit Cape Cod and move north up coast. Could circumvent Florida and hit Gulf. Storm is still a couple thousand miles from Florida coast with landfall expected between September 9-11. raying: Irma fizzles out in the Atlantic.

 

[Bravo]

So we watch, wait and pray. Sigh......

 

[JazzTune]

Thanks for starting this thread, but praying Irma will turn north and we won't need it.

watcher9, did you notice we both posted the same thoughts at the same time exactly?

Glad to be on the same wave length with you. ( I've always admired your posts. )

Sure hope our prayers come true...

 

[Spellbound]

Sure hope we won't need this thread, but as was said above, this is my go-to place for serious business! Thanks, CARIIS, for thinking ahead.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Thanks for posting this! We have family in different parts of Florida and I am no stranger to hurricanes coming up the east coast as we are still out of our house after Sandy. The good news is that the house lifting is scheduled to start in a week, the bad news is that hurricane season is in full bloom.

I hope it fizzles out or blows east once they have a direction in the coming days but this is a mighty powerful storm and even the waters here are warm.


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[JazzTune]

Thanks for posting this! We have family in different parts of Florida and I am no stranger to hurricanes coming up the east coast as we are still out of our house after Sandy. The good news is that the house lifting is scheduled to start in a week, the bad news is that hurricane season is in full bloom.

I hope it fizzles out or blows east once they have a direction in the coming days but this is a mighty powerful storm and even the waters here are warm.


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Oh my gosh, the feelings you must be having right now. I'm so sorry to hear that Hurricane Sandy forced you out of your home!

Yet, to your credit, you've hung in there and persevered.

Now, here you are, looking forward to the house-lifting starting in just a week, while the threat of the hurricane season hangs over your head.

Not fair at all!

Will keep you and your relatives in Florida, in my thoughts and prayers. You've certainly paid your dues in heartache, for real.

Hoping for the best for you and yours...

 

[JerseyGirl]

Hurricane Irma weakens to Category 2 - At 4 p.m., Irma's winds have come down a bit to 110 mph, one mph shy of being a cat 3 or major hurricane.

http://www.9news.com/weather/hurric...storm-as-us-impacts-still-not-known/470100050

 

[Henry2326]

The first pic is Irma today. The second pic shows the warm water that Irma will hit in the next few days. There are no forecast currently that show any wind shear that can reduce the storm.

http://spaghettimodels.com

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[Bootsctr]

Subscribing! :seeya: Praying Irma weakens!

 

[ATasteOfHoney]

......watching intently

"Spaghetti" all over my area SE fl

 

[Henry2326]

Cariis- looking like an East coast event...although hurricanes have a mind of their own and change it regularly.

http://spaghettimodels.com

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[Henry2326]

......watching intently

"Spaghetti" all over my area SE fl

Yep...feeling a little sick. Hoping it doesn't move West.

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[JerseyGirl]

GEFS spaghetti plots are becoming more confident in Irma impacting the U.S. East Coast.

The overnight European model run brings a dangerously strong Irma onshore over the Southeast U.S. next week.

European spaghetti plots are showing high confidence in a track that takes Irma in between the Caribbean and Bermuda.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...egory-4-in-days-ahead/?utm_term=.637bd769ae73