Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Quoting hydrus:
A hand held battery charger for your cell phone can be a life saver. Especially when everything within 40 miles of you has been wiped off the Earth.

yea, including the cell towers

Code Orange it is

tropical weather,

Hey!! I was right, 30%!! Go me... Orange code! Was a possibility in my books.

Up to orange at 2pm.

Should we be looking at normal July tracks if 93L develops or are the tropics still in a June type track pattern?

wow 30

Quoting StormW:


That's a good question...the folks that could best answer that might be your local power company.

Having underground power lines will generally shorten the time needed to restore power. The problem that remains is that the Transmission lines ( high voltage ) that carries the power from the generating plant to the sub-stations for distribution are typically located overhead and in an intense hurricne scenario will suffer damage. Those lines would have to be replaced in order to restore power to the underground lines serving homes and businesses.

Quoting Funkadelic:


Well to answer your question, it all depends on the strength of the storm. For example here in west palm beach during wilma, I was without power for 5-6 days. And underground lines do help with the restoring of power after a hurricane.

i noticed that western palm beach county lost power quicker - but it could have been a planned shutdown because of water which stands quicker and longer out there. they have underground wires.

Stormchaser2007 hey

30% code orange

Link

14N 69W

Edit: I had a bad link. Zoom in to those coordinates on visible.

GoodOleBudSir -

I live near Weston....so maybe I will be lucky!! ...or maybe I will be real lucky and a storm won't come near here!

Orange alert for 93L.

Oil-Zilla is in da making..


DWH Oil site should review their Emergency Exit Plans

Orange 30%

I guess I was right about the TWO for once lol...showing some signs of organization and 30% orange alert

Quoting connie1976:
GoodOleBudSir -

I live near Weston....so maybe I will be lucky!!

Howdy neighbor. Plantation here.

Quoting DestinJeff:
"I can't beieve the NHC is being so CONSERVATIVE on 93L! What more do you need to expect a TC to develop? An invitation?"

SARCASM FLAG: ON

Glad you cleared that up before you got bashed LOL

Quoting xcool:
Stormchaser2007 hey

Hey, whats up?

Quoting connie1976:
Thanks all for answering my question!! I HATE when the power goes out.....when I lived in Orlando and Charlie came...we were out of power for a WEEK!!!! I thought that I was going to die....lol...

My longest without power was for 1 month after Dean (2007).

Quoting CybrTeddy:
Orange alert for 93L.

With the Sheer Forecast it should have went to 40%....How many believe right now that a TD will form in 48hrs........I DO!

WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1000 AM EDT MON 21 JUNE 2010
SUBJECT: TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN OF THE DAY (TCPOD)
VALID 22/1100Z TO 23/1100Z JUNE 2010
TCPOD NUMBER.....10-021

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: POSSIBLE LOW LEVEL
INVEST NEAR 16.ON 77.0W AT 23/1800Z

Quoting kanc2001:


yea, including the cell towers

Some of them were still standing after Charley. Some of our cell phones worked, others did not.

Quoting Funkadelic:


Well to answer your question, it all depends on the strength of the storm. For example here in west palm beach during wilma, I was without power for 5-6 days. And underground lines do help with the restoring of power after a hurricane.

Quoting Funkadelic:


Well to answer your question, it all depends on the strength of the storm. For example here in west palm beach during wilma, I was without power for 5-6 days. And underground lines do help with the restoring of power after a hurricane.

Its more dependent on the transmission lines and those are rarely underground. usually the underground lines are city centers and asthetically for neighborhoods.

in case anyone missed it, 93L is now orange, and at 30% :p

here is some good hurricane advice: never ever never ever NEVER go to walmart within 24 hours of estimated hurricane arrival. unless you have a flak jacket and helmet and knee pads. and nothing you need will be there anyway. not one loaf of bread or battery or bottle of water in the whole place. and people will be acting like godzilla has walked ashore running wild eyed down the aisles knocking you out of the way. if you realize theres some little extra you need, go to a dollar general in your immediate area. do not, i repeat, do not go to any walmart when a storm is headed there. walmartians go berserk pre hurricane.

93L/Alex gonna hit....Haiti and Bahamas

Quoting GoodOleBudSir:


Howdy neighbor. Plantation here.

Hi! I live in Pembroke Pines....right next to the Everglades... :)

I think during Frances and Jeanne, we had no power for a total of 13 or 14 days.

good to see the 954 representing :) I'm in Sunrise.

btw I think this is the most I've ever posted on one of Dr M's blog in the 5+ years I've been a member here, lol, back to lurkdom for me.

Quoting TampaSpin:


With the Sheer Forecast it should have went to 40%....How many believe right now that a TD will form in 48hrs........I DO!

Im with you Tampa.... I say probable depression by 5pm advisory tomorrow.

Quoting kanc2001:


Its more dependent on the transmission lines and those are rarely underground. usually the underground lines are city centers and asthetically for neighborhoods.

Precisely. See post 708

Quoting DestinJeff:
"I can't beieve the NHC is being so CONSERVATIVE on 93L! What more do you need to expect a TC to develop? An invitation?"

SARCASM FLAG: ON

LOL! ...and I think I see a pinhole eye. ;-)

Seriously though, this does look like it could be trouble. It has my attention.

Stormchaser2007 .sit here & Tired.

One month without power!!!! I would have died!!! ugh!!!!!

Geez, this blog is moving way too fast.

Levi, Drak, Storm, Kman:

Try zooming in on the NASA site on visible. Look at 14N 69W. Nice circulation tightening up there.

if you are out there lurking.

get ready to saddle up Cyclone Oz!

i am very much looking forward to your live webcam broadcasts.

93L has reached medium shower curtain alert!!!!

Hi fellow Wunderfolk- I saw this update on NASA hurricane feed today:
NO.ATLANTIC TROP.WAVES-
1.Along 19/20W so.of 14N;
2.Along 10N 47W to 5N 50W& to 2N 51W so.into Brazil
3. Wave along 62/63W south of 17N
4. Wave from 23N 73W through the Windward Passage to 17N 76W to 11N 77W.

I gather that #3 in the list is the much discussed 93L but what of the others... I am not used to following the NASA feed and they offer no interpretation. Anyone care to enlighten me as to what might become of the others? Is the fact that they are not listed as INVEST at NHC an indication they are inconsequential?
Forgive my ignorance... thanks!