I'm pretty keyed up lately whenever there's severe weather around. Today, based on the pleasant, sunny conditions, you wouldn't even know that a lethal storm system had just passed through.
I didn't have an immediate reaction to Larry based on the name. But its genesis as a Cape Verde hurricane is a red flag to me, since it has a lot of time and space to strengthen before it reaches the Caribbean/North America (if that should come to pass).
@Avon @cindy and everyone else,
I had written for the Hurricane predictions that I felt Larry might be in the Caribbean. I don't see any other posts mentioning Larry.
We do have many posts however that mention states or regions that will get hit. You might want to review what has been predicted if you are worried about a particular area in general.
If you live in a potential hurricane area, you really need to have a plan NOW. Don't wait to get your supplies, put your plan in place now. Fill up your car well ahead of time. Pack your escape bag and identify items which have meaning now. Have your important record. Back up all your important photos on a cloud you can easily access. If you leave, be prepared for an extended time away. If you stay be prepared to be on your own with no outside resources, no food or water for MANY days. Plan for much more water and food than you think because your neighbors will not plan as well as you and you might need to share. I speak from experience after the Northridge Earthquake and with what my daughter went through for the great freeze in Texas this year. While you might be prepared, those around you might not.
If you are fortunate and your home escapes damage, you may be the beacon of light for your extended family or friends who might not be as fortunate. Again, planning on MORE water, food and supplies than you think you need would be a serious consideration. Again, I speak with prior experience on this issue.
Do you have an alternative power source?
The way these storms have been acting, if you don't reside in a state on the coast but could get the remnants of a storm, be prepared for really bad flooding in places which don't normally flood. So many states are talking about "unprecedented " water events. Expect that to be true in your area too. Ground is already saturated in much of New England, the Northeast, the Gulf Coast and south. A small water producing storm will be a challenge.
Also remember, just because a storm might be "only" a tropical storm or depression doesn't mean you escape being negatively impacted.
Most of you all know this already. But if what many of us have "seen" happens this hurricane season, we ain't seen nothing yet folks.
@michele-b might have something she can add. She unexpectedly housed many family and friends who suddenly needed to evacuate their homes during a major wildfire.
This is an interesting website which will give you a "Flood Factor" (risk factor) for your address. https://floodfactor.com/about
I checked out a few addresses on it (places I know that flood and places that don't) and it seems to be much more accurate than FEMA flood maps which, as the site says, do not get down to the house-by-house level and are often outdated.
@coyote, @lovendures, thanks for the replies. I had read thru previous predictions & nothing about Larry jumped out at me. I am trying to sort out what I've been picking up on. When I see the projected path I'm getting that it's not accurate yet. Whether that means greater or reduced chances of landfall & damages I'm not sure. The sense of foreboding that I'm trying to place comes from the fact that the name Larry has come up in unpleasant ways for me just recently, so I was looking for input to sort out whether my kneejerk reaction was just to the name itself, or to the storm.
The latest forecasts for Larry have it taking a similar path as Henri. It will turn north somewhere around Bermuda and miss the Southeastern states. However, it's still unclear what it does around Bermuda if it keeps turning or heads to the Northeast. Let's hope it keeps turning, who knew the NE would be so battered this season!!
It doesn't look promising for Bermuda at the moment. Things can and do change.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/144937.shtml?tswind120#contents
Surprise!
Mindy just popped up as a T.S. and is already at the Florida Panhandle area where a TS warning is occurring. Flooding and heavy rain is expected til Thursday throughout the Panhandle, Georgia and S. Carolina as it travels across those states.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?start#contents
Mindy's gone and Larry is taking a late-summer vacation to Greenland.
Next up are Nicholas and the dreaded (according to predictions) Odette.
Currently there are two disturbances out there likely to become named storms.
One is on the coast of Belize and the other is on the coast of West Africa.
Which one (if either) will become Odette? I got a hint that it's the one off Africa but I'm not great at this.
Anyone else have any inklings?