I woke up this morning with the Beegees' song Massachusetts blaring in my head. Then there was another sound that rose up above the usual morning din -- thunderous downpour on the roof. It was so loud that I asked aloud, "Is that rain?"
But no wind so far, and updates say the storm is still outside Montauk, New York, a hundred miles away as the crow flies. And has been downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm. Looked out the window to see water spilling over the top of the gutter and pooling up next to the house.Hope the electricity holds so we can run the sump pump.
During Hurricane Sandy, the wind roared through the trees like something monstrous and alive.
As regards that song, Massachusetts. I am reminded that the Beegees who wrote it didn't even know where the place was, nor did most of the fans who sang it around the world. So it will be a name in the news that's all. And now the storm has shifted back towards us. It will be a wet day.
@jeanne-mayell So far in NYC it's been a nothingburger. It's veered east so it will be closer to MA. Best to stay inside. You always hear about people getting injured by downed power lines and falling tree limbs.
Stay safe North Easterners! And fill up your bathtubs with water. You may need it!
You can't reason with the hurricane season
I hope all the New Englanders are doing OK.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Grace is being reincarnated. Her remains crossed Mexico and are in the Pacific, likely to reintegrate and become TS Marty. It is unusual for storms to cross from Atlantic to Pacific, or vice versa: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dennismersereau/2021/08/21/the-atlantics-hurricane-grace-could-redevelop-in-the-pacific-next-week/
This morning something came to me regarding Hurricane season which is odd. Something about a shoe or a foot. I wondered if there was a town or island that had a shoe name or looked like a shoe and then I found Hilton Head which looks like a shoe. So, if there happens to be a storm headed to Hilton Head or another "shoe" place, please take note and consider a storm approaching that area as dangerous.
I think Massachutts looks like an elf shoe with Cape Cod as a the curled-up toe.
Community! @lovendures It now looks like we are in good shape, i.e., our town as well as much of New England, and the storm's winds have died down, and where I live in Eastern Massachusetts, it is now just a rainy windy couple of days. Feeling blessed and relieved. Going to go for a walk! Thank you for all your wishes and good energy.
Even the most severe coastal areas that we were worried about seem to be okay. Watched the attached video about Brooklyn and Queens, however, which is daunting, however a friend who lives there said they were okay. @lynn's post also tells us that they are okay in NYC. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/tropical-storm-henri-slams-the-east-coast-heres-a-look-across-the-tri-state/3234735/
Even Eastern Long Island, especially Montauk at the very outmost tip which was in the path, looks okay given what they were expecting, and Connecticut coastal properties are also still standing. About the Connecticut shore, I heard the storm thankfully hit at moon low tide rather than high tide. Please let us know if you have better information.
I'd like to think that your prayers did it. I know one thing, your prayers definitely calmed me down. I just knew when I saw your posts that it would be okay. Now if we could just get all those people out of Afghanistan.
PS @lovendures, Long Island also looks like a foot, albeit a very long skinny foot.
I am so happy you things looks good where you live Jeanne and that overall, things seem rather good for our members such as @lynnventura. I hope others will check in as they are able.
I totally forgot about the shoe! Wow! Thanks @ana for finding that note about the shoe and making that connection. A great reminder for me to continue to write down those weird images and thoughts because they may in fact mean something. Also, great reminder on how working together as a community is much better than as an individual. We certainly learn more and work better connected don't we? I love this community!!
I love that we send prayers and support to our community family here and all people everywhere in need. Also that we all rejoice in our joyful moments as well.
I feel very blessed to be apart of this community family, especially today.
The Outer Cape (though I haven’t checked a Ptown update recently) is in no danger. A heavy downpour around 7am that lasted a half hour. We just returned from Marconi Beach which is closed to swimming (as are all beaches) and the waves aren’t very high or fierce. Although, the rip tides are scary looking.
@earthangel we got that same incredible downpour this morning and I was thinking, uh, oh. But haven't had anything like that since. I love your new avatar.
@lovendures, Long Island looks like a shoe.
@jeanne-mayell I am so relieved that you are ok, and that your trees are still standing, and that there is no water in your house. It is so wild how the storm took a detour around you at the last minute!
I feel very blessed to be apart of this community family, especially today.
-You and me both, sister!
@lovendures, Long Island looks like a shoe.
I see that-- To me LI looks like a bedroom slipper with the toe pointing west.
It is so wild how the storm took a detour around you at the last minute!
Yes, interesting thought. lol. Thank you, Community for the power of prayer. Today's Boston Globe:Relief around New England that the worst of Henri never came
We didn't get any real wind here and only received 2 inches of rain. The really heavy rain fell at least 15 miles west of us, while any wind that would have threatened power outages was at least 30 miles east.
I didn't fully unpack my go bag until this morning, since I wanted to be sure the storm system was long gone before I let my guard down.The way Henri suddenly veered east then petered out is precisely why I felt like I needed to prepare; the storm could just as easily have turned west and strengthened or stalled in place. This sort of unpredictable last minute behavior seems to characterize hurricanes lately. And one common thread that links all of the extreme weather events this year (most recently in Tennessee) is how they catch people completely off guard.
One foreboding message from Henri is how the "We Love NYC" concert, which was suppose to celebrate the city's comeback from the pandemic, was cancelled on Saturday night due to torrential rain and lightning that preceded the storm.
Thanks for the update. Very interesting observations and smart move to keep the bag packed for that extra bit of time.
I was enjoying the concert on tv. It was really positive and a great moment. It would have been epic had it been allowed to continue without the flash flooding taking place. But it would not stop flooding. Many people would have really enjoyed Springsteen and Simon and the other legends. How it was stopped in the middle of Manilow was surreal, especially since he was about to sing "I Made it Through the Rain".
There certainly was a message presented to the public. Again, we are not going to be able to control this stuff, even for positive intentions.
I wonder what everyone will take away from that experience.
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The way Henri suddenly veered east then petered out is precisely why I felt like I needed to prepare; the storm could just as easily have turned west and strengthened or stalled in place. This sort of unpredictable last minute behavior seems to characterize hurricanes lately. And one common thread that links all of the extreme weather events this year (most recently in Tennessee) is how they catch people completely off guard.
One foreboding message from Henri is how the "We Love NYC" concert, which was suppose to celebrate the city's comeback from the pandemic, was cancelled on Saturday night due to torrential rain and lightning that preceded the storm.
Interesting observations which make a lot of sense. I've been feeling this same sense of the unexpected about the pandemic, as you are seeing in the weather, and also in the unexpected shifts in dark human behaviors, particularly the swirling of alt right movements that ebb and flow on social media, Fox, and in Right Wing politics. The latter are also taking unexpected turns, and are just as dangerous as hurricanes. It is all connected.
Galveston, Texas takes a hit in early fall, presumably from a hurricane or large storm. (Baba)Predicted 6.16.21.
Baba, Galveston is the barrier island to Houston, which has many people and houses still trying to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Any new hurricane hitting there this soon after that one would be a very big deal. Is there any info you can add to this prediction? Thank you!
I tried unsuccessfully to meditate on it and see if I got anything new. I hope for the sake of the folks in that area that this prediction doesn’t come to pass. If I get anything new, I will be sure to update it.
today on the Houston news, the weatherman was warning that a Cat 4 hurricane could arrive on the Texas coast as soon as this Sunday. With 145 mph winds, landing anywhere between Corpus Christie and (gulp)... Galveston.
Right now, the disturbance is still very far away, below the Yucatan of Mexico- so this could just fear mongering on the part of the TV station for the sake of ratings. But it def got my attention.
Ida is forming, expected to head to the Gulf Coast.
Forecasters are currently saying she will likely be a Cat 2-3 when she hits. Louisiana is the most likely landing place, but a wide swath of states are in the mix right now.
Many have predicted various locations in the Gulf Coast will have major impacts from hurricanes this year in general.
Here is what we have predicted on Ida.
- Ida is bad, flooding. (Deetoo)
- Irma or Ida, much flooding. Bad, possibly in Texas. People still wearing masks during this hurricane. (Jeanne Mayell)
- Ida pops in for a bit and then is finished. It is making the water a little choppy. I see a red arrow on the left side of Florida. (Lovendures)
@lovendures yes, this is the same system that the Houston news last night was saying would hit TX as a Cat 4. It now looks to be headed closer to New Orleans, and on the anniversary of Katrina. The water temps are 89+, so this thing could easily intensify. Lets hope there are no injuries, because the hospitals are all beyond capacity as it is, with Covid-45 patients. Also, any shelters would likely be full of the unmasked, unvaxxed.