@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.