Navin, have we ever had a second storm of the season come a cat 5? This is sure something to behold.
@lovendures I don’t think we have it’s a record breaker. Andrew was the first storm of 1992 and was a category 5 but that year was much quieter Andrew didn’t occur until late August.
Report! We've got us a little hurricane down here in North Florida. Debby is just barely hurricane strength and making landfall around the small fishing village of Steinhatchee (Interestingly, Jimmy Carter used to take his family to Steinhatchee for fishing trips. I just remembered that while typing.)
I live about 60 miles inland. We are having a lot of rain--off and on- and occasional gusty winds. There is some flooding along rivers and near the coastlines. Overall, in terms of rain and wind intensity Debby feels much like the usual afternoon summer thunderstorms that pop up every few days-- But tropical systems do cause more damage mainly because they take their time passing through whereas the summer storms are over in a few hours. And of course, the coasts bear the brunt of the wind and tidal surge with a tropical system.
I love these little, less-harmful storms. They replenish the aquifer, clean the air, and just generally refresh the whole local environment. Plus they're cool to watch.
Wasn't bad here in Tampa Bay. At least not where we are.
This storm center has left Florida, but it's now a very slow mover - predicted to linger over the GA and SC coasts until Friday. That translates into huge amounts of rain-- they are in for some major flooding. I hope they are prepared. 🤨
I am in Naples these days, and the flooding is impressive to me, as I just came from the West Coast. I read that DeSantis removed 240 million of storm drain public works from the budget. Ron DeSantis Cuts Stormwater Flooding Funding Amid Florida Deluge (msn.com)
I just read through all the latest predictions especially those involving hurricane season. Thank you everyone for all your insights on the predictions page. Fortunately it is quiet right now but I do agree with many on here that September and October will have many cyclones. I’ll be watching closely, we had a storm surge and wind damage from hurricane Debby- I live in St. Petersburg right by Tampa Bay, so wind and water often impact my family’s place the hardest and then diminish in impact as you head further inland into St. Pete, it did thousands in damage from wind to my parents house and pool area. I told my mom to wait until after hurricane season to get it fixed, since I know September is when we get our strongest hurricanes. Aside from that it’s been pleasant and quiet with no hurricanes since Debby.
The atmosphere has taken on La Niña and the formation of the Central American gyre in September and October will be in agreement with many predictions on here made this month- a storm which forms in the gyre west Caribbean tracks through Florida Georgia and through the Carolinas- again in line with Jeanne Mayell Prognostication- thus this is something. To watch closely.
Helene will become a major hurricane and cover a big area of Florida. It is forecast to be one of the most aggressive hurricanes in history.
Stay safe all of you in her path and those impact by her rain in other states.
@lovendures Helene fits a prediction I made on 9/17/24 about an October hurricane:
- An early October hurricane in the Atlantic moving into the Gulf of Mexico and heading for the panhandle. Landfall and storm strength will be difficult to determine because of the warm water acceleration that happens at the last minute. (Jeanne Mayell)
@navinsinghmedgmail-com I originally got the feeling of a fast-escalating hurricane, fueled by warm water and heading into the Gulf of Mexico and towards the panhandle with ferocity. I thought it would be headed for the eastern end of the panhandle. This morning I heard in my head, Mobile, Alabama, but I'm not sure why I heard that, since that city is outside of their projections. Praying for all who are in the path of this storm.
We also have these for Oct-Nov
- Storms are hitting the Florida panhandle hard. (@Seaholly) Predicted for November
- A big hurricane in Florida and other coastal regions of the US this month. (@Tonya W) Predicted for November.
@jeanne-mayell thank you for all of your insights! I should get some strong winds and storm surge here in Tampa Bay from this large hurricane as it passes west of me
The forecast has my area being side-swiped by Helene. A small change in the track would put us right in it, but I am not particularly worried. And strangely, I'm not even as interested as I usually am when we've got a tropical system coming at us. I don't know why. Maybe it's going to track further away rather than closer.
One good thing about Helene is that she is predicted to travel very quickly over the next couple of days, leaving less time for rain to accumulate and less time for winds to blow in any single location. Kind of a hit-and-run storm.
I knew, back when Helene was just an invert 20% ... that she would become q major hurricane coming on at least a Cat 3.
I felt she would take the path of Opal in 1995 across my sector.
We will experience very high flood risk because of a system of heavy rains AHEAD of Helene. Then Helene is coming in overnight and directly across us.My "weather bones" have been singing since Monday. I spent all day yesterday storm prepping... now the ongoing prayers for all in the path and the waiting. 🙏🏻💜🪽🙌🪽💜🙏🏻
@journeywithme2 Take care of yourself! Looks like the Atlanta area is going to get massive rainfall. I hope you are not in a flood-prone area?
@journeywithme2 Take care. I hope the storm strength lessens before it gets to your area. Sending you protection and strength for the hours ahead.
Latest forecast has us on the dirty side... not in a floodplain but with this much rain standing water is an issue as well as downed trees and power lines. Thankful for all prayers for protection and safety for me and the critters here ... Light and Love ... I am grateful.
@journeywithme2 We're all stocked up and moving outdoor furniture and plants out of harm's way. Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst here in Tampa Bay area. Stay safe.
@lowtide same here!!! We are getting a rainstorm ahead of Helene that has already dumped 3:5 inches of rain since this am.... with 5-7 inches predicted from Helene. I had a kitten that was either dumped or left where ever it was staying being here for the past 4-5days ... I was feeding it but not letting it in because I have a full house now.... but did not have the heart to leave it out in this mess.... so it is currently quarantined in the craft room away from the other fur kids in the house. No one needs to be alone out in what's here and coming.