Well, it looks like Frances lost a ton of power. Wind speeds have dropped from category 4 speeds (~140mph) to a breezy 80mph. I'd still be concerned about the downpour though.
I thought i lived in a dodgy place. You guys are bloody mad!! Hurricanes, tornadoes, sh1t loads of snow, a big bloody disastrous earthquake long over due, yellowstone park and forest fires. Do you think somone is trying to tell y'all somthing??
Considering that Frances is a tropical storm and was a hurricane several hours ago, I haven't done too bad. The rain started on Saturday night and hasn't stopped since. Several wind gusts per hour, but no serious damage. The only thing I have to complain about is lots of standing water. And the occasional brown out every hour or so.
Not bad, considering I was within a couple of miles from the eye.
Predictions for Ivan's path are sketchy. For most of yesterday its path was supposed to be the Gulf of Mexico with possible landfall at Louisiana. Its current one (at the time of this post) puts it hitting Florida at almost exactly the same spot where Charley hit.
Skyalmian wrote:Predictions for Ivan's path are sketchy. For most of yesterday its path was supposed to be the Gulf of Mexico with possible landfall at Louisiana. Its current one (at the time of this post) puts it hitting Florida at almost exactly the same spot where Charley hit.
And if all indications hold true, its going to be a mean mofo! Especially when it hits that warm carribean water....
Check the links I put up for it. They're still active. The current one puts it hitting Florida's southwest coast...practically the same spot Charley hit...
Xciter wrote:Did they ever think of the name Ivan the Terrible!!
Probably not.
Ivan The Great
Ivan III Vasilevich, better known as Ivan the Great ruled from 1462-1505. In many ways, he became great by continuing with the work that his predecessors had started. However, he worked on a larger scale...
The poor people in Florida are just getting nailed non-stop. I can't imagine what it must be like to keep bording up houses and being told to leave town.
But I talk to a few people down there and they say they are pretty much used to it.