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US (and other places) Hurricane season

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 06/09/2017 08:12

It's very belated I know, I've been discussing the various hurricanes in another thread in the time I have recently, but anyway, better late than never. From t'other thread:

www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/054806.shtml?cone#contents Irma at the moment looks like it's going to slide into the Gulf of Mexico, grazing the west side of Florida. However, the GFS model has it turning earlier, so there is some uncertainty still. (as there often is)

Jose is expected to become a Hurricane over night tonight, but I don't think it will be as major as Irma due to outflow from Irma effectively choking it. However, depending on the path it takes it could still compound misery.

I'm more worried about the various Islands that Irma is traveling over rather than the potential for a US landfall, simply because they have the means to evacuate and more resources. They are going to be completely devastated. Though Branson is riding Irma out on Necker Island.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/09/2017 17:42

I hope they are ok Beyond.

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OublietteBravo · 07/09/2017 19:14

Looks like Jose is strengthening - now a category 2 hurricane www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/071751.shtml

Anatidae · 07/09/2017 19:23

Branson has a 'wine cellar' that appears to be a fully concreted in bunker - which is exactly what I'd do if if I was a gazillionaire and had an island in the hurricane track areas.

The devastation on the BVI and Aruba looks total. I have colleagues in Florida who are waiting for this to hit. I imagine there will be a lot of damage in Florida but they have the infrastructure and resources to deal with it. The islands don't have that, they are going to really suffer :(

officerhinrika · 07/09/2017 19:23

Teresa May announced £32 million in disaster aid today for the overseas territories. Have to say that sounds nowhere near enough to me looking at the scale of the destruction on the news. Why does the government have to be so cheap? Islands are going to need help to rebuild with more resistant structures, update infrastructure etc.

cozietoesie · 07/09/2017 19:40

I forgot about these.

Nuclear plants shutting down

TheDrsDocMartens · 07/09/2017 20:25

Still very little news in about Anguilla. All that's being shown is people saying 'why isn't the British Gov helping?' (Good point)
It's such a tiny flat place. St Marten Was such a substantial place compared to it.

LapdanceShoeshine · 07/09/2017 21:25

Well, it's down to Priti Patel, isn't it? & she's worse than useless, whichever dept she's in Angry

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/09/2017 22:05

£32 million seems like nothing :( just repairing airports will take a substantial chunk of that.

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cozietoesie · 07/09/2017 22:06

The ferocity of those winds........

cozietoesie · 07/09/2017 22:09

Where are Jose and Katia at the moment?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 07/09/2017 22:10

It's unimaginable, it seems other worldly.

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OublietteBravo · 07/09/2017 22:13

Jose has strengthened to a category 3 hurricane. It's predicted trajectory is worryingly close to the one Irma has followed.

OublietteBravo · 07/09/2017 22:14

Katia isn't moving much at the moment, and is still a category 1 hurricane.

cozietoesie · 07/09/2017 22:15

I'd heard that they were strengthening. Sad

LapdanceShoeshine · 07/09/2017 22:15

It is unimaginable.
& Barbuda's infrastructure was far weaker than St Martin's Sad
Really there should have been British military there before it hit, as the French were.
More ashamed than ever of our Govt Blush

OublietteBravo · 07/09/2017 22:16

£32 million is a pittance. People win more than that on the lottery. It won't go very far at all.

blueberrypie0112 · 07/09/2017 22:27

twitter.com/ajplus/status/905903560226816000

CalmanOnSpeeddial · 07/09/2017 23:28

The airports should be insured - I'd be staggered if they weren't. These are functioning modern economies with European/US backers, I hope they'll be OK.

We do need to pray that it doesn't do too much damage in Haiti, because they really don't have the resources to recover.

megletthesecond · 07/09/2017 23:50

Poor Haiti. They never get a break do they.

At least most Floridians can drive north before it hits.

officerhinrika · 08/09/2017 00:44

And the British naval vessel that's been despatched is coming from the Med and will take 10 days to 2 weeks. I know we haven't got much navy any more but that's appalling.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 08/09/2017 07:11

Although it's not a Hurricane, it's being reported than an 8.0 earthquake has hit on the other side of Mexico from Katia, I'm guessing there's around 200 miles distance between the two. Tsunamis are expected :(

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 08/09/2017 07:12

Jose looks set to curve away noaa forecast

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GloriaSmud · 08/09/2017 09:05

The BBC website has some before and after photos/footage here of St Martin. Sad

MrSlant · 08/09/2017 10:32

Well I'm really excited because the flag in front of the webcam I was watching yesterday is back up and the webacm is working. I was worried for my wind gauge companion.

The tsunami is expected to be well under a meter I think OYBBK but that was a hell of a magnitude earthquake. I really hope it didn't affect to many people. I will go and investigate.