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The folks in the Bahamas have been dealing with major hurricane forced winds plus flooding without letting up for over a day straight in a storm that refuses to move. That's terrifying. Can only imagine the damage after Dorian moves north.
I can't imagine any of this to be honest...the during and the aftermath....Aid ...that is all I'm thinking of ...quick Aid!!!!
Hoping Nations are loading their planes now to drop whatever they can and then the ships can start,
I dunno how this works. Tents, medical, food, clean water, electricians, daily supplies...oh my. Dry wall, lumber...
Does the UN co-ordinate it? I dunno.
Terrible. *teardrop*
Here's a look at the current surface winds. Sustained. Not a forecast. it's right now. It's from the RUC model so not an actual observation (there's no stations over the water or Bahamas)
It's to get an idea where the strongest winds are right now.
These are called "wind barbs". I wont bore you and explain how to read them but note, the white area is where the strongest winds are. The North, South and East side of the storm near the center. Still well off shore.
** A reminder to those with anxiety.. What they find in these cyclones are the "MAX" winds in one tiny area of the storm. Does not mean the entire storm has those winds. Not downplaying the strength but trying to relax those that think they will see 120+mph winds over land with Dorian. No. Not even 80+. Maybe a few spots will get some gusts higher, but nobody should be getting sustained 80+ over Florida.
And need those heavier showers to help bring winds down to the surface.
Looks like NHC is issuing hourly updates due to proximity to land...only through their “Update Statement” in the Dorian section of their home page and immediate adjacent text summary at start of that section. Main updates are still every 3 hours, storm surge maps specific to Dorian are issued about 60 to 90 minutes after each 5 and 11a/p updates...will post some closeups later this evening.
Yep, 6p NHC stats: Winds 145mph (this will only be right along the eyewall, less elsewhere away from that point), gust to 170mph, movement: stationary, pressure 940mb, storm surge near the eye with onshore flow about 12 to 18ft above normal tide levels, about 30miles(55km) NE of Freeport Grand Bahama, about 105miles(170km) E of West Palm Beach, FL.
Very cool comparison. Goes with my previous post regarding the strongest winds being well off the coast. Dorian is small by hurricane standards but still mighty.
Andrew was small but a direct hit made it a disaster. Dorian could of made history. missed it by 200 miles and thankfully did!
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