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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:07 PM Oct 2018

It's weird how different hurricanes have different "personalities"

Some form weeks before hitting land, lingering out there, stalking and menacing potential landfall targets while they gradually build strength. They'll keep people guessing for days over hundreds--if not thousands--of miles of coastline as to where they'll hit land. They'll trudge to a near dead stop before making land, just to drive people already on edge even more crazy through a anxious waiting game.

Others are like Michael. They absolutely explode out of nowhere, and zip on a beeline towards a target.

The former are more angst enducing, but the latter are more terrifying.

On Sunday, barely anyone expected a major hurricane to be slamming the coast by midweek.

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It's weird how different hurricanes have different "personalities" (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 OP

It was just reported that this will be the 4th or 5th worst in US history. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #1

Fran was out there for a really long time MiniMe Oct 2018 #2

The thing is that October and November storms often come from Central America via the Eastern malaise Oct 2018 #3

Florence felt like forever... Phentex Oct 2018 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)

1. It was just reported that this will be the 4th or 5th worst in US history.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:16 PM

Oct 2018

I wonder if this will make any Climate Change deniers wake up, especially since it is coming right after the horrible UN report about how the predictions were being updated and are now worse than anticipated. Holland already changed one of its climate change laws to limit carbon even more than they had planned and the deadline to meet the new law has been changed too.

People will be migrating, starving, going broke, getting sick, etc due to Climate Change and the GOP calls it a hoax. I am embarrassed to be an American.

MiniMe

(21,716 posts)

2. Fran was out there for a really long time

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:05 PM

Oct 2018

Doom and destruction were predicted, and while the storm was bad, it weakened before it hit land I think as a cat 1. The main problem with Fran was how long it was ashore, a lot of inland flooding.

Michael was predicted to be a cat 2, but overnight it strengthened to almost a cat 5.

malaise

(269,004 posts)

3. The thing is that October and November storms often come from Central America via the Eastern

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 05:25 PM

Oct 2018

Pacific or form in the Greater Antllles.
This one came as a tropical wave out of Central Ameriica and formed north of Honduras and South West of Jamaica.

Remember Sandy? Sandy formed south of Jamaica.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sandy_2012_track.png

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152003.shtml?#contents

There's another one with a 50% chance of development next week.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

Phentex

(16,334 posts)

4. Florence felt like forever...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 06:42 PM

Oct 2018

at one point we were expected to get some rain out of it but it stalled and shifted and we ended up with nothing.

Meanwhile, I heard Michael was hitting us in Atlanta tomorrow OR going east of us. It's pouring right now as we get the outer bands. And you're right: here he comes just barreling through.

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