As hurricane Florence barrels towards the coustal regions of the eastern United States, and typhoons of deadly strength have battered parts of Asia, I would just like to give a shout out to any of our members who have been or will be affected by these storms.
Best of luck, I hope you are as prepared as possible, whether you are hunkered down and waiting to ride things out, or have been evacuated. Check in and let us know how you are doing, if at all possible.
May you and yours be safe and sound.
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Hurricanes and Typhoons - are you affected?
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Thanks Gypsy. My son and his wife are in Ocean Isle, NC. No power. Running on generator.
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I'm watching the cable news that is showing all the distruction from Hurricane Florence. There is good coverage of it and we can keep track of what is happening.
I'd like to let people know that it is also the season for typhoons (hurricanes) in the Southeast Asian area. Typhoon Mangkhut is bearing down on the Phillipines where at least two of our members live. That would be Rune and HazelsHeaven. They are great friends of mine and I'm keeping them in my thoughts.
I'd like to let people know that it is also the season for typhoons (hurricanes) in the Southeast Asian area. Typhoon Mangkhut is bearing down on the Phillipines where at least two of our members live. That would be Rune and HazelsHeaven. They are great friends of mine and I'm keeping them in my thoughts.
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I'm watching the cable news that is showing all the distruction from Hurricane Florence. There is good coverage of it and we can keep track of what is happening.
I'd like to let people know that it is also the season for typhoons (hurricanes) in the Southeast Asian area. Typhoon Mangkhut is bearing down on the Phillipines where at least two of our members live. That would be Rune and HazelsHeaven. They are great friends of mine and I'm keeping them in my thoughts.
Yes, Larry, thanks, I know. That was why I specified typhoons as well as hurricanes. Our members in those regions are on my mind, as are personal, off-line friends I have who live and work there.
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I have friends who live on the east coast and along the Gulf Coast. They did call me and let me know they were safe and evacuated instead of riding out the storms.
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Here in Ontario, we rarely get more than the odd tropical depression. We are simply too far from the ocean and they tend to fizzle long before hitting us. Hazel hit us back in the fifties but I only heard about it from my parents (I wasn't born for another decade). Now, tornadoes on the other hand, we're good for one or two big ones a decade. Ottawa, where my son goes to university, just got hammered by a pair of them a few weeks ago. His area was largely unaffected but he saw some of the destruction when he was out cycling the following weekend.
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I have family and friends all over Florida, and virtually every state up to Maine. We are all affected in various degrees and in various ways by water originated "storms." Up in New England, we are getting not just hurricanes, but tornadoes (which was once very rare here), and strange kinds of "twisters" in the harbors and other coastal places, that come out of nowhere.
A twisting wind suddenly rises up in a given area over water, and then makes a dart straight to the land. They can cause some serious damage. No they are not hurricanes or tornadoes, but something similar to both, and with no pattern. These are more powerful than what us seamen used to call "squalls."
The men I know that still work in the fishing industry have it rough because they never really know what they are going to see every day. Every vessel has specifications on how far out to sea they can go. "Smaller" vessels are told they have a 3 or 6 miles limit. Those smaller craft have to be really careful now.
A twisting wind suddenly rises up in a given area over water, and then makes a dart straight to the land. They can cause some serious damage. No they are not hurricanes or tornadoes, but something similar to both, and with no pattern. These are more powerful than what us seamen used to call "squalls."
The men I know that still work in the fishing industry have it rough because they never really know what they are going to see every day. Every vessel has specifications on how far out to sea they can go. "Smaller" vessels are told they have a 3 or 6 miles limit. Those smaller craft have to be really careful now.
Beach Kitty
I live in a small town on a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida. Sometimes we get a lot of wind and rain from Hurricanes. Sometimes it gets bad enough that we batten down the hatches, and on a rare occasion, we have to evacuate to the mainland.
I've been fortunate that a lot of the worst of the hurricane weather seems to skirt around me. It's probably because I am so well prepared with 8 cases of water, 2 weeks worth of non-perishable food, and flashlights/batteries up the ying-yang! I even have a portable generator!
I've been fortunate that a lot of the worst of the hurricane weather seems to skirt around me. It's probably because I am so well prepared with 8 cases of water, 2 weeks worth of non-perishable food, and flashlights/batteries up the ying-yang! I even have a portable generator!
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Hurricane Sally dumped a ton of water on my daughter's yard in Alabama. Mostly heavy rains where she is at, but she is safe.
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We are getting warmer waters in New England and a lot of sharks around our beaches. We are almost afraid to go into the water. Then of course, lots of wind and rain.
Finally we do get hurricanes most years, and a new phenomenon: a kind of tornado at sea!
Finally we do get hurricanes most years, and a new phenomenon: a kind of tornado at sea!
Beach Kitty
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been so intense. Hurricane season is typically considered to be June 1-November 30. This year the first storm came early on May 17th. Now, the list of names has been exhausted and they are being labeled with Greek letters, with Beta currently causing trouble for Texas and Louisiana. Beta is one month (34 days actually) earlier than in 2005, which is the only other year on record with so many named storms.
Just another crazy example of why 2020 is a bizarre year.
Just another crazy example of why 2020 is a bizarre year.
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Recently a super typhoon... I'm from the Philippines.
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Well, I changed the route for a tour I just did in my own country (Canada), partly due to Hurricane Fiona hammering our Maritime provinces. I wasn't headed for the worst-hit areas, but at least one National Park we had planned to visit shut down many sites and services for the season early to buy themselves time for cleanup.
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No. Northern Virginia is more or less immune to deadly storms. Rarely lose power but last year had,a Generac generator (running on natural gas) installed.
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No. Northern Virginia is more or less immune to deadly storms. Rarely lose power but last year had,a Generac generator (running on natural gas) installed.
My aunt and uncle lived in their winterized cottage for a couple decades and had a Generac generator. Their generator burned propane from the huge tank at the back of the property that also supplied gas for stoves, heating, etc. in both their building and my family's summer place on the same property. They were mostly concerned about winter storms given where that place is in Central Ontario but back when I was going as a kid with my family, we were generally good for at least one outage every summer due to storms or trees coming down on lines.
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Nope. We can get a lot of moisture from the Gulf during hurricanes there, but that's about it. Tornadoes seem to be happening a little more frequently though
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