And yet again: Hurricane Wilma

[Pupik]

They said all the damage was cause by water and not wind, so that doesn't technically count hurricane damage. That means people don't get their money for property damage.

Some people have storm insurance here, but no flood insurance. There's a difference, and if you live here, you've got to have both (although flooding isn't bad where I live because there's lots of drainage).

 

[the_undrtaker89]

Some people have storm insurance here, but no flood insurance. There's a difference, and if you live here, you've got to have both (although flooding isn't bad where I live because there's lots of drainage).

O I guess I'm just a victim of stupid news reporting then. Stupid CNN.....

 

[Omnis]

Don't need any flood insurance here.....2nd floor, baby.

I dunno what's gonna happen, though. I hope the flooding won't be too bad. Do any of you south floridians (pupik) remember that freak storm (not a hurricane or anything) that literally flooded the hell out of us? The canal overflowed into the street and there were fish and turtles and frogs on the sidewalks. Lol.

Anyway, i'm glad to hear that it shouldn't be TOO bad. It'll hopefully be a 2 or 1 before it hits us. But then again, Katrina was that same level and it still flooded the crap out of Homestead.

 

[Giancarlo]

Damn, I guess you guys are having an unlucky year.

Actually no, we've been extremely lucky. All the storms this year (and for the last few years) always seem to go right past us. The weaker Katrina was the first in a while to go right over my area, and it was just a very wet storm.

 

[the_undrtaker89]

I still wish someone would take a piss in the weaker part the storm and see what happens.

Haha they ran out of names for storms that's funny.

 

[Slippery]

I see a lot of you getting worried about Florida, but what about those in the path through New England. It is the next hurricane since the early 1900's.

 

[skip0110]

Bring it on, I say...I recall that we have a few hurricanes here in the mid/early 90s and none of them amounted to much...

 

[Giancarlo]

I see a lot of you getting worried about Florida, but what about those in the path through New England. It is the next hurricane since the early 1900's.

It'll get much weaker once it passes over us.

 

[CDailey]

Thanks, pupik. 👍 Good luck to you, and stay safe too!

It's been close to 40 years or more since there has been a direct hit on my city of Jacksonville. They always seem to hit either West, South or turn up and go straight to the Carolina's.

 

[GTO_VR4]

screw this hurricane. i survived andrew and whatever punk ass hurricanes came after.

*whips out duct tape*

 

[VT]

screw this hurricane. i survived andrew and whatever punk ass hurricanes came after.

*whips out duct tape*

I have a feeling its going to cut through Florida, strengthen over the Atlantic, and somehow find a way to hit the Outer Banks, they've not had a hurricane this year.

 

[Giancarlo]

screw this hurricane. i survived andrew and whatever punk ass hurricanes came after.

*whips out duct tape*

Ah yes! My windows will be invunerable if i put a duct tape x on them.

 

[Omnis]

I still wish someone would take a piss in the weaker part the storm and see what happens.

Haha they ran out of names for storms that's funny.

I did that already. Gosh. I told you, If you're facing the wind, expect piss on your person. Face away from the wind, and your stream goes like a firehose.....I mean, unless your prostate sucks or something.

 

[Zardoz]

Good news:

They're pretty sure it will lose a lot of strength as it moves into the Gulf. Let's hope they're right.

 

[G.T]

I guess I'll post this pic again.

It updates every so often.

 

[Solid Fro]

Have you seen the threat tape?


President George W. Bush, in a speech earlier this month, declared that America should "bomb the sky" because "the clouds hate our freedom."

"We will maintain air superiority", he insisted, as a formation of heavily-armed Hurricane Hunter planes, contracted from Halliburton, scrambled for takeoff.

"We are not scared of Bush," said the cloud. "We shall continue to attack America with very strong winds and sensationalist press coverage."

Those damned wind terrorists!

 

[TVRKing]

Those damned wind terrorists!

0h n0ez! A Terrorist cloud!

 

[Giancarlo]

I guess I'll post this pic again.

It updates every so often.

It's not like the entire area of the hurricane is 150+ mph winds. Don't be intimidated by it's size.

 

[Omnis]

Yeah, the Yucatanian mountains pretty much owned it. Still, it could be bad. We got tails of Katrina and our address sign still exploded into a million pieces.

 

[G.T]

It's not like the entire area of the hurricane is 150+ mph winds. Don't be intimidated by it's size.

Who said the entire area of the hurricane is at 150+mph? I just posted it because people are intested in what it looks like and what it's doing with a quick glance in here.

 

[Zardoz]

They're starting to talk about creating a "Category 6" for hurricanes now:

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/051020_hurricane_winds.html

If high-intensity storms like Wilma and Rita become commonplace, they'll probably need it.

 

[Pupik]

Those damned wind terrorists!

The War on Terra?

 

[Zardoz]

Cancun and Cozumel are going to get hammered:

Wilma will impact Cozumel and the northeast Yucatan coast overnight with bands of intense flooding rain and hurricane force wind gusts. During the day Friday these areas will feel the full fury of Wilma as the eye moves across this region with winds of 150 mph gusting as high as 200 mph which will cause catastrophic damage. A storm surge of up to 15 feet will occur near and just north of the center of where Wilma makes landfall. Wilma will continue to blast northeast Yucatan into Saturday as rainfall could exceed 20-40 inches.

Damaging winds and flooding rain will effect parts of western Cuba as well. Contact with land will weaken Wilma and we think that it will reach the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 3 or 2 hurricane, and that it may reach southwest Florida as a Category 2 hurricane Sunday night. The storm could even make landfall in Florida as late as Monday, if it stalls over the Yucatan Friday night and Saturday.

 

[VT]

My parents just got back from Cancun two days ago.

 

[Touring Mars]

My parents just got back from Cancun two days ago.

Lucky

The War on Terra?

 

[Small_Fryz]

What is the most powerfull hurricane to make landfall?
This making landfall at cat5?

This year nature is showing just how powerful she is.

 

[FoolKiller]

What is the most powerfull hurricane to make landfall?
This making landfall at cat5?

This year nature is showing just how powerful she is.

That depends on how you measure it. If you go by pressure then it was teh Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 but if you go by sustained wind speeds then it is Camille in 1969. I think wind speed should be the determining factor myself but the weather bureaus are all looking at pressure because it is supposed to affect wind speeds, but it appears more than just pressure is at play.

Maybe someone smarter can explain it better.

· The Labor Day Hurricane, Florida Keys, September 2, 1935, Category 5, 892 mb
· Hurricane Camille, Mississippi, August 17, 1969, Category 5, 909 mb
· Hurricane Andrew, Southeast Florida, August 24, 1992, Category 5, 922 mb
The record for the highest wind speed at landfall belongs to Hurricane Camille (1969), which produced wind gusts of over 200 mph and an estimated sustained wind speed of 190 mph at landfall.

Last I heard Wilma was Cat. 4 before landfall, not 5, with sustained speeds of 145 mph and estimated pressure as high as 930 mb. She set the record at sea, but couldn't hold it for landfall. She is still no wimp, but hopefully it will prevent record damges too.

 

[Zardoz]

Direct hit:

Hurricane Wilma remains a dangerous Category 4 hurricane (sustained winds 145 mph) as it now closes in on the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. It is in the process of producing massive damage along the Yucatan Coast, including the resorts of Cozumel and Cancun, as the western side of the eyewall brushes by. Right now, Wilma is moving slowly but steadily to the north-northwest at 6 mph. Any temporary stalling will only prolong the destruction.

 

[G-T-4-Fan]

OH ****(not the swearfilter, dun worry) AM I GLAD TO BE DUTCH

I imagine how this could escalate even more....could it become a habit in 7 years or something? A hurricane every week?
.............we are truly destroying our own planet. I didn't believe about the global warming crap, but was kinda scared Now all hell breaks loose...

Good luck all in Florida...




I dont believe this....just like the twin towers. I didn't feel horror, I didn't feel bad, I didn't feel nothing....just paralized

 

[Zardoz]

Bullseye:

Ever been to Cozumel? Beautiful little island, or at least it was until today. The news reports are describing it as a "cruise ship magnet".

God knows what it will be left of it tomorrow...