ATL: Ex Tropical Storm EARL - Discussion

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

I agree, Earl will probably be back in 2016 - nowhere does it appear the damage was bad enough to warrant retirement. Nice try Earl, but you wasted your energy on poor fish! (I know it wasn't a fish storm, but the core remained over water when it was a beast)

Yeah, after the burst early & now the gusty winds on the cold air filtering in behind Earl. I'm happy he wasnt any stronger, or close at landfall, to my area.

Update No. 4, bye bye Earl:

http://hybridstorm-weatherblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/tropical-storm-earl-over-nova-scotia_8864.html

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

I agree, Earl will probably be back in 2016 - nowhere does it appear the damage was bad enough to warrant retirement. Nice try Earl, but you wasted your energy on poor fish! (I know it wasn't a fish storm, but the core remained over water when it was a beast)

Yeah, after the burst early & now the gusty winds on the cold air filtering in behind Earl. I'm happy he wasnt any stronger or close at landfall to my area.

Update No. 4, bye bye Earl:

http://hybridstorm-weatherblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/tropical-storm-earl-over-nova-scotia_8864.html

[fasterdisaster]

I'm still not sure Earl is actually a tropical storm right now. Its structure is very impressive for a 70 mph storm. Perhaps post-season they'll note that.

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

Jeez more strong winds & rain went through past 20 minutes. Sustained winds on my home set 31 gusting to 52 mph (peak gusts) for about 10 minutes again. Still breezy now, but have calm down from before. Back 10 to 15 mph sustained now & clearing again.

[CrazyC83]

Wow, over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and still a solid storm. Maybe it might make another landfall, either in far eastern Quebec or western Newfoundland.

I'd watch data but it probably has weakened a tad since Nova Scotia landfall. Still might be 65 kt though.

[Just Joshing You]

Just got power back here. Winds were very strong. Nothing compared to Juan where Im currently living, but Halifax appears to have taken the brunt... which is kind of weird, as they're so far away from the track.

[CrazyC83]

Just got power back here. Winds were very strong. Nothing compared to Juan where Im currently living, but Halifax appears to have taken the brunt... which is kind of weird, as they're so far away from the track.

That's good that you have power now

Actually, Halifax did take the brunt as the center of the storm tracked just to the north and northwest.

[CrazyC83]

Water temperatures ahead of Earl. Actually not that bad for maintaining itself until it hits the Lower North Shore. Mostly mid-60s to lower 70s in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. If it emerges over Labrador while still tropical (unlikely), water temperatures drop into the 40s.

[macvicarj]

Ahhhh... a sigh of relief. Earl was a Juannna be Juan, but he didn't cut it. Sure was nasty though. Lost one tree in my garden but it didn't hit the house so I'm thankful for that. Neighbours had a branch hit their live power lines. They fell over the street so noone could get off the dead end, but noone was going anywhere anyway. Then the power went out.

Power is back on now and things are getting cleaned up in the neighbourhood. Ever since Juan, we have an idea of what a cat 2 is, so anything less than that I am familiar withl. We know what we have to do... hunker down, clean up anything that can blow, get your supplies and wait it out. And like all the professionals say, prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

Thanks everybody

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

http://hybridstorm-weatherblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/tropical-storm-earl-over-pei-update-5.html

Earl Update 5, headed to Newfoundland.


It is a nice, cool, breezy & beautiful night here now.

[Maritimer71]

WOCN31 CWHX 042100
TROPICAL STORM EARL INTERMEDIATE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED
BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
5.50 PM ADT SATURDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2010.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9.00 PM ADT

AT 6.00 PM ADT... TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
47.8 N AND LONGITUDE 61.7 W... ABOUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES OR 40 KM
NORTH OF ILES DE LA MADELEINE.

EARL IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 45 KNOTS... 83
KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 55 KNOTS... 102
KM/H AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 970 MB.

PUBLIC AND MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THEIR REGION BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

HERE IS A BRIEF RECAP OF WHAT HAS OCCURED SO FAR.

PEAK WINDS OVER 100 KM/H UP TO 5PM ADT ...

KM/H
BEAVER ISLAND 135
MCNABS ISLAND 130
OBSBORNE HEAD 128
HALIFAX HARBOUR BUOY 122
HALIFAX AIRPORT 120
WEST SCOTIAN SLOPE BUOY 119
SHEARWATER JETTY 117
BEDFORD BASIN 115
ST. PAUL ISLAND 113
LUNENBURG 111
ANTIGONISH HARBOUR 110
HALIFAX DOCKYARD 109
HART ISLAND 109
CARIBOU POINT 108
GRAND ETANG 115
BACCARO POINT 102
PORT HAWKESBURY 100
BROWNS BANK BUOY 100

NOTABLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 5PM ADT ...
NEW BRUNSWICK ... THE COMBINATION OF EARL'S RAINFALL ENHANCED BY AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT BROUGHT 40-75 MM THROUGH WESTERN NB.

NOVA SCOTIA ... ANNAPOLIS VALLEY THROUGH SOUTHERN COLCHESTER
COUNTIES RECEIVED 40-50 MM ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ... MUCH OF THE ISLAND RECEIVED 25-30 MM.

WAVE REPORTS DURING THE DAY SUGGEST THAT 10-14 M SIGNIFICANT WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY HAVE WASHED ALONG MUCH OF THE ATLANTIC SHORE OF NOVA
SCOTIA THIS AFTERNOON ... WITH PEAK WAVES ARRIVING WELL AFTER THE
STORM CENTRE.

END BOWYER/FOGARTY

[CrazyC83]

Wreckhouse now gusting to 78 mph.

[artist]

all those checking in from Earl, it's good to see you and know you are ok. All others still experiencing Earl, we have you in our thoughts. Stay safe and report in when you can.

[fasterdisaster]

Are those winds sustained?

[CrazyC83]

I could be wrong, but Boat Harbour - at 51.6°N latitude - is the farthest north I can ever recall a Tropical Storm Warning being in effect for. I don't recall any ever for any European land.

[CrazyC83]

Heath Point, QC, on Anticosti Island to the west of the center, is reporting 47 mph sustained winds with gusts to 61. Not exactly a sign of being extratropical.

[Cyclone1]

Heath Point, QC, on Anticosti Island to the west of the center, is reporting 47 mph sustained winds with gusts to 61. Not exactly a sign of being extratropical.

Well, isn't that because officially it's still a tropical storm?

[CrazyC83]

Heath Point, QC, on Anticosti Island to the west of the center, is reporting 47 mph sustained winds with gusts to 61. Not exactly a sign of being extratropical.

Well, isn't that because officially it's still a tropical storm?

Yes, but it isn't showing signs of becoming ET yet.

[CrazyC83]

I believe this will be the first time ever that a tropical cyclone made landfall on the North Shore of Quebec.

Correction: I looked up HURDAT and found 2 that have:

Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 (was a TS at that point, re-analyzed)

Storm 4 of 1940 (not re-analyzed)

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

http://hybridstorm-weatherblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/tropical-storm-earl-over-newfoundland.html

Earl now over Newfoundland still a 60 kt/70 mph TS, Update 1.