ATL: MARIA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/HurricaneData/status/910477523707944960

[sweetpea]

Slidding doors have exploded.. even though they are covered with hurricane shutters. Nasty.

In your house?

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/extremenature/status/910478325881069569

[tolakram]

 https://twitter.com/WeatherFlowCHAS/status/910481572507381762




Shea Gibson @WeatherFlowCHAS
Could be our last reading at 7:35AM from our San Juan sensor as the eye wall was positioning closer - cell comms either down or in-and-out.
8:31 AM - Sep 20, 2017

[loro-rojo]

Slidding doors have exploded.. even though they are covered with hurricane shutters. Nasty.

In your house?

Yes... ground level.

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/PRFAA/status/910480745470316544

[sweetpea]

That dumpster in Brandon's video looks like it wants to flip. Unreal

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/JohnMoralesNBC6/status/910481468484337664

[bob rulz]

That dumpster in Brandon's video looks like it wants to flip. Unreal

It would have a long time ago, but it's lodged against the side of the ramp. Maybe the wind shift will do it.

[sweetpea]

That dumpster in Brandon's video looks like it wants to flip. Unreal

It would have a long time ago, but it's lodged against the side of the ramp. Maybe the wind shift will do it.

The one side keeps lifting off the ground. This is crazy. Poor Puerto Rico

[GCANE]

 https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/910484467231358976

[bob rulz]

Yeah have to keep in perspective that no matter how thrilling the footage, millions of people in Puerto Rico are having the worst morning of their lives.

[sweetpea]

Yeah have to keep in perspective that no matter how thrilling the footage, millions of people in Puerto Rico are having the worst morning of their lives.

Yes they are, I have alot of family there including my dad, I can't get a hold of anyone right now.

[tolakram]

While the wind always gets the initial coverage here is the real issue, as always, water.

 https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/910477703891087360




Eric Fisher ✔ @ericfisher
The river gauges across Puerto Rico are all going straight up toward record flooding with a lot of rain yet to come. #Maria
8:16 AM - Sep 20, 2017

[RL3AO]

It's mind-boggling how quickly those river gauges went from normal to major flooding.

[NDG]

Incredible damage in the San Juan area. I hope Luis is OK.

 https://twitter.com/bclemms/status/910486265807671296

[bob rulz]

Yeah have to keep in perspective that no matter how thrilling the footage, millions of people in Puerto Rico are having the worst morning of their lives.

Yes they are, I have alot of family there including my dad, I can't get a hold of anyone right now.

Wishing them the best of luck, and anyone else here on the forum who is from Puerto Rico or has family there.

[MJGarrison]

I know this has been answered in the Irma thread but I searched and could find it.

Why does S2K show Maria as a cat 5 on the graphic but NHC says it's a cat 4?

[tolakram]

I know this has been answered in the Irma thread but I searched and could find it.

Why does S2K show Maria as a cat 5 on the graphic but NHC says it's a cat 4?

It shows a 4 now, might need to refresh. It does have errors though, it's an older piece of proprietary and unsupported software that has rounding errors which will sometimes report borderline storms as the wrong category. It's kind of a miracle it still works at all.

[ronjon]

Incredible damage in the San Juan area. I hope Luis is OK.

 https://twitter.com/bclemms/status/910486265807671296

wow...that's why its so dangerous to be outside during a CAT 4/5. That flying aluminum could impale you and your dead.