ATL: IKE Discussion

[artist]

during katrina I marked mine took it off the pole and in the house after the storm I put it back up. had TV and receiver(along with a/c fridge ,ect.) on generator until power was restored. local cable was out for months and people who didnt take there dish down was on a long waiting list for a replacement... Oh make sure you have a UPS for any electronics you hook up to a portable generator!

I'll just count on losing it, then. It's mounted about 30 feet up on a very steep roof and when I fall it will be onto concrete. If I were young, maybe, but I'm not, and I don't want to die before the storm hits.

It's going to make for a nice leaking roof, though.

I guess this rules out watching the Ohio State/USC game that evening. Dang.

Well, I was being stupidly optimistic anyway. I'll surely have bigger problems to deal with Saturday evening.

well at least you will have it until the last minute! Also, are you with directtv?
If so they are great about getting someone out to realign it for you. One hint - call them the minute the storm is over or even before if you know it has to be replaced or realigned to be one of the first on their list. Otherwise it can take a couple of weeks to get an appointment.

[Frank2]

Looking at the visible loop, it still looks like a hurricane, to be sure, but, it looks like a sickly hurricane...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/loop-vis.html

[rtd2]

during katrina I marked mine took it off the pole and in the house after the storm I put it back up. had TV and receiver(along with a/c fridge ,ect.) on generator until power was restored. local cable was out for months and people who didnt take there dish down was on a long waiting list for a replacement... Oh make sure you have a UPS for any electronics you hook up to a portable generator!

I'll just count on losing it, then. It's mounted about 30 feet up on a very steep roof and when I fall it will be onto concrete. If I were young, maybe, but I'm not, and I don't want to die before the storm hits.

It's going to make for a nice leaking roof, though.

I guess this rules out watching the Ohio State/USC game that evening. Dang.

Well, I was being stupidly optimistic anyway. I'll surely have bigger problems to deal with Saturday evening.

Sorry sounds like its too much trouble...Oh well be safe...it would be nice THOUGH... I remember working all day (clearing and cleaning) it was sure nice to have sat/tv and a/c to come home to after 12-16 hrs in the HEAT! Course all I seen was news on NOLA

I know....Back to IKE

[micktooth]

Huge storm. 193 to Dauphin Island is closed. All of the water here around Dog River where I am now is extremely high. Part of the Causeway at the North end of Mobile Bay is under water. Unreal!

Are you talking about the I-10 Causeway?

[jacindc]

Anyone watching these images? That little yellow circle is growing, and is becoming increasingly centered inside the reds:

[KWT]

It hardly looks sickly Frank, sure it doesn't look like a powerful hurricane in terms of winds but no doubting its a huge system and nearly every part of the gulf is having some effects from Ike...granted none as bad as what Texas will be getting in possibly just 24hrs as the strong winds start to come in from Ike's outer regions.

[Sabanic]

Huge storm. 193 to Dauphin Island is closed. All of the water here around Dog River where I am now is extremely high. Part of the Causeway at the North end of Mobile Bay is under water. Unreal!

Are you talking about the I-10 Causeway?

The old causeway that runs parallel to the I-10 Bayway

[abajan]

Also a 26 ft wave at Buoy 42040 south of Dauphin Island, AL. That's a huge wave for as far away as that is from Ike.

Yep. Something that should be borne in mind is that even though Ike seems stuck on 100 mph, it's a huge system and will generate big waves because in many instances the fetch will be long.

[Sabanic]

It hardly looks sickly Frank, sure it doesn't look like a powerful hurricane in terms of winds but no doubting its a huge system and nearly every part of the gulf is having some effects from Ike...granted none as bad as what Texas will be getting in possibly just 24hrs as the strong winds start to come in from Ike's outer regions.

Think what points north along th coast are beginning to get before he even gets close to landfall, and will get even more of from here on out

[fasterdisaster]

The pressure's started dropping again accompanied with the eyewall SEEMING to wrap around a little on IR. Trend or just Ike teasing us again?

[dwg71]

D Ortts latest track is east of Galveston

I hope it continues east of the metroplex, my apologies to those that would be in its path, feel free to wish it back to me

[rtd2]

The pressure's started dropping again accompanied with the eyewall SEEMING to wrap around a little on IR. Trend or just Ike teasing us again?

SHORT TERM TEASE its up 1mb to 952 per last recon open eyewall

[tolakram]

Eye coming back in the visible

[fasterdisaster]

The pressure's started dropping again accompanied with the eyewall SEEMING to wrap around a little on IR. Trend or just Ike teasing us again?

SHORT TERM TEASE its up 1mb to 952 per last recon open eyewall

Misleading, 951 was extrap, the pressure is actaully 952, this does not mean it's gone up, it has only gone down 2 mb instead of 3.

[Ed Mahmoud]

D Ortts latest track is east of Galveston

I hope it continues east of the metroplex, my apologies to those that would be in its path, feel free to wish it back to me

Pro-met DeltaDog has landfall on the East side of the Sabine River, different path, same landfall as Rita basically.

[ConvergenceZone]

Looking at the visible loop, it still looks like a hurricane, to be sure, but, it looks like a sickly hurricane...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/loop-vis.html

Well, you are right there. Even though IVAN looks really sick now, I just really can't see it weakening much before landfall....I mean anything is possible though, and it would only have to drop 10 mph to bring it down to Cat 1 status, but even that will cause some problems.

[Stormcenter]

The pressure's started dropping again accompanied with the eyewall SEEMING to wrap around a little on IR. Trend or just Ike teasing us again?

SHORT TERM TEASE its up 1mb to 952 per last recon open eyewall

Good news indeed. I just hope it continues.

[fasterdisaster]

Looking at the visible loop, it still looks like a hurricane, to be sure, but, it looks like a sickly hurricane...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/loop-vis.html

Well, you are right there. Even though IVAN looks really sick now, I just really can't see it weakening much before landfall....I mean anything is possible though, and it would only have to drop 10 mph to bring it down to Cat 1 status, but even that will cause some problems.

I think someone's stuck in 2004

[tolakram]

The pressure's started dropping again accompanied with the eyewall SEEMING to wrap around a little on IR. Trend or just Ike teasing us again?

SHORT TERM TEASE its up 1mb to 952 per last recon open eyewall

Good news indeed. I just hope it continues.

Down to 952 from 953 earlier.

[Brent]

Looking at the visible loop, it still looks like a hurricane, to be sure, but, it looks like a sickly hurricane...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/loop-vis.html

Well, you are right there. Even though IVAN looks really sick now, I just really can't see it weakening much before landfall....I mean anything is possible though, and it would only have to drop 10 mph to bring it down to Cat 1 status, but even that will cause some problems.

IVAN?