More severe wx Feb 12th & 13th?

[Ed Mahmoud]

:uarrow: You'd be surprised how few know where the Pacific Ocean is.

Between California and Korea.

[Squarethecircle]

Roughly, yes.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Catholic school growing up, with nuns.


I had to know the states, all the cabinet positions by order of presidential succession and the name of the secretary when Carter was President, dates of historical events.


Good preparation if one ever goes on 'Jeopardy!', although to do really well on that show, a college degree in Shakespearian literature is a must.



Few, if any questions asked about geosciences engineering.

[Ed Mahmoud]

:uarrow: Roughly, yes.

Been intoxicated both places.

[Opal storm]

Alright get back on topic.

[JonathanBelles]

TORNADO WARNING
FLC119-122200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0006.080212T2124Z-080212T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
424 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 500 PM EST

* AT 424 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY BY 425 PM EST.
RURAL EASTERN SUMTER COUNTY BY 450 PM EST.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD AND
BODY WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN BY CALLING 813-645-2323.


&&

LAT...LON 2864 8204 2865 8196 2838 8196 2839 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 187DEG 13KT 2843 8201

$$

13

[LaunchGal]

Our weather radios aren't working, and this is only the beginning of a very long night of storms.

Statement as of 3:25 PM EST on February 12, 2008


NOAA Weather Radio station wxj-70... broadcasting on a frequency of
162.550 mhz and serving the Melbourne listening area... and station
kih-63... serving the Orlando area on a frequency of 162.475 are both
off the air due to input problems to their transmitters. A return
to service time is not known yet. We apologize for this
inconvienence.

All the information from the NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can be
found on our web site at: http://www.Weather.Gov/mlb

[CrazyC83]

The SPC has some pretty high numbers for tornado potential, even if they don't mention strong or violent ones...

[wbug1]

http://www.nola.com/

Windows blown out in New Orleans, LA highrise
Slidell, LA - railroad crossing arm blown over

Boats break loose in New Orleans harbour - as per CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/ ... index.html

"Several river vessels broke loose in the winds, said Port of New Orleans spokeswoman Cynthia Swain. A freighter docked at the Andry Street Wharf was pushed across the river and collided with two vessels downstream.

The Coast Guard also said a ship was grounded on the riverbank. There were no indications of serious levee damage, and the ship was not sinking, said Chris Bonura, another spokesman for the port.

A woman was killed by a tornado after leaving the Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence, Louisiana, at the height of the storm against advice, said Sherre Pack-Hookfin, the hospital's acting administrator."

[wbug1]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs. ... 13003/1002

2:45 p.m., Jefferson Parish two miles northeast of Metairie, a waterspout was reported over Lake Pontchartrain about 100 yards away from the foot of the Causeway bridge.

(viewer wbug1 read at Feb 13th, 2008, 10:45 UTC)

[wbug1]

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008 ... _metr.html

"Petty Officer Tom Atkeson, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard, said the Sisnos Sun, a 180-foot freight ship, broke free of its mooring at the Alabo Street dock shortly after 2:45 p.m., in part because of 33-mph winds. It struck several barges as it drifted downriver and eventually collided with two other ships, the 734-foot W.H. Blount and the Wisla, before crew members were able to regain control, he said.

Atkeson said it can take several minutes for the crew to restart the ship's engines or deploy its anchor. He said it is unclear exactly why the ship broke free from its mooring. "

Read by viewer wbug1 at approx 10:30 am UTC
and again at 10:49 am UTC and article appeared similar

[wbug1]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs. ... 13003/1002

"1:45 p.m., Tangipahoa Parish near Independence. Trees and power lines were blown down east of Highway 51. Damage was reported at a hospital when a small portion of the roof was peeled off. An unoccupied mobile home was rolled over and 15 to 20 automobiles in the parking lot were shifted and windows broken. A woman was killed when she was thrown into a vehicle."

(wbug1 read article at approx 11:35 UTC, Feb 13th) noting mention of 15-20 shifted vehicles in parking lot of hospital where a woman was killed in Tangipahoa parish

[Ed Mahmoud]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS01/80213003/1002

"1:45 p.m., Tangipahoa Parish near Independence. Trees and power lines were blown down east of Highway 51. Damage was reported at a hospital when a small portion of the roof was peeled off. An unoccupied mobile home was rolled over and 15 to 20 automobiles in the parking lot were shifted and windows broken. A woman was killed when she was thrown into a vehicle."

(wbug1 read article at approx 11:35 UTC, Feb 13th) noting mention of 15-20 shifted vehicles in parking lot of hospital where a woman was killed in Tangipahoa parish

She was advised, from what I read, to stay inside. Well, maybe she'll be a lesson to others.

[wbug1]

What is MSNbot Media browsing the forums? Is that some kind of an automated web crawler??

[Evil Jeremy]

Looks like another blast of moisture coming off of the Mexican coast. What should happen with this one?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/loop-wv.html