ATL: DORIAN - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[johngaltfla]

Jim Edds was able to post a few minutes of video:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwGWdlBbYjJQ

I genuinely fear for his life here, amazingly dangerous situation and it's exceptionally rare for a cat 5 eyewall to make landfall in any basin.

I fear for what destruction we will see after the storm. It's going to be mind blowing and I pray for the people there.

[KWT]

It isn’t suppose to slow down until tomorrow morning I believe.

Most models show a dramatic slow down pretty much now...

Winds upto 175mph now I see...

and all models except the Euro continue to show wnw motion.. its clearly has not been doing that.

Yeah I suspect it's going to end up getting further west than expected, as normally happens in these situations.

Also not yet seeing that slow down either.

[tropicwatch]

HH eye position puts Dorian southwest of 5am position.

[supercane4867]

Intense eyewall lighting detected. She’s pushing for a 160kt landfall

[GCANE]

AF302
26.45N 76.60W
918.3mb

Kermit
26.43N 76.53W
919.7mb

RI
Chugging West

[hurricaneCW]

Jim Edds was able to post a few minutes of video:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1OwGWdlBbYjJQ

I genuinely fear for his life here, amazingly dangerous situation and it's exceptionally rare for a cat 5 eyewall to make landfall in any basin.

I fear for what destruction we will see after the storm. It's going to be mind blowing and I pray for the people there.

Luckily they have some of the toughest building codes around but it's still a Cat 5 and not everyone on those islands lives in a fortress.

[northjaxpro]

918 mb WOW .
I'm speechless

Wrap you head around this: Dorian has yet to even reach the Gulf Stream Current yet!!

My God!!

[Aric Dunn]

AF302
26.45N 76.60W
918.3mb

Kermit
26.43N 76.53W
919.7mb

RI
Chugging West

continues to go south of every model ( except euro now) and all the NHC positions.

[feederband]

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?pro ... x&loop=yes

[NDG]

I am really really worried for the residents and hurricane chasers that stayed in Elbow Cay, is just a strip of Coral Rocks, barely above the sea level

[TexasF6]

Intense eyewall lighting detected. She’s pushing for a 160kt landfall

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/898c183bd22a6b29205dea87bdbc65b86441fe25109a22fa560ccf3a42a077b0.png

Dorian is a male named storm fwiw.

[KWT]

AF302
26.45N 76.60W
918.3mb

Kermit
26.43N 76.53W
919.7mb

RI
Chugging West

That's the worst thing, the fact it's still racing westwards with no real sign of stopping.

Also means grand Bahamas will likely get a hit from Dorian as a 5.

[supercane4867]

[EquusStorm]

Going to give Irma a run for the money. Unbelievable.

[Highteeld]

166 knots unflagged sfmr. Irma was never that strong on sfmr

[Bad_Hurricane]

Currently Rank 8. by highest sustained winds.

[Highteeld]

170 knots unflagged. the insanity continues

[KWT]

166 knots unflagged sfmr. Irma was never that strong on sfmr

That extreme convective burst on the northern side really has elevated the surface winds to extreme levels.

Didn't think we'd be watching a 5 coming into landfall so soon after Michael!!

[baitism]

A lot of Cat 5 storms this century

There might be a reason ....

Probably because it's September and we're only on the D storm. Lots of latent heat in the basin.

[longhorn2004]

Just woke up to the fact Dorian is a Cat 5 now, and yet did the High pressure strengthened? That's why its going to turn NE? Amazing the invisible forces at play here. Bermuda watch out.