ATL: LAURA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[Sailingtime]

I am amazed at the technology that allows us to track and observer hurricanes. I am in awe of mother nature and the power of these storms. Everyone in the affected areas of Laura are in my thoughts and prayers tonight. May you and your families ride this out in safety always remembering that things can be replaced. Thank you Storm2k. I'm going back to observing mode. It's going to be a long night in SE Louisiana.

[HurryKane]

Another thing to remember about the location of this landfall and surge area, there is going to be a lot of nasty wildlife in those flood waters.

Well, I've seen cars on roofs. You suggesting that we might actually see our first post-hurricane with an alligator on someone's roof??

I remember some lady had a gater in her livingroom post Harvey.

There was a big gator in a church on the Mississippi coast after Katrina.

[ozonepete]

Well, I've seen cars on roofs. You suggesting that we might actually see our first post-hurricane with an alligator on someone's roof??

That was common in past hurricanes down there, including Audrey and Camille. Alligators and water moccasins.

On roofs?? That's just plain over the top lol. When a person can't even crawl on they're own roof for a Coast Guard airlift rescue, because Fido is busy fending off water moccasins and you're having to be Indiana Jones evading two really pissed off 12' gators. #havingacrappyday

You've never read any of those news stories? People were floating in the surge trying to survive and they would grab a piece of floating roof or drywall and there would be snakes and alligators there that beat them to it. Or they would get on their own roof and when the water level reached it any number of vermin would climb onto it to avoid drowning.

[EnnisTx]

Surge is already beginning to inundate Cameron, LA.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP1Ee4F7q-o

https://i.imgur.com/kEuus3Y.jpg

wonder if that camera will be under water when Laura makes landfall

I would probably think it is a solid possibility it will be by that time.

That's one of Mark Sudduth' GoPro Cameras.

[drezee]

 https://twitter.com/andretrotter/status/1298776282742874116

[plasticup]

Cameron, LA has a long history with hurricanes. Audrey back in 1957, which hit near Cameron as a Cat 3, killed hundreds of people in town. It used to have a population of 2,000 twenty years ago before being hit by Rita and Ike in quick succession and caused most residents to relocate. Population was down to 406 by 2010. And now...right in the firing path of a High-end category 4.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron,_Louisiana

It is a mud flat with 3 foot of elevation surrounded by a warming a rising sea. It is no longer fit for human habitation.

[Highteeld]

Eye temp still increasing

2020AUG26 235020 6.4 931.1 124.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 NO LIMIT OFF OFF OFF OFF 21.12 -68.11 EYE 28 IR 69.2 28.48 92.95 ARCHER GOES16 38.5

[Steejo91]

Anyone have a link to some storm chasers?

Over on my page on FB Tornado Intercept. We will have a stream going from LCH

[Kingarabian]

936mb found. On this pass.

[ronjon]

Something's happening to the eye; either contraction, a most or dry air...

Its contracting...which means strengthening unfortunately.

[Ed_2001]

Cameron, LA has a long history with hurricanes. Audrey back in 1957, which hit near Cameron as a Cat 3, killed hundreds of people in town. It used to have a population of 2,000 twenty years ago before being hit by Rita and Ike in quick succession and caused most residents to relocate. Population was down to 406 by 2010. And now...right in the firing path of a High-end category 4.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron,_Louisiana

It is a mud flat with 3 foot of elevation surrounded by a warming a rising sea. It is no longer fit for human habitation.

It’s going to become another Indianola at this rate.

[sponger]

Anyone have a link to some storm chasers?

https://livestormchasing.com/map

[Highteeld]

Over the last 3 hours you can clearly see the eye shrink in IR imagery

[Kingarabian]

936mb compared to the NHC's 940mb. Another 4mb drop since the last pass.

[3090]

Something's happening to the eye; either contraction, a most or dry air...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200827/e3ffe5507aadb93a60ed7327af7e16de.jpg

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Radar is blocked by the cloud tops. Cannot see all the way through the storm at that distance.

[MGC]

Looks like the eye is contracting to me too.....further intensification....MGC

[supercane4867]

Dark orange comparable to continental dry air now showing up inside the eye on WV rapidscan.

[psyclone]

I'm expecting the Lake Charles radar site to crash peak storm and continue to display a terrifying image of Laura's core...much like PR's radar did during Maria. This is going to be a multi generational "date" storm for the impact zone. Everyone will speak in pre and post Laura terms for a couple of generations...much like those in south florida have done for Andrew or those on the MS gulf coast and SE LA coast do for Katrina. Another random thought about hurricane season in general...this will be another massive anniversary storm that fits nicely into the anniversary storm calendar hot zone...latter August into October. We're just into the hot zone. Dr Gray is still correct..for the bell hath tolled.

[supercane4867]

Penetration result of northern eyewall coming in the next few minutes. Might be enough to get over the CAT5 threshold.

[xironman]

It is definitely coming wide right.