ATL: ZETA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[SoupBone]

110 mph....so much for the cooler shelf waters and wind shear. Might just make it to Cat-3....hope not.....MGC

That 1mph doesn't really make a difference at this point. It's going to be bad.

[ElectricStorm]

Steve or anyone else in NOLA, did they ever do any evacuations? I never saw any but I could be wrong. I feel like most people didn't leave since it was only forecast to be a Cat 1

[Steve]

Come on Zeta! You are so close!
110 mph & 972 MB

No. It needs to go the other way

True considering the landfall, I feel really bad for Steve

It’s all good. It’s definitely going to be a hairy few hours, but because it’s not slow moving and because it’s not going to cause that much rainfall flooding here, we are ready to go and kicking into party mode. Only thing I’m really worried about is tornadoes.

Rain is getting a little heavier, winds are slowly increasing but below everything but Marco so far. I’m kind of expecting the weather to go full on real quick when it does. I’ll try to post some updates as things happen.

[Iceresistance]

https://twitter.com/NbergWX/status/1321543157356634112

YIKES!

[TallahasseeMan]

Don't know if recon has enough time for a final pass with how quick Zeta is booking it to the coast.

[HeeBGBz]

You guys are contrarian to the mets. And also need a geography lesson on New Orleans.

Come on man. You whine and fight with more people than anyone on the forum. I try to refrain from being a blank-head, but you make it tough sometimes.

No fighting is allowed here, but how does it look like outside?

Biloxi winds are picking up. No rain yet. It looks like it's getting close on radar.

[Javlin]

110 mph....so much for the cooler shelf waters and wind shear. Might just make it to Cat-3....hope not.....MGC

I hear yea Frank and I are about 20 miles to your east at least it will be quick speaking of Frank have not seen him on all day?

[Iceresistance]

Steve or anyone else in NOLA, did they ever do any evacuations? I never saw any but I could be wrong. I feel like most people didn't leave since it was only forecast to be a Cat 1

Then this

[ElectricStorm]

I kinda feel like this SW-NE pass will be it for recon... Hopefully they get back to the SE quad one more time though

[Iceresistance]

Don't know if recon has enough time for a final pass with how quick Zeta is booking it to the coast.

It's going to be close

[ColdMiser123]

Seeing a couple radial velocity bins just above 3000 meters at 142 mph (~123 kt) on the east eyewall.

3000 meters is pretty close to where 700 mb typically is.

[MississippiWx]

110 mph....so much for the cooler shelf waters and wind shear. Might just make it to Cat-3....hope not.....MGC

There is a reason systems in the far Northern Atlantic can strengthen to major hurricane strength despite much cooler waters than what Zeta is over. Favorable trough/baroclinic forcing is the reason and this is the same reason for Zeta. This is going to have major impacts well inland.

[Hypercane_Kyle]

Recon reporting eye open from south to southwest.

Yeah, structurally speaking on radar it's kind of a mess on the south side. Baroclinic factors are really what's pushing the winds up.

[EquusStorm]

This is going to be far more of a destructive inland wind event than it was looking like just a few hours ago. Here's hoping the weather equipment at Mt Cheaha keeps power because it's going to be a very rough night

[GCANE]

Eyewall appears to have weakened a bit

[SconnieCane]

https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1321534908486029313?s=20

"More apt to see this going on at 40°N in the North Atlantic." Like we just saw from Epsilon.

These Greek-named cyclones have been a whole different season in and of themselves.

[Javlin]

is getting a little heavier, winds are slowly increasing but below everything but Marco so far. I’m kind of expecting the weather to go full on real quick when it does. I’ll try to post some updates as things happen.

Steve the Wife and I were in the dome when Juan came over talk about a fun walk back to hotel on Poydras

[Steve]

Steve or anyone else in NOLA, did they ever do any evacuations? I never saw any but I could be wrong. I feel like most people didn't leave since it was only forecast to be a Cat 1

There were some in the outlying areas but only a little of the city is outside the flood walls. Irish Bayou, West End and The Rigolets mostly are what’s left. I heard there were some voluntary mandatory orders, but I haven’t been paying attention to much local coverage beyond the NWS.

Picking up a bit more as time goes. Still sustained low teens and decent rain.

[GCANE]

Taking a hit now on IR.

[ElectricStorm]

Steve or anyone else in NOLA, did they ever do any evacuations? I never saw any but I could be wrong. I feel like most people didn't leave since it was only forecast to be a Cat 1

There were some in the outlying areas but only a little of the city is outside the flood walls. Irish Bayou, West End and The Rigolets mostly are what’s left. I heard there were some voluntary mandatory orders, but I haven’t been paying attention to much local coverage beyond the NWS.

Picking up a bit more as time goes. Still sustained low teens and decent rain.

Good luck and stay safe out there. I just know this is going to be a lot worse than everyone expected