Could td 12 do what Erin did in '95?

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Could td 12 do what Erin did in '95?

#1 Postby otowntiger » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:07 pm

It just occured to me in looking at the model plots that this system could follow a path very similar to Hurricane Erin in '95. She was the first TC that I experienced after moving to Orlando back in '89. I remember Orlando getting some pretty gusty TS winds and having the day off work. Power knocked out for several days for some people. It was just enough to make me realize that if a much stronger storm hit this general area that we could get hammered. Of course Charley, Frances and Jeanne did just that last year. I don't expect this thing to get as strong as C, F or J, but Erin reached 85 mph before coming in around Vero Beach heading wnw. I know there are many possible scenarios, but that one crossed my mind. She also popped out on the other side of the peninsula and whacked Pensacola pretty good as a solid cat 1, stronger than when she hit the EC of FL.
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#2 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:10 pm

It could do something similar to Erin except a bit further south according to the data we are seeing now. However it is something to note that the majority of the computer models took Erin into south florida but it obviousy took a jog to the north.

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#3 Postby otowntiger » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:23 pm

WeatherEmperor wrote:It could do something similar to Erin except a bit further south according to the data we are seeing now. However it is something to note that the majority of the computer models took Erin into south florida but it obviousy took a jog to the north.

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I remember that. She started out as a SFL threat and then took that jog up our way. She was supposed to strengthen more than she did. I remember on of the local stations hired the former NHC director Bob Sheets to do analysis for them and he said that after it was clear that she wasn't going to strengthen above her 85mph winds that we had Grand Bahama Island to thank for that. She passed right over that island and at that point began to suck in a little dry air. This could be a parallel path, just to the south.
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#4 Postby Dr. Jonah Rainwater » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:11 pm

Mmm, wouldn't Pensacola just love that...
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#5 Postby gatorcane » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:15 pm

no a ridge will be building in a few days behind the trough...won't happen.
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#6 Postby Rainband » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:20 pm

boca_chris wrote:no a ridge will be building in a few days behind the trough...won't happen.
anything is possible.
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#7 Postby Ivanhater » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:48 pm

how the heck am i supposed to track if storms keep coming and knocking the power out!!
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#8 Postby WeatherEmperor » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:05 pm

ivanhater wrote:how the heck am i supposed to track if storms keep coming and knocking the power out!!


hey man 1 more post until you became a cat1 cane.

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#9 Postby Ivanhater » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:06 pm

WeatherEmperor wrote:
ivanhater wrote:how the heck am i supposed to track if storms keep coming and knocking the power out!!


hey man 1 more post until you became a cat1 cane.

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haaa, i didnt even know...i guess ill become a hurricane with this post!!
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#10 Postby Acral » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:09 pm

Just the fact that it MAY have an eye on the GOM is enough to irritate me.
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#11 Postby iceangel » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:28 pm

Dr. Jonah Rainwater wrote:Mmm, wouldn't Pensacola just love that...
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Re: Could td 12 do what Erin did in '95?

#12 Postby cjrciadt » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:36 pm

otowntiger wrote:It just occured to me in looking at the model plots that this system could follow a path very similar to Hurricane Erin in '95. She was the first TC that I experienced after moving to Orlando back in '89. I remember Orlando getting some pretty gusty TS winds and having the day off work. Power knocked out for several days for some people. It was just enough to make me realize that if a much stronger storm hit this general area that we could get hammered. Of course Charley, Frances and Jeanne did just that last year. I don't expect this thing to get as strong as C, F or J, but Erin reached 85 mph before coming in around Vero Beach heading wnw. I know there are many possible scenarios, but that one crossed my mind. She also popped out on the other side of the peninsula and whacked Pensacola pretty good as a solid cat 1, stronger than when she hit the EC of FL.
:crazyeyes: Thanks for reminding me of Erin of 95. My first experience with a Hurricane. Almost no damage however, just mostly wind little rain. However It was expect to go through Miami, but moved NNW, then turing West thru Central Florida. :roll:
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#13 Postby otowntiger » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:15 am

boca_chris wrote:no a ridge will be building in a few days behind the trough...won't happen.


That's a pretty definitive statement. The NHC and all professionals worth their salt don't rule out such a minor deviation in couse.
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