36+ hours of hell

#1 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:04 am

Can you imagine being in the northeastern Yucatan? Over 36 hours
of hurricane force winds, over 24 hours of cat3+ winds. Intense storm
surge, driving rains.

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:10 am

I can't... how long did the MS coast experience Cat 3 winds with Katrina? A few hours at most... WOW.

Aquawind · #3 Postby **Aquawind** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:13 am

No Doubt.. Incredible.. I will be impressed if the death toll does not reach into the hundreds..Worse that Kartina.. Sooo Long..... :eek:

Paul

Amanzi · #4 Postby **Amanzi** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:14 am

Im sure there are many people just praying for this to end for them. That really is a very long time to have to deal with such a force. :cry:

#5 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:14 am

We had it for maybe 6-8 hours. Nothing like what those poor people are
going through right now.

And if that report of 24' surge is accurate, that area will be completely
devastated. I'm talking 10 years to rebuild.

Dr. Jonah Rainwater · #6 Postby **Dr. Jonah Rainwater** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:56 pm

A 24' surge would be a huge forecast failure for the NHC. I know TWC's surge forecast maps only showed 10'-15' near Cancun and Cozumel, largely because of the offshore topography. But Wilma's agonizing landfall was well forecast, so shouldn't they have factored that into their surge forecast? I'm afraid some people in the area assumed they'd be safe because they're above 15', and are in a serious situation now.

The same thing happened in Mississippi. The surge was so unprecedented that even the American deathtoll outside of New Orleans was at least 300-400 between Mississippi and the Lousisiana delta area. These surges might be special cases, but they prove the uselessness of a "surge maximum" for a particular stretch of coastline. (15' for the Yucatan; 25' for Mississippi) I wish the NHC had at least erred on the side of caution.

On another note; besides 24+ hours of major hurricane winds and 24+ of unrelenting storm surge, there's now been a good 36 hours of solid hurricane CDO rainfall. I mean 60"+....that is five feet of rain. What were Isidore's rainfall totals for the area?

#7 Postby **CronkPSU** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:57 pm

imagine being a tourist there with nowhere to go but one of the local shelters surrounded by strangers

wxmann_91 · #8 Postby **wxmann_91** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:00 pm

And now the southern eyewall pounds Cancun...

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #9 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:01 pm

Katrina caused the highest surge....Because it was a cat5 before it hit land. This was the most powrful hurricane to ever form over the Atlatnic. So I'm not suprized that the surge could of been much higher then expected.

arkess7 · #10 Postby **arkess7** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:06 pm

no ... i cant imagine.......its awful........my parents were there in cancun a few years ago...............those beautiful beaches are probably destroyed :cry:

................my thoughts and prayers are with those people..

#11 Postby **WeatherEmperor** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:13 pm

I went to Cancun in 2002 for my high school graduation and it is a beautiful place. It just destroys my heart that Wilma caused devestation there :cry:

<RICKY>

#12 Postby **SeaBrz_FL** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:25 pm

Can you imagine being in the northeastern Yucatan? Over 36 hours of hurricane force winds, over 24 hours of cat3+ winds. Intense storm surge, driving rains.

NO! Mentally, you start breaking down after 12 hours. Some of my "normal" family members and other evacuees at our hotel proved this theory in the 24 hours of Frances last year. Thank God one of the other evacuees in the hotel had a bottle of Xanax and was willing to share them.

jburns · #13 Postby **jburns** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:40 pm

SeaBrz_FL wrote:NO! Mentally, you start breaking down after 12 hours. Some of my "normal" family members and other evacuees at our hotel proved this theory in the 24 hours of Frances last year. Thank God one of the other evacuees in the hotel had a bottle of Xanax and was willing to share them.

Pretty bold statement can you provide any sources? Everyone is different and many can function for much longer periods of extreme duress without resorting to mind numbing drugs. I'd hate to face a raging storm surge after taking a couple of Xanax. I guess it depends on the depth of the gene pool.

timNms · #14 Postby **timNms** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:54 pm

SeaBrz_FL wrote:
Can you imagine being in the northeastern Yucatan? Over 36 hours of hurricane force winds, over 24 hours of cat3+ winds. Intense storm surge, driving rains.

NO! Mentally, you start breaking down after 12 hours. Some of my "normal" family members and other evacuees at our hotel proved this theory in the 24 hours of Frances last year. Thank God one of the other evacuees in the hotel had a bottle of Xanax and was willing to share them.

doesn't it take days for Xanax to start working? most antidepressant meds take at least 4 to 6 weeks to really make a difference

cancunkid · #15 Postby **cancunkid** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:00 pm

My niece is in Cancun right now with her fiance. Their flight was canceled, We don't really expect to even hear from them before midweek at the earliest since they don't have satellite phones. I was wondering how long it might take them to get home if the airport is badly damaged.

calidoug · #16 Postby **calidoug** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:28 pm

timNms wrote:doesn't it take days for Xanax to start working? most antidepressant meds take at least 4 to 6 weeks to really make a difference

Xanax is a short-acting benzodiazepene tranquilizer, not an anti-depressant. It starts acting within 30 minutes, and the effects last about 4-6 hours.

Think Valium, but shoter-term, and slightly faster acting.

timNms · #17 Postby **timNms** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:03 am

calidoug wrote:
timNms wrote:doesn't it take days for Xanax to start working? most antidepressant meds take at least 4 to 6 weeks to really make a difference

Xanax is a short-acting benzodiazepene tranquilizer, not an anti-depressant. It starts acting within 30 minutes, and the effects last about 4-6 hours.

Think Valium, but shoter-term, and slightly faster acting.

Learned something new today. Thanx! (Might need some Xanax in the next day or 2 as we're testing the kids at school!)

Ixolib · #18 Postby **Ixolib** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:20 am

jburns wrote:
SeaBrz_FL wrote:NO! Mentally, you start breaking down after 12 hours. Some of my "normal" family members and other evacuees at our hotel proved this theory in the 24 hours of Frances last year. Thank God one of the other evacuees in the hotel had a bottle of Xanax and was willing to share them.

Pretty bold statement can you provide any sources? Everyone is different and many can function for much longer periods of extreme duress without resorting to mind numbing drugs. I'd hate to face a raging storm surge after taking a couple of Xanax. I guess it depends on the depth of the gene pool.

natmicstef · #19 Postby **natmicstef** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:38 am

jburns wrote: I guess it depends on the depth of the gene pool.

That last sentence was rather unnecessary. Everyone is different and reactions under extreme stress should not be a reflection of a person's gene pool.

HurricaneGirl · #20 Postby **HurricaneGirl** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:38 am

Xanax is a great drug and works quickly!

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