What will you ride out?

chadtm80 · #21 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:25 pm

Nice post jet

JetMaxx · #22 Postby **JetMaxx** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:35 pm

Thanks Chad!

Sorry I haven't been around much lately...

Storm2k is definitely a fantastic forum (and website)....and I'm very proud to be a member.

Take care,
Perry

chadtm80 · #23 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:46 pm

No problem.. things get crazy. we all know how that is.

and I'm very proud to be a member

We couldnt be happier to have you

Rob-TheStormChaser · #24 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 12:36 pm

<<<<<hasnt been here in a spell either! lol

isobar · #25 Postby **isobar** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:51 pm

Speaking of the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, part of the reason it went undetected, besides its explosive development, was it's incredibly compact size. The width of the hurricane was a mind-numbing 40 miles with an 8 mi. eye. (Putting it into perspective, Andrew was relatively small at 250 mi, 12 mi. eye.)

The pressure gradient was 1" every 6 mi. It was more like a giant tornado than a 'cane. I've read reports of 200 mph sustained, 250 gusts based on damage assessments. I just can't even comprehend such power.

Rob-TheStormChaser · #26 Postby **Rob-TheStormChaser** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:54 pm

you mean 400 miles wide? lol either way 1935 was a whopper for its time and too bad they didnt have the technology of today back then...they'd save alot of lives!

isobar · #27 Postby **isobar** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:40 pm

Nope Rob, I mean 40 (forty) miles wide, the whole thing, although I suspect it doesn't include some outflow. One report I read said 30 miles. I got 40 from noaa. Phenomenal, huh?
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/TLH/topevents/

#28 Postby **pojo** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:33 pm

I was just reading about Labor Day Hurricane and most of the people killed where Veterans Stationed at Camps all along the Keys. They were in charge of working on the Flagler Railroad...During the 'cane, their mess tents were blow over when gusts of 50mphs roared through (It was the beginning of the hurricane). Storm surge of over 20feet submerged the Keys and SS Dixie had to make a SOS call when the seas got to rough. It was cruising through the Keys when the hurricane blessed them with its presence. When the SS Dixie arrived in NYC, the passengers were so happy to get off the ship! The SS Dixie had to be pulled into port after the hurricane. Miami newspapers revealed that over 500 people were killed, but that was only preliminary reports. Some decomposed bodies were not discovered til weeks after the Hurricane. Many of the deceased had rings and necklaces on that way the family members could easily identify them.

Read Storm of the Century: the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

northweststormchaser · #29 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:13 pm

I would ride out a cat 5 once to feel how it really is.

northweststormchaser · #30 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:14 pm

I Think I would be a good stormchaser.

#31 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:30 am

IF you had ever been in a CAT5 you would not wish it on your worst enemy!!! Ask Camille survivors and Andrew survivors!!!

And, NO, you would not make a good stormchaser. Good stormchasers are mature and think rationally about keeping out of harms way.

JQ Public · #32 Postby **JQ Public** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:33 am

I rode out fran, but it was a 1 by the time it came thru raleigh. I think anything above a three will definitly make me wanna leave the house!

isobar · #33 Postby **isobar** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 6:25 pm

pojo wrote:Read Storm of the Century: the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

pojo - I'd definitely like to check that out. Do you have the author's name? Thanks!

northweststormchaser · #34 Postby **northweststormchaser** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:29 pm

I would wish a cat 5 hurricane on saddam evil men needs to die that would do it!!!

Steve H. · #35 Postby **Steve H.** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:23 pm

Isobar brings up a good point. I would ride out a weakening Cat 4, but might leave if a low end, but intensifying cat 2/3, was approaching. Opal was a Cat 5, but weakened considerably before landfall. The 1935 storm that hit Matacumbe Key is the reason I watch hurricanes. That stealthy tropical depression (as reported by some ships near Cuba) was nothing to get excited about til they lost track of it for some 12 hours and it cranked. The accounts send chills thru my bones. A hurricane approaching on the upswing is when I get out. But yes, tornadoes are always a threat.

Derek Ortt · #36 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:31 pm

While I've said I'd ride out anything through a 4 (though not entirely just for the thrill), we all need to remember, even a TS can be destructive. Anyone is a flood plain should leave for even the minimal tropical storms

sunny shine · #37 Postby **sunny shine** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:17 pm

Rob brought up a good question. It does seem strange that those monsters come onshore at night. Has there ever been any landfalling canes that have come onshore here in the United States during the day?

Derek Ortt · #38 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 10:30 pm

Since 1980 alone

Alicia
Elena
Hugo (VI & PR)
Bob
Emily
Opal
Georges (VI & PR)
Lenny

#39 Postby **Windy** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:38 pm

Blast from the past!

Myself personally, despite all of my storm chasing, I've never been through a tropical system. I think I'd like to experiece a Cat 1 storm, but anything beyond that and I'd prefer to be in the next state -- unless I could find an extremely experienced hurricane chaser to mentor under for a while. Hurricanes are not like supercells -- you don't chase them, they chase you.

cajungal · #40 Postby **cajungal** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:47 pm

I never left before for any hurricane threat to my area.

What will you ride out?

At what catagory do you decide to pack up and evacuate??

It All Depends

many monsters during the day

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