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Post by trolik on Aug 27, 2020 19:08:01 GMT -5
yeah the main event of laura was the wind 100%, the storm surge totals were half of their prediction because it swerved east of where they thought it would've gone, very very very lucky
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Post by nei on Aug 28, 2020 7:19:01 GMT -5
yeah the main event of laura was the wind 100%, the storm surge totals were half of their prediction because it swerved east of where they thought it would've gone, very very very lucky is that why? I've had trouble finding info. Saw this, says it's possible storm surge was as high as predicted but further east where there's almost no one there www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/27/hurricane-laura-storm-surge-louisiana-spared/5649105002/National Hurricane Center storm surge specialist Jamie Rhome, however, told USA TODAY that the center's "initial analysis indicate it (the surge) was as bad as feared in Cameron Parish." The lower reading of 9 feet may have been on the far western side of the parish, not the east side, where the surge was higher, Rhome said.
The storm surge may have reached 20 feet in a more rural, uninhabited marshy area along the Louisiana coast near landfall, Trucheult said. The National Weather Service will send teams to evaluate what the storm surge could have been, but until then, a larger surge can't be ruled out.
"East of Cameron, where the eastern eyewall was, there's no observation there," he said. "There's a gauge in Cameron and the Vermilion Bay, but not much in between the two, and that's right in the section where the strongest south to north winds were coming in."
The center of Hurricane Laura came up from Cameron, Louisiana, straight over Lake Charles. The predominate wind flow from the storm was east to west, creating damaging winds but not pushing the water up the Calcasieu River, Truchelut said.
so wrong track to bring the worst of the storm surge far inland? there's storm surge forecast map; missed bringing the lake water inland  |
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Post by trolik on Sept 5, 2020 11:09:01 GMT -5
yeah the main event of laura was the wind 100%, the storm surge totals were half of their prediction because it swerved east of where they thought it would've gone, very very very lucky is that why? I've had trouble finding info. Saw this, says it's possible storm surge was as high as predicted but further east where there's almost no one there www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/27/hurricane-laura-storm-surge-louisiana-spared/5649105002/National Hurricane Center storm surge specialist Jamie Rhome, however, told USA TODAY that the center's "initial analysis indicate it (the surge) was as bad as feared in Cameron Parish." The lower reading of 9 feet may have been on the far western side of the parish, not the east side, where the surge was higher, Rhome said.
The storm surge may have reached 20 feet in a more rural, uninhabited marshy area along the Louisiana coast near landfall, Trucheult said. The National Weather Service will send teams to evaluate what the storm surge could have been, but until then, a larger surge can't be ruled out.
"East of Cameron, where the eastern eyewall was, there's no observation there," he said. "There's a gauge in Cameron and the Vermilion Bay, but not much in between the two, and that's right in the section where the strongest south to north winds were coming in."
The center of Hurricane Laura came up from Cameron, Louisiana, straight over Lake Charles. The predominate wind flow from the storm was east to west, creating damaging winds but not pushing the water up the Calcasieu River, Truchelut said.
so wrong track to bring the worst of the storm surge far inland? there's storm surge forecast map; missed bringing the lake water inland Hey, sorry I'm only just replying now. Yeah so I think it did end up reaching 15-20ft in the most sparsely populated places like Grand Chenier just east of Cameron LA It could've reached well reached more in the unpopulated marshy spots but because theres no real measuring devices there it's hard to say. |
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Post by trolik on Sept 11, 2020 18:58:58 GMT -5
looking very active in the tropics  |
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Post by ral31 on Sept 12, 2020 13:25:54 GMT -5
Sally just formed... Right now projected to reach Cat 1 strength before landfall but I wouldn't be too surprised if it got stronger. Also it looks like it could be more of a flood threat than Laura was. New Orleans should be wary.  |
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Post by ral31 on Sept 15, 2020 21:08:40 GMT -5
Preliminary wind gusts of Hurricane Laura (I'm in the 80-90 mph zone). Shows close to 110 mph for areas directly west of me!   |
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Post by srfoskey on Sept 18, 2020 20:58:48 GMT -5
Well, we're already into the Greek alphabet. It's weird how many minor named storms there've been this year.
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Post by srfoskey on Oct 9, 2020 20:27:33 GMT -5
In spite of the absurd number of tropical systems, this year's Accumulated Cyclone Energy is only slightly above normal.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 19:59:15 GMT -5
In spite of the absurd number of tropical systems, this year's Accumulated Cyclone Energy is only slightly above normal. That is interesting. We've had tons of weak systems that get up to tropical storm status and then dissipate without affecting much or anything, and we haven't had a single Cat 5 this season. |
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