Hurricane Hurricane Dorian

[Taylor Campbell]

RAP is very close to Florida's coast late tomorrow morning. Calculations show it to be about 80 miles east of West Palm Beach. It then moves 20 miles closer by 2am Tuesday morning.

 

[majorhurricane1703]

So it should start to weaken after this right?

Certainly possible and I would suspect, but the fact the pressure went down (albeit only 1 millibar) tells me it still might be getting stronger.

 

[DaveFromGA]

 

[Bama Ravens]

NHC said in their last update that there could be gusts to 220mph.

Also, it’s showing up on base reflectivity from the Miami radar

 

[David in SW Blount]

What does "pumping a ridge" mean exactly? It helps maintain the ridge to its north?

 

[tennessee storm chaser]

What does "pumping a ridge" mean exactly? It helps maintain the ridge to its north?

keeping it stout... pretty
Much in place .... not a good thing

 

[MikeP]

SST's look very warm ahead. Looks like gulf stream temps are about 85 degrees-ish. God the outflow now is amazing with all quadrants looking textbook.

 

[bjdeming]

Extremely strong wording from the NHC.
View attachment 2010

Aaand people are venturing out to look around while the eye passes. This video is amazing -- the structural damage to the building is intense, but then you look outside and the trees have been stripped of all leaves and their smaller branches. How is this roof and those walls still holding?

At least some nearby buildings, while heavily damaged, are still standing, too.. I expected total devastation; it's a testimony to what the PM was saying this morning about construction codes there.

Apparently there is power somewhere, too, since this made it to the Net.

Nonetheless, they've got another eyewall coming in and should be hunkering down now.

 

[Kory]

Aaand people are venturing out to look around while the eye passes. This video is amazing -- the structural damage to the building is intense, but then you look outside and the trees have been stripped of all leaves and their smaller branches. How is this roof and those walls still holding?

At least some nearby buildings, while heavily damaged, are still standing, too.. I expected total devastation; it's a testimony to what the PM was saying this morning about construction codes there.

Apparently there is power somewhere, too, since this made it to the Net.

Nonetheless, they've got another eyewall coming in and should be hunkering down now.

Probably will see complete destruction of what is left of the infrastructure with the next eyewall coming in.

 

[MikeP]

Weather Channel really starting to mention a deviation to the west again lol.....

 

[Equus]

Absolutely Irma-level tree damage from just one side of the eyewall; no doubt the modern analog to the Labor Day hurricane's impact on tropical islands

 

[Kory]

 

[Lori]

My cousin that had to rebuild and also has PTSD posted this...

 

[DaveFromGA]

 

[Kory]

My cousin that had to rebuild and also has PTSD posted this...View attachment 2011

The media’s coverage of Hurricane Barry 2 months ago was beyond abysmal. This should come as no shock.

 

[Equus]

Yeah I'm baffled as to why Michael was immediately forgotten. First landfalling US category five since 1992 (albeit after the fact) with mind-numbing devastation as far as the eye could see and the media moved on within a couple weeks. Still people living in tents and empty foundations everywhere.

 

[Kory]

Steering currents are beginning to collapse. This will prolong the storm and the catastrophic effects over the Bahamas.

 

[Equus]

Will unquestionably be the costliest and most devastating hurricane on modern record there. That it's about 35-40mph stronger than Joaquin is scary. 15mph stronger than Andrew at its landfall too... and stalling with nothing but internal dynamics and possibly slow upwelling to temper it.

 

[Kory]

Will unquestionably be the costliest and most devastating hurricane on modern record there. That it's about 35-40mph stronger than Joaquin is scary. 15mph stronger than Andrew at its landfall too... and stalling with nothing but internal dynamics and possibly slow upwelling to temper it.

I would imagine upwelling would be minimal given the proximity to the Gulf Stream.

 

[Equus]

True... plus it won't be stalling long enough to cause too many issues anyway. Scary to think water temps are only increasing along its path.