Archive Former Major Hurricane Irma

[TuckerTerry]

Now even further East ...

 

[WesL]

A few more from verified accounts. Lots of flooding.

 

[raine1212]

how far inland do tornadoes spawn

 

[TuckerTerry]

how far inland do tornadoes spawn

Tornadic activity generally forms in the eastern and northeastern quadrants. If she stays on this course, those quadrants will be out to sea.

Not to say there won't be a possibility elsewhere, but it won't be like in those two areas of the storm.

 

[Blountwolf]

St. Thomas is going to soon get the southern eyewall. https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=JUA&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

 

[Blountwolf]

This is pretty cool - didn't know you could map the Facebook live streams, but you can. Here's FB live videos from the area. https://www.facebook.com/livemap#@18.130191156120055,-64.97039794921875,8z

There aren't any from where Irma has been...

 

[TuckerTerry]

This is pretty cool - didn't know you could map the Facebook live streams, but you can. Here's FB live videos from the area. https://www.facebook.com/livemap#@18.130191156120055,-64.97039794921875,8z

There aren't any from where Irma has been...

That is a very cool feature. I had no idea that was available.

 

[TuckerTerry]

Atlanta Motor Speedway is offering free camping for any evacuees that have a need.

 

[ES5NHC]

Just wow. Level 3 format pretty much is at 1 m/s resolution to prevent overflow, and for a very good reason.

I sure can't remember seeing velocities like that in the time I've been active with weather radars (got really going in 2009, in 2005 I only had 7ish kbps GPRS connection in my phone that cost over 3 euros a megabyte, a shortwave radio and teletext on domestic TV)

 

[TuckerTerry]

12z Euro .. wow. And just a bit west of GFS.

 

[JayF]

In front of Irma, the Pressure has dropped to 917MB

 

[TuckerTerry]

In front of Irma, the Pressure has dropped to 917MB


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What is she doing ...

 

[JayF]

What is she doing ...

Maintaining her strength or getting stronger. Max sustained winds are currently at 184 mph

 

[TuckerTerry]

Maintaining her strength or getting stronger. Max sustained winds are currently at 184 mph

She is about to enter warmer waters.

 

[TForster]

Here's a great article about the Euro and how it is affecting the NHC's decision to keep Irma's track farther west than the other models:

https://arstechnica.com/science/201...ost-accurate-weather-model-predicts-for-irma/

 

[JayF]

 

[TuckerTerry]

Here's a great article about the Euro and how it is affecting the NHC's decision to keep Irma's track farther west than the other models:

https://arstechnica.com/science/201...ost-accurate-weather-model-predicts-for-irma/

This is a great read. I wondered why the differences, and this explains it clearly. And of course, local Mets have to broadcast what NHC is stating. Makes it a little more unnverving, though!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Blountwolf]

SSTs just keep getting warmer for her all the way to the tip of Florida. The Euro has been saying it will be deepening as it gets closer and expanding in size. Deepening usually comes with an increase in wind speed, while expansion of the wind field is usually accompanied by weakening. So... steady state, or which one will win? Thoughts?

 

[TuckerTerry]

She's been at 185 mph for over 24 hours now. Unbelievable!

Nothing is going to get in this lady's way.

 

[TuckerTerry]

Here's a great article about the Euro and how it is affecting the NHC's decision to keep Irma's track farther west than the other models:

https://arstechnica.com/science/201...ost-accurate-weather-model-predicts-for-irma/

So given the information in this article, we should believe the true track to be a bit west of this one ...