Hurricane Melissa

[TH2002]

I'm more of a tornado guy than a hurricane guy, so just checking in now. But I have tracked Ian, Otis and others while being a member of this forum - and I can tell you 100% that this ain't gonna be pretty when all is said and done.

 

[Atlantic]

I remember Ian and Otis very well, especially Otis.

Everybody was saying “oh Otis slop”, “weak Otis” and then it literally exploded outta nowhere into a historic Category 5 hurricane.

People need to take tropical cyclones seriously, no matter how weak or strong they are.

 

[Ozonelayer]

Is it safe to say Melissa is basically a super typhoon in the atlantic basin?

 

[Atlantic]

This is how insane Hurricane Melissa has become:

Tropical Storm Melissa at formation on October 21st at 5 AM (first advisory)


Hurricane Melissa as of now, 6 days later

 

[Atlantic]

Is it safe to say Melissa is basically a super typhoon in the atlantic basin?

I would say that that’s pretty much accurate at this point.

 

[Stormchaser4life]

Seriously really starting to wonder if this is going to clip far western Jamaica. It's going to need to make a hard right turn

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[Lake Martin EF4]

I remember Ian and Otis very well, especially Otis.

Everybody was saying “oh Otis slop”, “weak Otis” and then it literally exploded outta nowhere into a historic Category 5 hurricane.

People need to take tropical cyclones seriously, no matter how weak or strong they are.

I was so unenthusiastic about Otis that I didn't track it and only found out about its C5 rampage while it was dissipating. So yea

 

[N0mz]

NOAA is next up to go

 

[Atlantic]

I was so unenthusiastic about Otis that I didn't track it and only found out about its C5 rampage while it was dissipating. So yea

I left school the evening before and it was a 60-kt tropical storm, and then I came back to school the next morning and saw it ragged inland still listed as a 105-kt Cat-3 and then I checked Wikipedia and saw the Cat-5 purple color on Otis and I was like “is this real?”

I couldn’t believe it. I was in disbelief discovering what had transpired overnight while I had been sleeping.

 

[Atlantic]

I was so unenthusiastic about Otis that I didn't track it and only found out about its C5 rampage while it was dissipating. So yea

I tracked Otis from the start and unfortunately missed it’s very unexpected historic landfall peak.

 

[sak]

if there is any good news, i guess it is that it stalled out where it did and not a bit closer to jamaica where the rainfall would have been considerably worse than it has been over the last 2 days.

 

[Cyclonic Paracosm]

Just woke up and saw NHC and Discord, *WTF TIs GOIN ON* 175mph and likely stronger holy crap dude

 

[Atlantic]

Just woke up and saw NHC and Discord, *WTF TIs GOIN ON* 175mph and likely stronger holy crap dude

Yea, it’s been continuing its rampage for what seems like forever. In fact it may still be strengthening still, which is stunning.

 

[tornado examiner]

Same here just woke up from a nap to 175moh

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Just woke up and saw NHC and Discord, *WTF TIs GOIN ON* 175mph and likely stronger holy crap dude

That was a LONG sleep haha, welcome aboard to the madness that is Melissa

 

[Ozonelayer]

Yea, it’s been continuing its rampage for what seems like forever. In fact it may still be strengthening still, which is stunning.

Based off of lightning, it IS strengthening. I wouldnt be shocked if it reached 180+ and sub 900 Mb if it keeps this up.

 

[N0mz]

Why are they obsessed with having no recon for like 6 hours then 3 hours of simultaneous recon

 

[lake.effect]

Threat level is increasing rapidly for Montego Bay, Jamaica’s 2nd largest city.

These slight westward shifts will have a big impact on landfall due to the angular nature of Jamaica’s southern coast.

If Melissa clips the west side of the island it will experience relatively minimal land interaction compared with the more eastern track. This would mean Montego Bay could see devastating impacts even though it’s on the north side of the island

In Kingston and the east, the threat for flooding remains very high but the ceiling is perhaps a bit lower than yesterday. Good news in you’re in Kingston, bad news for Mo Bay/Negril

 

[Atlantic]

Based off of lightning, it IS strengthening. I wouldnt be shocked if it reached 180+ and sub 900 Mb if it keeps this up.

Allen in 1980 peaked at 165 kts (190 mph). I wouldn’t be shocked to see Melissa surpass that.

 

[Cyclonic Paracosm]

Based off of lightning, it IS strengthening. I wouldnt be shocked if it reached 180+ and sub 900 Mb if it keeps this up.

nhc has like 908 so yeah its prob sub 900 atp legit like you said, atlantic super-typhoon, all in favor for addition of "super-hurricane"?