Tropical Storm Ian

[Anybodyhome]

I'm watching the Florida Governor Sh!thead press conference and I've heard a few million without power, and that entire electrical infrastructure will need to be rebuilt in some areas, 100 temporary cell towers will be deployed.

Then they go on to say that people who sheltered in place need to call some phone number or register on some website. How does one do this without power or cell service?

[PanthersATL]

59 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

Then they go on to say that people who sheltered in place need to call some phone number or register on some website. How does one do this without power or cell service?

on yesterday's news coverage, some family who sheltered at home and their first floor flooded ended up facetiming with the local news to ask for help on the air. 

The response from officials?  Get to highest level of your house and we'll get to you in a few days.

People have battery backups for their mobile devices, and cell service is typically spotty - but intermittently available - in these situations.   They'll find out what they need when they reach out to family/friends/news outlets/etc.

[MillionDollarCam]

Tough situation for all… I think this just reinforces as Katrina did, if you live at the coast you need to evacuate.

Easier said that done obviously as some people physically can’t due to medical reasons, old age, or they just don’t want to leave their entire life behind them.

The rising waters are one thing but after seeing first hand the wind, lightning, tornadoes, etc… until the actual storm passes, it’s a suicide mission to send first responders in because odds are that neither them or the victims make it out. We didn’t have near the wind gusts that the Fort Myers area had but it still felt like it was going to break the house. I can’t imagine what it felt like for individuals down there.

I have a lot of friends down there so I’ll probably head down this weekend to help clean up.

Shitty situation all around.

Edited September 29, 2022 by MillionDollarCam

[PanthersATL]

16 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

battery backups for their mobile devices, and cell service is typically spotty - but intermittently available - in these situations.   They'll find out what they need when they reach out to family/friends/news outlets/etc.

and *some* people may still have a battery-operated FM radio, no reliance on cell phones...

[Paa Langfart]

Storm keeps jogging east and looks like its already getting stronger again- - Hurricane warning for whole of SC coast now- I expect by 5 pm it will extend into NC

11 am from NHC

 

The storm is moving northeastward at about 8 kt.  Ian has stubbornly 
gone east of the track forecast for the past couple of days and has 
moved back over water faster than expected.   A mid-level shortwave 
trough moving southward across the southern United States should 
turn Ian northward overnight and north-northwestward on Saturday. 
The official track forecast is shifted to the east, consistent with 
the latest consensus guidance.

Ian should move over the Gulf Stream tonight and tomorrow for a 
longer period of time than previously anticipated, which should 
maintain Ian's central convection.  Additionally, an increased 
pressure gradient on the northwestern side from a stationary front 
near the southeastern US, should provide a boost to the wind speeds 
on that side of the storm.  We now expect Ian to become a hurricane 
again by this evening.  As the system approaches South Carolina, Ian 
should maintain this intensity, and Hurricane Warnings have been 
issued for the entire coast of South Carolina.  This scenario is 
consistent with the global and regional hurricane model guidance.  
It is worth noting that Ian is forecast to have atypical structure 
when it nears the southeastern United States, and strong winds will 
extend well ahead of the center, even on the northwestern side.

Edited September 29, 2022 by Paa Langfart

[Butterflyj30]

It's getting Windy here in Charlotte

[Butterflyj30]

 

[MillionDollarCam]

Got around and drove a bit in Orlando, definitely a good amount of damage.

[Ja Rhule]

Ian back to being a hurricane.  Now it all depends how powerful it gets.  He’s going over super warm water.

[Paa Langfart]

Projected path keeps moving east with every NHC update.  Might end up close to the state line at this rate.  And the hurricane warning has been extended up to Cape Fear.

Edited September 29, 2022 by Paa Langfart

[Ja Rhule]

11 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Projected path keeps moving east with every NHC update.  Might end up close to the state line at this rate.  And the hurricane warning has been extended up to Cape Fear.

The models look lost… no one can predict this storm.  Ventusky looks like a mess.

[Ja Rhule]

Brad is saying we are getting a hurricane now

 

[MillionDollarCam]

Hope Charleston stays safe.

It was a category one when it hit Orlando and it looks like a mess in certain areas here and that’s without a storm surge.

This damn storm is moving so slow that it’s wreaking havoc everywhere it goes.

[beo]

The waters it's passing over aren't all that hot, which is probably why the ICON isn't as aggressive as it was earlier now. There probably won't be explosive intensification, more gradual. The wind field has also gotten large; the yellow circle shows how far tropical storm forced winds extend from the center.

Edited September 29, 2022 by beo