9/9/17 UPDATE
Current conditions in the Atlantic in the crisis map map below. Florida told to expect 15ft storm surges as the storm closes in...lrma will regain strength as it moves away from Cuba, with winds predicted of more than 110mph by the time it reaches the Florida Keys early Sunday [more here].
The latest projections from the National Hurricane Center show the storm moving at about 9mph, with winds of 125mph, still over Cuba’s northern shore. The hurricane has not yet turned north back over warmer waters....but it will...
Both coasts told to evacuate due to Irma, now a Cat 5...more info here.
Irma is now a Cat 4 in the Atlantic and it seems Florida has already declared a state of emergency. The predicted path for this hurricane below. Stay tuned....
The only good news I see so far is the INCREDIBLE EFFORT BY CITIZENS TO HELP EACH OTHER. THAT IS SO GREAT TO SEE.
8/28/17 UPDATE.
SO FAR, HARVEY, NOW A TROPICAL STORM MOVING VERY SLOWLY OVER THE SOUTH, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 99 TORNADO WARNINGS, 6 DEAD PEOPLE, DEVASTATION IN ROCKPORT, CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN THE HOUSTON AREA [50 INCHES IN SOME AREAS PREDICTED; ENOUGH THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST ACTIVATED 3,000 FEDERAL AND STATE GUARD MEMBERS]. ... AND THIS NOT GOING TO STOP SOON..THE LATEST NEWS PUTS HARVEY BACK ONTO THE GULF AN POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING AGAIN BEFORE HITTING THE SAME AREA IN THE NEXT 120 HOURS..SEE PROJECTED PATH BELOW [CNN]
WE ARE THINKING OF ALL THE AFFECTED, WISHING THEY ARE SAFE AND THAT EVERYONE IS HELPING EACH OTHER.
LOUISIANA NEXT...
8/25/17. Harvey, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is off the coast of Texas and continues to strengthen…possibly getting close to a Cat 4….you can see the alerts here and the news here. Catastrophic rain to come…predicted up to 35 inches...they are going to get in 2 days all the rain they’d get in 1 year…Hope everyone that did not evacuate is well prepared…some areas will have no electricity for weeks and is expected that pumps will fail and extreme flooding will occur…the map with the latest rain forecast from NOAA is shown below as well as the latest GOES-16 satellite animation.
Current conditions in the Atlantic in the crisis map map below. Florida told to expect 15ft storm surges as the storm closes in...lrma will regain strength as it moves away from Cuba, with winds predicted of more than 110mph by the time it reaches the Florida Keys early Sunday [more here].
The latest projections from the National Hurricane Center show the storm moving at about 9mph, with winds of 125mph, still over Cuba’s northern shore. The hurricane has not yet turned north back over warmer waters....but it will...
Both coasts told to evacuate due to Irma, now a Cat 5...more info here.
Irma is now a Cat 4 in the Atlantic and it seems Florida has already declared a state of emergency. The predicted path for this hurricane below. Stay tuned....
Satellite images show today Harvey's impact on Texas towns. Toggle these images.
After the second landfall, flooding and rescues continue, and the news point to these updates below - Flooding: The heavy rain is over, but parts of Texas remain under inches of floodwater (one Texas town saw a record 51.88 inches of rain during the storm).
- Casualties: At least 37 deaths related to Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath have been reported in Texas.
- Chemical plant fire: Plumes of black smoke were reported after a fire at a flooded chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. The smoke is an irritant, officials say, and residents around the plant have been evacuated.
- Beaumont: The entire city of Beaumont, Texas — population: 118,000 — has no running water after both of its water pumps failed
- Also, lurking in the water, there is potential for
- •Contaminants; Infectious diseases (which will get worse as the sun shines on the water); Insects (for example, fire ants can stick together in the water and form floating colonies); Wildlife, such as alligators and snakes [see below]]
The only good news I see so far is the INCREDIBLE EFFORT BY CITIZENS TO HELP EACH OTHER. THAT IS SO GREAT TO SEE.
8/28/17 UPDATE.
SO FAR, HARVEY, NOW A TROPICAL STORM MOVING VERY SLOWLY OVER THE SOUTH, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 99 TORNADO WARNINGS, 6 DEAD PEOPLE, DEVASTATION IN ROCKPORT, CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN THE HOUSTON AREA [50 INCHES IN SOME AREAS PREDICTED; ENOUGH THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST ACTIVATED 3,000 FEDERAL AND STATE GUARD MEMBERS]. ... AND THIS NOT GOING TO STOP SOON..THE LATEST NEWS PUTS HARVEY BACK ONTO THE GULF AN POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING AGAIN BEFORE HITTING THE SAME AREA IN THE NEXT 120 HOURS..SEE PROJECTED PATH BELOW [CNN]
WE ARE THINKING OF ALL THE AFFECTED, WISHING THEY ARE SAFE AND THAT EVERYONE IS HELPING EACH OTHER.
LOUISIANA NEXT...
8/25/17. Harvey, currently a Category 3 hurricane, is off the coast of Texas and continues to strengthen…possibly getting close to a Cat 4….you can see the alerts here and the news here. Catastrophic rain to come…predicted up to 35 inches...they are going to get in 2 days all the rain they’d get in 1 year…Hope everyone that did not evacuate is well prepared…some areas will have no electricity for weeks and is expected that pumps will fail and extreme flooding will occur…the map with the latest rain forecast from NOAA is shown below as well as the latest GOES-16 satellite animation.
STAY TUNED...
Harvey has really opened up my interest in hurricanes. I didn't realize how little I knew! It was quite alarming to read one day that there were 70mph winds and the next read 130mph. I HAD to do some research on what the categories meant when I read that it was a category 4 and noticed there's only 5 categories...
ReplyDeleteFantastic. I am very happy you are learning...we will not get to cyclones and hurricanes until later in the semester but nature comes first...so you are just getting a crash course of what they can do....keep on learning-
DeleteI have been watching a few videos online about Harvey. One of the videos that I watched said that Harvey is moving, he is staying put. The anchor said that was odd because these storms tend to move around. I feel for the people who are struggling through this. Another video I watched interviewed a famly waist deep in water walking down the street. They said they call all the hotline and 911 phone numbers and there was no answer. Everyone is so overwhelmed!
ReplyDeleteYes, the event is now so big that the rescuers are overwhelmed [even with national guard deployed]. Good to see neighbors helping each other out. I think most people in those ares did not realize what 'predicted unprecedented rainfall' really means...they thought they could ride it out...next time they'll be more prepared. Not over yet...
ReplyDeleteIt's true what you say that they underestimated the predicted hurricane.
DeleteOn the day it was expected to come I was on Snapchat and they had a story of the event. There were people going to the grocery store where the shelves were empty, there were also other shots where people were sitting outside on camping chairs with a caption "waiting on Harvey" as they were laughing, others were just basically making fun of such event. I really hope that they are all ok and beside their games they did take precautions to try and stay safe.
Here is a link where donations can be made to help them out. Anything helps, a lot. Like they say "Today for you, tomorrow for me".
https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey?scode=RSG00000E017&utm_campaign=Harvey&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj9Xrn_H61QIVh42zCh0AAA7iEAAYASAAEgKCtvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIeIvaLx-tUCFUh6fgodI8YDIw
thank you sending the link to the donation site. Great idea to spread the word out.
ReplyDeleteI have grown some sort of interest in the information about Harvey. I never realized how bad a situation can get. I actually have a couple friends that live in Texas who came back to California the minute they got the warnings.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear they are safe now...it seems there will be still danger in that part of the country for a while..
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