Wednesday, September 17, 2003
The 8 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center said that Isabel is on track, heading for the North Carolina coast. The hurricane warnings are up from Cape Fear to Chincoteague Virginia, and the Chesapeake Bay south of Smith Point. All preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion in the hurricane warning area.
Looking at the news tonight, it seems that some "storm jockeys" are preparing to ride out the storm. That had disasterous consequences in every major hurricane that has hit this country. Witness even the apartment building in Florida, where the inhabitants were sure that it would stand the hurricane. Eight people died. Pure stupidity, in my view.
Storm surge flooding will be on the order of 7 to 11 feet above normal, along with extremely large and dangerous battering waves is expected near and to the north of where the center crosses the coast. And, as previously discussed, rain on the order of 6 to 10 inches will be flooding the area in the path of Isabel; many communities are already ground-saturated from rain this week. Look for much flooding over the next couple of days. Common sense means that persons in a flood plain need to move too.
And to top it all off there is a threat of isolated tornadoes over eastern North Carolina tonight. God speed.
My mini site on the Great Hurricane of 1938 is up and full of pictures that will floor you in the depiction of the massive destruction in New England and on Long Island. Check it out.
Good evening, everyone.
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Looking at the news tonight, it seems that some "storm jockeys" are preparing to ride out the storm. That had disasterous consequences in every major hurricane that has hit this country. Witness even the apartment building in Florida, where the inhabitants were sure that it would stand the hurricane. Eight people died. Pure stupidity, in my view.
Storm surge flooding will be on the order of 7 to 11 feet above normal, along with extremely large and dangerous battering waves is expected near and to the north of where the center crosses the coast. And, as previously discussed, rain on the order of 6 to 10 inches will be flooding the area in the path of Isabel; many communities are already ground-saturated from rain this week. Look for much flooding over the next couple of days. Common sense means that persons in a flood plain need to move too.
And to top it all off there is a threat of isolated tornadoes over eastern North Carolina tonight. God speed.
My mini site on the Great Hurricane of 1938 is up and full of pictures that will floor you in the depiction of the massive destruction in New England and on Long Island. Check it out.
Good evening, everyone.
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