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Moonie wrote:wind gusts up to 44 mph...sustained winds of 39 mph....

with a yard full of very tall trees....

it can hold there...a little rain here...a little rain there...and blow on out to the Atlantic

That is one thing I don't miss during a storm...
...those TALL pine trees! SNAP.

BahamaBreeze wrote:

Moonie wrote:wind gusts up to 44 mph...sustained winds of 39 mph....

with a yard full of very tall trees....

it can hold there...a little rain here...a little rain there...and blow on out to the Atlantic

That is one thing I don't miss during a storm...
...those TALL pine trees! SNAP.

I had a customer the other day that in one breath told me
He lost everything in the last Hurricane..
trees,house,camp trailer.... next breath
he tells me he moved next door... and the trees were too tall for
Directv to have signal..
lives in MS.. and guess which hurricane did all the damage???


Wilma...

Damn, here we go:



Thinking of you Prtthd119.

Piratical wrote:Damn, here we go:



Thinking of you Prtthd119.

With that path, nada for us...
But good for the pholks in Fl with all those wildfires going on.

Any of those fires close to you Connie?

No fires here.....None.

We didn't even get them back in the 90's when half the state was on fire....

Must be that island thing??? No clue...

I know we had tons of smoke from Central Florida..and could see it across the river in Georgia...but nothing here.

Small Blessings....Hurricanes, but no fires...

(((((FL Gulf Phriends))))))

If the current track does does not change it appears Alberto is goingto visit us. We are dead center of the track.
Hopefully all we will get is some much needed rains and some winds, no doubt some thunder and lightening, and that will be all. Probably lose power for a bit with trees going down.

Some tornadoes may be spawned but I hope not, and if they are, I hope the damage will be minimal.

Connie,
Hunker down and stay safe and dry over there!!




http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropi ... ublic.html

Tropical Storm Public Advisory


Statement as of 7:00 am CDT on June 12, 2006



...Alberto headed for the northeast Gulf of Mexico coast...

a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Gulf Coast of Florida
from Englewood to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm Warning means that
tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area
within the next 24 hours.

A tropical storm watch remains in effect from south of Englewood to
Bonita Beach.

For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.

At 700 am CDT...1200z...the center of Tropical Storm Alberto was
located near latitude 26.7 north...longitude 87.0 west or about 240
miles...390 km...south-southwest of Apalachicola Florida and about
295 miles...475 km...southwest of Cedar Key Florida.

Alberto is moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph...13 km/hr
...And a turn to the northeast is expected over the next 24 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph...85 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next
24 hours. An Air Force Reserve unit hurricane hunter aircraft is
approaching the center of Alberto.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles...370
km...to the northeast and southeast of the center. The large extent
of tropical storm force winds means that these winds will be felt
along the coast well in advance of the arrival of the center.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb...29.56 inches.

Coastal storm surge flooding of 6 to 8 feet above normal tide
levels...can be expected over a large portion of the warning area.

Storm total rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches...with isolated
maximum amounts to 10 inches...are possible through Tuesday across
portions of central and northern Florida and southeastern
Georgia...mainly along and to the right of the track of Alberto.

Isolated tornadoes are possible over west-central and northwestern
Florida tonight.

Repeating the 700 am CDT position...26.7 N...87.0 W. Movement
toward...north-northeast near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...50
mph. Minimum central pressure...1001 mb.

The next advisory will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 1000 am CDT.

Forecaster Pasch
$$

Sitting in my office directly on Tampa Bay I can offer this first hand report. Its raining. The bay is pretty calm. No wind to speak of either therefore ..... No spray coming on to the bridges that I can see. May be a different story tomorrow morning. But people here are just keeping an eye out... no panic.

PS...Commute was a breeze for some reason......

Just talked to my dad..


He says stay for a few days ..here.

Don't risk driving over there today..and coming home on Wednesday...

I agree...


Thanks Sam.....Y'all take care too...looks like it's right on top of us by Wednesday....

To all in the path of the hurricane:
Please be careful, be safe, and know the rest of us are thinking of you and keeping you in our thoughts.
Stay in touch whenever possible, and if you're able call us by cell phone. Just let us know you're okay when the stuff starts hitting the fan, because you're all cared about so much, okay?

Its only moving 7mph?
That may lead to some low laying flooding.

Suppose to get a severe thunderstorm this afternoon...hope so..
WE NEED RAIN!

Luckily we don't have any trees to worry about here...although last year the storms that came through took out our gazebo.

Good luck and best wishes to everyone in the path.

Wino you know wrote:To all in the path of the hurricane:
Please be careful, be safe, and know the rest of us are thinking of you and keeping you in our thoughts.
Stay in touch whenever possible, and if you're able call us by cell phone. Just let us know you're okay when the stuff starts hitting the fan, because you're all cared about so much, okay?

My sentiments exactly... be careful out there everyone!

After weeks with the top and doors off of my Jeep it looks like I'll have to put them back on
Figures it would be raining on my week off

There is no need to panic, just stock up on your neccessary supplies for yourself and your pets. Gas up and check the fluid levels in your vehicles, as best you can If you have a generator, be sure to have/get fuel for it too. I don't need to tell people what to get, just reminding them to get it IF they haven't gotten it by now.

If the power car out....probbably a lot trees coming down...You won't be getting any gas or buying much from any stores.

The graph I posted updates itself automaticlly so you can see the turn. Either way a still wide margin of error in the path.

It has made the turn to the North, so we probably won't get's "eye", if the path holds true. But we are on the strong side of it...

Be prepared for the flooding.....and washouts.....the ground being so dry the water will just run over it....


Here is Satellite Imagery of Alberto, It should update as well.

Sending phin power for safety to all in Alberto's way. (((((Connalulu, Sam and Moonie)))))

Thank you TikiT and everyone else. It is part of the price we pay for where we live.
We were out getting some last minute x-tra items and paying some bills.
There were a lot of people in the stores but no one seemed concerned about it, other than a few people that did not have access to TVs, none seemed the least concerned about it. Everyone wants the much needed rain though.

On Channel 4 out of Jax, John Gaughan (meteorologist/lead meteorologist? I am not sure which) is going to give us an idea of how much rain and what to expect in our area sometime in the next hour.

I don't expect it to be very bad...I have been through these many times before. Hopefully there won't be any tornadoes, and all will be well. I would like to think, most of the "severe" energy of the storm will have dissipated by the time it gets to us but one never knows.