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[minsue]

We worry

 

[Guest]

We do indeed, very much so!

Great to see you logged in, Cloudy!

 

[cloudy]

I'm here, and fine, for now. Local news says it won't get truly terrible here until around 3:00 this afternoon.

I've already promised a couple of people to keep checking in with them every once in awhile as long as I'm able to stay online.

Wind's really, really strong - howling - right now, so not sure how long my connection will last, but we'll see.

Thanks, Min.

edited to add: and you, too, Lou.

 

[minsue]

Think dry thoughts.

Good to know you're safe, Cloudy. I'll be thinking of ya today.

 

[R. Richard]

Best of wishes and luck to you and the rest of the Southern folks Cloudy!

 

[CrazyyAngel]

I hope noone is affected by Ivan ... where exactly is it now anyway?

CA

 

[cloudy]

I hope noone is affected by Ivan ... where exactly is it now anyway?

CA

Right above me, almost.

Its heading inland, north, from the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[CrazyyAngel]

Right above me, almost.

Its heading inland, north, from the Gulf of Mexico.

Holy shit ... I hope you are safe. I just saw where it is on weather.com. Seemed to haved missed New Orleans by a couple of miles and is now fully over the continent.

CA

 

[Weird Harold]

I hope noone is affected by Ivan ... where exactly is it now anyway?

CA

LinuxGeek is running a coninuous tracking of all the named storms on the General Board.

Ivan: https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=274978

Jeanne: https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=277642

Warning: the first post of each thread is VERY graphics intensive.


Refresh the first page of each thread and the images will update to the most current versions.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

My family all came through with nothingmore than heavy winds and some rain.

Glad you are all right cloudy.

*HUGS*

-Colly

 

[cloudy]

Update:

Heard about five minutes ago that the center is over somewhere between Selma and Montgomery, and currently there are 555,000 homes without power - it hasn't even really affected half the state yet.

Ours has gone off twice, but has managed to come back on after 15 minutes or so each time.

There are several cities south of me (Talladega for one - about an hour south of me), that have closed all roads due to trees and powerlines being down.

Holding on to my hat.......

 

[Edward Teach]

Update:

Heard about five minutes ago that the center is over somewhere between Selma and Montgomery, and currently there are 555,000 homes without power - it hasn't even really affected half the state yet.

Ours has gone off twice, but has managed to come back on after 15 minutes or so each time.

There are several cities south of me (Talladega for one - about an hour south of me), that have closed all roads due to trees and powerlines being down.

Holding on to my hat.......

Good luck Cloudy. Do keep us informed. I'm concerned about the effect Ivan will have on us when it gets here and I'm way up in NC.

Be safe,

Ed

 

[Liar]

Update:

Heard about five minutes ago that the center is over somewhere between Selma and Montgomery, and currently there are 555,000 homes without power - it hasn't even really affected half the state yet.

Wow. That major.

Is this usual? That storms this bigcreep so far inland, I mean? I watched some weather maps today, and it looked there as if the thing is just going to push on up until it tickle's the tailfeathers of New Jersey or something. What happens to a hurricane when inland? Doesn't it lose some momentum, at least?

#L

 

[cloudy]

Wow. That major.

Is this usual? That storms this bigcreep so far inland, I mean? I watched some weather maps today, and it looked there as if the thing is just going to push on up until it tickle's the tailfeathers of New Jersey or something. What happens to a hurricane when inland? Doesn't it lose some momentum, at least?

#L

Normally, once they come inland, they lose some of their power, and get downgraded to a tropical storm. This one hasn't, it's still classified as a hurricane - category 2, I think.

We're getting wind gusts up around 60 mph now, the rain's blowing almost parallel to the ground, and there's a tree in my front yard (maybe 100-120 feet tall), that's almost touching the hill on the other side of the road, the wind's blowing so hard.

Tornados soon, I'm sure. As long as I can stay on, I'll let y'all know what's happening.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Wow. That major.

Is this usual? That storms this bigcreep so far inland, I mean? I watched some weather maps today, and it looked there as if the thing is just going to push on up until it tickle's the tailfeathers of New Jersey or something. What happens to a hurricane when inland? Doesn't it lose some momentum, at least?

#L

When a hurrican makes landfall (that is the eye passes over land) it generally looses force quickly. the mechanics that feed energy into a hurricane don't usually hold over land, but Ivan had a very well defined eye and was a massive storm so it may well keep up hurricane force winds well onto the continent.

As Cloudy has said, the bigget fear when you are inland of one is that it will spin off tornados from its motion. So far at least three have spun off and two were killers in the florida panhandle.

-Colly

 

[cloudy]

When a hurrican makes landfall (that is the eye passes over land) it generally looses force quickly. the mechanics that feed energy into a hurricane don't usually hold over land, but Ivan had a very well defined eye and was a massive storm so it may well keep up hurricane force winds well onto the continent.

As Cloudy has said, the bigget fear when you are inland of one is that it will spin off tornados from its motion. So far at least three have spun off and two were killers in the florida panhandle.

-Colly

The scariest thing to me about this storm, is that it's so strong that they've said on local radio stations that when tornados do spin off this storm (and they will), there will be very little advance warning of them. They won't be the ones you see coming, they'll drop down for just a minute, and then lift back up.

My basement door is open, and waiting....

 

[Guest]

The scariest thing to me about this storm, is that it's so strong that they've said on local radio stations that when tornados do spin off this storm (and they will), there will be very little advance warning of them. They won't be the ones you see coming, they'll drop down for just a minute, and then lift back up.

My basement door is open, and waiting....

Shit, that's bad.

I'll be dialling if I don't hear from you for a while.

Lou

 

[cloudy]

Shit, that's bad.

I'll be dialling if I don't hear from you for a while.

Lou

I'm ready to move back to California for damn sure. Give me an earthquake over a tornado any day. At least you don't have earthquakes 6-10 times a year, every year.

I hate this constant vigilance shit - tired already.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

The scariest thing to me about this storm, is that it's so strong that they've said on local radio stations that when tornados do spin off this storm (and they will), there will be very little advance warning of them. They won't be the ones you see coming, they'll drop down for just a minute, and then lift back up.

My basement door is open, and waiting....

I want to say keep us updated, but that's selfish cause I worry. I really think you should head to the basement and ride out the worst of it in safety. Like you said, there may not be enough advance warning to get there if one comes.

*HUGS*

 

[cloudy]

I want to say keep us updated, but that's selfish cause I worry. I really think you should head to the basement and ride out the worst of it in safety. Like you said, there may not be enough advance warning to get there if one comes.

*HUGS*

I've got a battery-powered weather radio that screams an alarm the minute the word is given (we can't hear any sirens way out here), and it hasn't left my side all day - they're really necessary here in rural areas.

Downstairs, there's a mattress, plenty of water and cokes, cigarettes , and blankets, so we're good to go. Took care of it all last night because I wasn't really sure when it would start to get bad, and I wanted to be able to just run down there if I needed to.

I lived here when Hurricane Opal came through, and this is honestly shaping up to be a whole lot worse than Opal ever thought about being. The winds just keep getting stronger and stronger, and they've kept it up since early this morning. Trees already down all over the place (had to run to the store earlier, while it was still relatively calm).

Still, not as bad here as it was in Gulf Shores and Foley. I heard that the waves there were around 15-20 feet high, and buildings that were right on the beach are completely gone (Flora-bama's gone, can you believe it?).

 

[matriarch]

I want to say keep us updated, but that's selfish cause I worry. I really think you should head to the basement and ride out the worst of it in safety. Like you said, there may not be enough advance warning to get there if one comes.

*HUGS*

Ditto, Beautiful.
Head for the cellar love, and make sure.

 

[Goldie Munro]

Thinking about all you US Southerners - coming from Blighty we dont have your problems - although we have had our fair share of landslides and floods this year - cant imagine what experiencing a hurricane like Ivan must be like though.

 

[cloudy]

Thinking about all you US Southerners - coming from Blighty we dont have your problems - although we have had our fair share of landslides and floods this year - cant imagine what experiencing a hurricane like Ivan must be like though.

I wish my camcorder was working right - I'd love to figure out a way to film this and post it, the way the wind's blowing the trees almost down to the ground, and then how they fling back up when it dies down for a sec. And the noise! It's a muted roar right now, but it's loud as hell.

edited to add: just heard that there are 802,782 homes without power in the state, out of approximately 4,000,000 homes total, and it ain't over yet. Compare this to Hurricane Opal that caused power outages to 402,000 home total, for the entire storm.

And, Gulf Shores, Foley, and Orange Beach are basically under water.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Hi everyone, I was IMing with Cloudy, the power was starting to flicker and she asked me to let you guys know what is going on.

Her husband made it home okay. She said she would call me to give further updates if she loses power altogether and I'll relay the message.

I think I'm her assistant now?

So, I'll let you know what I hear.

~A~
in Pa. where it's sunny so far.

 

[doormouse]

Has it passed over Mobile, Alabama yet?

I was reading a blog on Ivan last night, but couldn't tell if it was recent or not.