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Gulf Coast Eggers: Ida

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nolaegghead
nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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This storm has a very high probability of changing lives forever.  I hope not, but there's really not much stopping it from being a "perfect storm".  The gulf is hot AF, like bathwater. 

There's a sh!t-ton of energy available, and really nothing to attenuate it once it gets moving in the gulf.  Where it hits, and the angle, is to be determined, although from my perspective, looks like I'll be on the bad side of it.

Everyone in the path take care, batten down the hatches.  Make plans, potentially for an extended time.
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    Yeah, this one may get ugly.
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 3,420
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    Ditto, has shifted slight E of my original landfall pic. Ain’t looking forward to it
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,615
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    Charge those drone batteries.
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  • CornfedMA
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    @nolaegghead Which side of the storm do you consider the bad side? The late models had us 50-60 miles east of Henry’s track last week. So we were getting ready to see some pretty good wind and storm surge. Generally speaking, I prefer to be on the wetter west side, but like most things, that has its obvious downsides 
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  • ColtsFan
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    Stay safe, all. 
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  • buzd504
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    CornfedMA said:
    @nolaegghead Which side of the storm do you consider the bad side? The late models had us 50-60 miles east of Henry’s track last week. So we were getting ready to see some pretty good wind and storm surge. Generally speaking, I prefer to be on the wetter west side, but like most things, that has its obvious downsides 

    Generally the east side is the bad side, with both winds and rain, but that can vary based on a ton of variables.
    NOLA
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,112
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    Ive been through the middle of two, the NW side of Harvey, and just missed to the west of one.  The one that missed to the West made it hotter, drier and windier than any place Ive ever been.  Stupid Harvey Im 170 miles from Houston and got 18" of rain.

    @nolaegghead- good luck on this one its always a crap shoot.
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 3,420
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    4pm track has drifted it further to the E making landfall south of Morgan City Sunday at 2pm as a Category 2. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    About 6 I am going to go and roll the Egg into the shed for the storm. Tomorrow I am going to have to invent a barricade for the south facing French door and large picture window. Don't know why the house builder didn't stick to standard windows and doors all around, it was build 3 years after Camille. No real time to do much more preparation wise. 
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  • Lowcountrygamecock
    Lowcountrygamecock Posts: 416
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    Thinking about you guys. I hate hurricanes. 
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  • texaswig
    texaswig Posts: 2,682
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    I'm really hoping it doesn't get too bad. 

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    scott 
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  • Bar
    Bar Posts: 166
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    East of the eye is referred to as the dirty side and is always worse.
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  • bella21
    bella21 Posts: 45
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    Stay safe all. Wouldn't mind seeing some 1st hand pics of how ya'll are sheltering and the weather when everything is happening if you can. All I normally get are news updates. Curious to see how the locals are managing. 
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  • caliking
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    We've been keeping an eye on this, too. Be safe, LA.

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  • nolaegghead
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    I told my neighbors they might be able to pick up a generator if they go right now, earlier today.  They farted around for a couple hours and went to HF - the remaining generators were claimed.   Anyway, no worries there, we always hook up immediate neighbors with power from our big generator.

    Two of my small inverter generators are going to friends.  I have another than runs great but no power. 

    I think this storm, at a minimum, will knock power out all over south LA.  Straight line wind damage will be pretty bad.  Hopefully the levees hold, that's my main concern.  We should get a better picture of the storm in the next 24 hours.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    Louisiana took a pasting last year. Not that I am volunteering my state as the bullseye.
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    Hoping it turns out to be manageable for everyone down there.   
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • lousubcap
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    Stay safe out there.  Any hurricane brings the whole bag regardless of where you are relative to the eye.  
    Mother nature is a -itch.  
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  • nolaegghead
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  • nolaegghead
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    Looks like it shifted west, landfall at New Iberia, LA.  And upgraded from 2 to 3.

    That's great news for us, not so great for everyone west of us.

    I suspect the intensity forecast may go up significantly in the coming days.  The track will shift around also, but with time the cone of uncertainty will close (unless someone expands via Sharpie).
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  • ColbyLang
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    nolaegghead said:
    Looks like it shifted west, landfall at New Iberia, LA.  And upgraded from 2 to 3.

    That's great news for us, not so great for everyone west of us.

    I suspect the intensity forecast may go up significantly in the coming days.  The track will shift around also, but with time the cone of uncertainty will close (unless someone expands via Sharpie).


    Awaiting a 4am update, but the 10pm actually put it making landfall S of Houma as a 2, which is E of where it had been yesterday afternoon 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    Looks like a lot of work come daylight.
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  • BigreenGreg
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    I see Mike’s weather page is projecting 10”-15” of rain at landing spot, brutal after all this seasonal rain.
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  • ColbyLang
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    10am update has landfall as a Cat 3 splitting Houma and Morgan City. It’s gonna get ugly gents
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  • Bar
    Bar Posts: 166
    edited August 2021
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    Mandatory evacuations in some areas have begun.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,515
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    ^^^
    canuckland
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  • Legume
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    Damn.  Stay safe.
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  • Acn
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    fishlessman said:
    i would take 3 feet of snow any day to one of these. stay safe down there.
    100% yes

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

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