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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 2, 2024 6:19:19 GMT -5
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Post by Captj on Jun 2, 2024 6:24:24 GMT -5
The weather services can't predict shit on a regular basis. Old timer told me to just look outside in the morning. If the trees are bent way over, it might be sporty. When we had cats that mostly lived outside they would hunker down in the house days before a storm hit. Animals are smarter than NOAA (that's not saying much). Miss those boys.
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Post by stc1993 on Jun 2, 2024 10:49:42 GMT -5
I've been through some bad hurricanes inland none on the coast. An EF4 tornado got it whopped. I haven't been right since. 2-3 minutes of hell. Every time it gets bad weather. I'm ready to go somewhere.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 2, 2024 10:51:37 GMT -5
I've been through some bad hurricanes inland none on the coast. An EF4 tornado got it whopped. I haven't been right since. 2-3 minutes of hell. Every time it gets bad weather. I'm ready to go somewhere. A tornado will get your attention. Not saying a hurricane isn't bad but a tornado is a whole different deal.
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Post by madm002 on Jun 2, 2024 12:12:03 GMT -5
I agree. Having lived in the midwest in my youth, you ran to the root cellar when it got black. With hurricanes we have a chance to prepare. I am super prepared this year, as I get older I do not want to dance the 5 days without power, as we had in Miami a couple of times.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 2, 2024 12:34:06 GMT -5
Being at the end of âtornado alleyâ we have had multiple incidents with tornadoes. They are devastating and quickly upon you.
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Post by bswiv on Jun 2, 2024 16:27:16 GMT -5
The weather services can't predict shit on a regular basis. Old timer told me to just look outside in the morning. If the trees are bent way over, it might be sporty. When we had cats that mostly lived outside they would hunker down in the house days before a storm hit. Animals are smarter than NOAA (that's not saying much). Miss those boys. Well....if I may defend NOAA....... For much of the year we pay a whole lot of attention to the weather......both in long-term and at the granular level because of how we make a living. And I will defend NOAA.....no.....they are not perfect, admission made. And I can tell you of two recent instances where they got it way wrong on the granular level. But.....it is absolutely amazing how often they get it as right as they do. We pull tabular forecasts for burning purposes, spots being based on Lat/Long. And as we are burning during the day we keep a close eye on how humidity and wind direction/velocity and cloud cover....because all those things can, in very short order take a safe burn and turn it into a disaster. You would be very surprised how close the hourly changes match the forecast hourly changes. Admittedly.......the further out the forecast is the less reliable it is......but.....credit where credit is due.....NOAA is way better than they get credit for.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 2, 2024 16:33:44 GMT -5
I remember when we lost power that it wasnât a big issue because we didnât have air conditioning anyway. There was no bottled water and we filled up the bathtub and hoped it didnât leak too much.
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Post by bswiv on Jun 2, 2024 16:38:02 GMT -5
I remember when we lost power that it wasnât a big issue because we didnât have air conditioning anyway. There was no bottled water and we filled up the bathtub and hoped it didnât leak too much. Yep.....the "old days".............
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Post by GaryS on Jun 3, 2024 5:19:40 GMT -5
The weather services can't predict shit on a regular basis. Old timer told me to just look outside in the morning. If the trees are bent way over, it might be sporty. When we had cats that mostly lived outside they would hunker down in the house days before a storm hit. Animals are smarter than NOAA (that's not saying much). Miss those boys. Well....if I may defend NOAA....... For much of the year we pay a whole lot of attention to the weather......both in long-term and at the granular level because of how we make a living. And I will defend NOAA.....no.....they are not perfect, admission made. And I can tell you of two recent instances where they got it way wrong on the granular level. But.....it is absolutely amazing how often they get it as right as they do. We pull tabular forecasts for burning purposes, spots being based on Lat/Long. And as we are burning during the day we keep a close eye on how humidity and wind direction/velocity and cloud cover....because all those things can, in very short order take a safe burn and turn it into a disaster. You would be very surprised how close the hourly changes match the forecast hourly changes. Admittedly.......the further out the forecast is the less reliable it is......but.....credit where credit is due.....NOAA is way better than they get credit for. I know that there were a lot of days I would have loved to have the weather man tied ti the bow of the boat.
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Post by slough on Jun 3, 2024 7:07:12 GMT -5
I've been through some bad hurricanes inland none on the coast. An EF4 tornado got it whopped. I haven't been right since. 2-3 minutes of hell. Every time it gets bad weather. I'm ready to go somewhere. A tornado will get your attention. Not saying a hurricane isn't bad but a tornado is a whole different deal. Been through both. Neither is good. Tornado is gone before you have time to get too scared.
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Post by gandy on Jun 3, 2024 7:24:59 GMT -5
Ready
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 3, 2024 9:32:54 GMT -5
The weather services can't predict shit on a regular basis. Old timer told me to just look outside in the morning. If the trees are bent way over, it might be sporty. When we had cats that mostly lived outside they would hunker down in the house days before a storm hit. Animals are smarter than NOAA (that's not saying much). Miss those boys. Well....if I may defend NOAA....... For much of the year we pay a whole lot of attention to the weather......both in long-term and at the granular level because of how we make a living. And I will defend NOAA.....no.....they are not perfect, admission made. And I can tell you of two recent instances where they got it way wrong on the granular level. But.....it is absolutely amazing how often they get it as right as they do. We pull tabular forecasts for burning purposes, spots being based on Lat/Long. And as we are burning during the day we keep a close eye on how humidity and wind direction/velocity and cloud cover....because all those things can, in very short order take a safe burn and turn it into a disaster. You would be very surprised how close the hourly changes match the forecast hourly changes. Admittedly.......the further out the forecast is the less reliable it is......but.....credit where credit is due.....NOAA is way better than they get credit for. I think NOAA does a pretty good job of predicting the unknown. Predicting the weather has to be one the hardest things to do. A lot of variables come into play.
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Post by luapnor on Jun 3, 2024 9:43:27 GMT -5
I've been through some bad hurricanes inland none on the coast. An EF4 tornado got it whopped. I haven't been right since. 2-3 minutes of hell. Every time it gets bad weather. I'm ready to go somewhere. Tornadoes are bad because they are fairly common and cause a lot of damage and death but a damn earthquake is the scariest. I am glad to out of Caly for just that reason. 20 seconds of hell with no time to shelter or know if you are in the wrong place for this one.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 3, 2024 10:19:33 GMT -5
Now a days...I just leave town. Got a nice place to go an hour away..cold beer ' Hot showers...Let er Blow. That's my go to if it's predicted to be bad in my area. Spent a week with some friends outside of Atlanta for Hurricane Ian. Weather was perfect up there. Even got to wear my hoodie while I was up there. It was like a vacation to us. Came home and everything was fine. Barely lost power.
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