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card797 ,

Sensational!

Treczoks ,

Lets see if he makes it across Yucatán and “repowers” like Lee did last year.

555_1 ,

It really just needs to hit a specific Florida golf course.

ChicoSuave ,

Mar a Lagoon when?

werefreeatlast ,

Mr, Trump, I’m prepared to offer a fair deal for your soon to be lagoon. The sum total of one hundred dollars and fifty cents. Deal?

Olhonestjim , (edited )

There’s also a certain governor who could stand to experience god’s wrath.

555_1 ,

Two for one. That’s a bargain.

shadow ,
@shadow@cafe.everythingbagel.me avatar

Really hoping it dissipates quickly. Any islands in the path of hurricane that intensifies are bad news. I survived a Category 5 Maria in 2017. Took years to recover. Thanks La Niña. 🙄

kvasir476 ,

Some maps showing predicted paths

TransplantedSconie ,

Poor Yucatan Peninsula. Seems to be nature’s speedbag for Atlantic hurricanes. They might have to adjust the rankings going forward. These warm waters are going to feed them like no tomorrow.

warm ,

Linking the NHC page for this, I find this site the best for tracking tropical storms.

protist ,

It’s pretty wonky, but HWRF is a great resource too, but not updated quite as often as some others.

Irremarkable ,
@Irremarkable@fedia.io avatar

All things considered, that's a pretty lucky path if it doesn't drift north into the larger Caribbean islands

JJROKCZ ,

Yea just the normal little islands that really should just be abandoned at this point

Irremarkable , (edited )
@Irremarkable@fedia.io avatar

You mean the ones that would still be hit if it shifted north?

It's current path is over about as few people as you could ever hope for a storm of this size. Realistically, you knew I meant that and felt like being a smartass anyway.

E: typing is hard

JJROKCZ ,

I mean st Lucia, Trinidad, etc. Those get hit every time and should just be abandoned to save lives. Haiti and the Dominican get hit frequently but not every single time, looks like it should miss those larger Caribbean states this time

BastingChemina ,

I’m sure your country will be happy to welcome the people from these islands. Right ?

It’s not like people living there really have a choice.

JJROKCZ ,

I personally have no problem with my country taking the people populating these islands. The us isn’t short on space and more hands for the work can’t hurt.

My fellow countryman would never accept though since the population of the Caribbean is mostly non-white

Treczoks ,

Except for the people in Yucatán. …

Irremarkable ,
@Irremarkable@fedia.io avatar

...who would still be hit if it shifted slightly north?

Treczoks ,

Looks like Yucatán will bet hit, according to the NOAA. It’s just a question of “where”. And they predict it to be a Tropical Storm when it crossed Yucatán and enters the gulf. I don’t know how warm that bathtub is at the moment, but that can get interesting, especially as a tropical storm is more likely to turn than a hurricane (IIRC). Let’s see what happens.

Irremarkable ,
@Irremarkable@fedia.io avatar

Yes, I'm aware they're going to be hit currently. They would still be hit even if it shifted north to hit, for example, Cuba.

ValenThyme ,

you can catch the bold captains at marinevesseltraffic.com/…/ship-traffic-tracker turn on Dual Track mode it’s wild how many ships ride close to big storms

Pretzilla ,

Sailing pleasure vessels take advantage of hurricane winds when traversing distances.

Not so much in close proximity usually, though racing sailboats certainly will.

TheBat ,
@TheBat@lemmy.world avatar

Extends the path with a marker

Fixed it.

ChaoticEntropy ,
@ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk avatar

Federal. Crime. :O

dfecht ,

Official. Act.

We are so fucked.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

As opposed to the ones which are merely extremely scary?

die444die ,

Well it’s wayyyy earlier in the year than we would normally see one this strong. I think that’s what’s different.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I know. I read the article. I was just making fun of the headline, which implies that there’s a non-terrifying kind of hurricane.

die444die ,

There is - a cat 2 is good drinking weather. :-P

aviationeast ,

Cat 3 is great kite surfing weather…

thefartographer ,

You can shoot a cat 1 to death with a handgun

Bloodyhog ,

Please do not shoot cats! Meow!

CaptainSpaceman ,

Flew a kite in a cat2 once. Also tried to play Frisbee but we lost the bee

catloaf ,

So you just had a fris?

MelodiousFunk ,

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/1369b778-bc6f-420a-910d-fe593724039a.png

NoIWontPickAName ,

Cat 1’s clear out the tourists

TheBat ,
@TheBat@lemmy.world avatar

Yes there is.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/mu2H3H5nqtgAAAAC/john-cena-the-hurricane.gif

Drusas ,

First category 4 hurricane in June in known history.

tiefling ,

That’s just the price we pay for short term profits

someguy3 ,

Well yes. You have hurricanes of different intensity. Some are just a little more than a bad storm.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Category 1 hurricane speed is 74-95 mph according to my search.

I just lived through a relatively short, non-hurricane thunderstorm with winds measured a little above 80 mph.

Here’s where I wrote about what it did at my home alone.

lemmy.world/post/17079709?scrollToComments=true

Believe me, it was terrifying.

someguy3 ,

There’s terrifying (or should I say scared) and then there’s terrifying.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Dude… all I can say is that if two massive trees fall down right outside your house in the middle of a bunch of high wind and lightning and thunder and hail and torrential rain and are anything less than terrified, you are a hell of a lot braver than I am.

someguy3 ,

I think most people would reserve the word terrifying for extreme conditions.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Like 80±mile-an-hour winds that knock down trees across the neighborhood, take out power for over a day, destroy homes and cars, etc.?

How is that not an extreme condition? Do you think it happens around here once a week? Did you even see the photos? How often are you in such situations?

someguy3 ,

The most extremely extreme xetreme conditions, if you need.

AlligatorBlizzard ,

Stuff is built differently in places where hurricanes are common. Building standards are more strict, especially after Andrew, and adverse weather is a consideration when things are built (for instance, chain link fences are incredibly common rather than wood fences). Same with the landscaping - branches break, trees completely falling is rare because generally sturdier trees with deeper roots are chosen, and are planted well away from the house. A lot of power lines are buried - it’s more resilient to bad weather (even the afternoon thunderstorms in Florida can occasionally be just as nasty as the thunderstorms that caused so much damage at your place) and long term it’s cheaper than replacing the power lines every summer. And you kinda get used to being without power for a few hours (or even a few days to a week) after really bad hurricanes or thunderstorms. I’ve done homework by kerosene lamp more than once as a kid, and I’m in my 30s. My family played a lot of board games during the long power outages. Eventually my family, and a lot of others, invested in a generator, they’re fairly common now. My dad had a chainsaw and mostly dealt with the fallen trees himself.

But I’ve never learned how to tow a car out out the ditch, but many of my friends here in Minnesota do know how - different places require different skill sets. Learning how to deal with a furnace and radiator has been interesting.

Also, in hindsight, a direct eyewall hit or worse of a category 3+ hurricane is so pants shittingly terrifying that nobody sane continues living there after experiencing one.

odium ,

Like that xkcd someone else replied with, what you’re used to is less scary. Person you’re replying to is prob used to harsher hurricanes.

Cheradenine ,

Right, unless it comes from the Italics region of Fonts it’s just sparkling terror.

BastingChemina ,

The wind is not even the worst part of a hurricane, the rain and raised water level can be way more damaging than the wind alone.

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