2020 Hurricane Season w/ special guest Covid-19

[Trey3216 15450]

On 7/23/2020 at 11:14 AM, Dnaguy said:

 

A thick 1"?

It’s like a tuna can 

[Paco 1952]

Pelicans still flying so not too bad yet

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[Nueces River Rat 5757]

Looks like the cattle on the King Ranch need to go find shelter.  
 

I wonder if they will shut down the Border Patrol checkpoint at Sarita?  

[Neonmoon 38130]

Looks like I won a night with South Austin’s mom. Good?

[HenryJames 67126]

 

[phdhorn 6224]

35 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Looks like I won a night with South Austin’s mom. Good?

Not yet, keemosabe.

Great chance today of passing showers (they're already on the radar).  Certainly not the drenching rains that could have come, but we will see a few periods of rain around here.  Bet is that measurable rain has to fall anywhere in TravCo associated with this storm (basically today through Sunday, I'll even toss out Monday because I'm such a nice guy)- that counts.  I'm lubing up as we speak (and putting on my hazmat suit now).

Edited July 25, 2020 by phdhorn

[Zonahorn 8079]

Hanna going apeshit on the coast right now, if it had another day it would probably landfall as a major.

[HenryJames 67126]

 

[miguelito 11451]

Well, I guess I'll have to go water my plants. 

Pretty amazing to watch this thing ramp up like it did.  Everyone stay safe, keep at least 6' away from any hurricanes. 

[Zonahorn 8079]

NHC saying this has another 10-12 hours over water, fuck

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2649]

4 minutes ago, Calihorn said:

NHC saying this has another 10-12 hours over water, fuck

Just saw that. Not good.  It can’t make a cat2 can?   
 

I guess the positive is that it didn’t stall over land and pull a Harvey. 

[HenryJames 67126]

 

[Zonahorn 8079]

6 minutes ago, Xian said:

Just saw that. Not good.  It can’t make a cat2 can?   
 

I guess the positive is that it didn’t stall over land and pull a Harvey. 

It can now

[justhookit 4205]

I’m pretty impressed. 16 years of living in Port A and this is about as bad as I’ve seen (other than Harvey obviously). Center is way offshore and south of us but we are getting some pretty strong bands already. I bet it makes cat2 by landfall.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Well the eye is huge.  Big as, ya know....

[clapclapclap 9000]

15 hours ago, Paco said:

I'm here. My hurricane correspondent career starts tomorrow. Yay.

 

Post your Periscope link after you tie yourself to a pole.

[Walte464 450]

Rgv seems very very quiet right now for that eye being so close.

[1978horn 904]

We are down in Port A for the weekend. Came down on Thursday before things started to get bad. Not too bad so far. Drove down to the marina about 30 min ago and the boat ramps are still accessible.

[tx 3 putt 78475]

armstrong ranch going to get hammered, more cattle than people in that county 

look forward to dove and quail hunts out there. they usually get these rains the day before dove season opens 

[Paco 1952]

So now the rain hurts.

[phdhorn 6224]

3 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Not yet, keemosabe.

Great chance today of passing showers (they're already on the radar).  Certainly not the drenching rains that could have come, but we will see a few periods of rain around here.  Bet is that measurable rain has to fall anywhere in TravCo associated with this storm (basically today through Sunday, I'll even toss out Monday because I'm such a nice guy)- that counts.  I'm lubing up as we speak (and putting on my hazmat suit now).

Get ready, South Austin's mom!


(another bigger band coming in today, maybe 1 tomorrow, and we're done).

[Paco 1952]

Whitecap beach name checks out.

[tantric superman 4668]

2 hours ago, 1978horn said:

We are down in Port A for the weekend. Came down on Thursday before things started to get bad. Not too bad so far. Drove down to the marina about 30 min ago and the boat ramps are still accessible.

Keep us up to date.  I'm tentatively headed down there on Monday (Sea Gull).

[abuelo gringo 326]

2 hours ago, 1978horn said:

We are down in Port A for the weekend. Came down on Thursday before things started to get bad. Not too bad so far. Drove down to the marina about 30 min ago and the boat ramps are still accessible.

Any high water on the Gulf side?  Around 11th and 12th streets?  Was there any noticeable storm surge?

[justhookit 4205]

Water was way up against the dunes and took out some of the lower portions of the boardwalks, but no it’s nowhere near 11th or 12th. Marina parking lots around Virginia’s flooded pretty good but no real damage. Got a few more hours to go but looks like there’s almost no lasting damage from wind or water.

[Nueces River Rat 5757]

Winds are not too bad on my side of town.   Kind of reminds of a strong cold front during he winter months.   Based on the radar trends I expect the worse later this evening.  

[1978horn 904]

Keep us up to date.  I'm tentatively headed down there on Monday (Sea Gull).

Power went out about 2 hours ago. The ferry’s are still running. The water was up to the dunes, but from what I saw last it hasn’t gotten past that.

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2649]

Landfall south Padre island.  Just a hair under cat 2

Edited July 25, 2020 by Xian

[Fondren & Main 6872]

Will the blue shed be making an appearance?

[Neonmoon 38130]

4 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Get ready, South Austin's mom!


(another bigger band coming in today, maybe 1 tomorrow, and we're done).

Ha. I’m going to stand outside with a cup as this band passes. We’ll see if I catch anything. Now you might from South Austin’s mom

[Dewey 3325]

Hope everyone is doing okay down there, bigger storm than what was expected, hoping it didnt catch many off-guard. 

[1978horn 904]

Still not a big deal in Port A where I’m at. Power came back on after a few hours and we are grilling fajitas in the wind!

[Judge Roybeanbag 11856]

Posted on the Port A thread, apparently Bob Hall Pier couldn’t take the length.  The T at the end is gone.

[Walte464 450]

We’ve been getting rocked for the past hour and a half. 

[1978horn 904]

Power went off again around 7:30 for us. Still off and a street a couple blocks away flooded pretty good, but seems to have receded now. Had a tornado warning, but mostly just a shit ton of wind and no rain.

 

[Dewey 3325]

1 hour ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Posted on the Port A thread, apparently Bob Hall Pier couldn’t take the length.  The T at the end is gone.

 

[Dewey 3325]

 

[justhookit 4205]

4 hours ago, 1978horn said:

Still not a big deal in Port A where I’m at. Power came back on after a few hours and we are grilling fajitas in the wind!

Ha. Hopefully you weren’t still grilling when that last band came in. I’ve got good video but not enough internet to upload it yet.

[justhookit 4205]

Considering Port A is about 90 miles away from landfall, that was a pretty strong cat 1, at least around lunchtime and then late evening. Surprised me.

[Paco 1952]

Lost power on NPI around midnight. Made through that whole damn day and that bitch whipped her ass end and fucked shit up on her way out.

[1978horn 904]

Power still out in Port A. We just left and had no issues getting back to mainland via 361. Although we stopped at the first whataburger that had power and the line is onto the access road, but we need food before the kids start eating each other.

[justhookit 4205]

This was the last band that rolled through Port A late yesterday evening.

[cabowabo 4646]

Had our trampoline catapult our 8 foot cedar fence and end up in our front yard in McAllen. Also had a section of our driveway gate get blown out.  Lucky that trampoline didn’t do any damage. 

[Zonahorn 8079]

Hawaii about to be hit by a hurricane

[Guest Lobo]

20 minutes ago, Calihorn said:

Hawaii about to be hit by a hurricane

So chances it hits Alabama...strong to moderately strong?  

That's crazy, that Douglas would be only the third hurricane to directly hit Hawaii's islands since at least WWII, possibly earlier than that.  

[Zonahorn 8079]

1 minute ago, Lobo said:

So chances it hits Alabama...strong to moderately strong?  

That's crazy, that Douglas would be only the third hurricane to directly hit Hawaii's islands since at least WWII, possibly earlier than that.  

Most of the time they're falling apart by the time they even reach Hawaii. Douglas managed to hang on some how

[Guest Lobo]

Andy went to pieces?  

[tantric superman 4668]

My manhood being questioned since I don't have any desire to go to Port A for R&R tomorrow morning.  So therefore, now I have to go.

 

 

[Telegraph_it 3376]

So the relocation of the center southward makes a possible run at the gulf more likely?

[UTexasFight 9790]

On 7/26/2020 at 1:50 PM, Lobo said:

 

That's crazy, that Douglas would be only the third hurricane to directly hit Hawaii's islands since at least WWII, possibly earlier than that.  

Well, yeah, but none of those other years were...2020.