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olderthendirt
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 Posted - 08/14/2003 : 09:21:10
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| It seems a real possiblity that you may get a visitor in the near future, maybe on the weekend. This could be Hurricane Erica. The wave passing over Florida (hard to believe that it isn't a TD at least) does not yet have a closed circulation, but this could happen at any time. It will move into the gulf today and ? |
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olderthendirt
USA
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Posted - 08/14/2003 : 21:25:32
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| We have Erika, will she be a hurricane and does she really have Texas in her sites. Stay tuned for the weekend. |
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Ghostbuster
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Posted - 08/14/2003 : 22:37:10
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Perhaps of more imediate interest was the Fox News Channel report tonight about the Big Blackout. An on the street interview while the sun was still up with a local revealed a gleam in his eye when he was queried about what may happen after dark. I could see right off he was lusting for a looted big screen TV from the local Circuit City.
Depending on what happens tonight, there may be some vandalism claims in Metropolis and the other affected Podunkvilles. |
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olderthendirt
USA
370 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2003 : 09:51:29
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| It will be a little wet and windy in the valley tomorrow. The big question is will Erika become a hurricane. She sure loos impressive and large at this time. Also today is the start of the CV season, and there is a wave train comiong of Africa. Modeling (longrange) already shows tropical waves (storms?) heading into the Carolinas and Florida before the month is out. |
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Wally
USA
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Posted - 08/15/2003 : 14:31:38
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Looks like it will be Hurricane Erica real soon even though it is boogieying along at 23 miles an hour.
And the track looks like Brownsville. But, That is what they said about Claudette. But that one wouldn't behave. Maybe this one will. |
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olderthendirt
USA
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Posted - 08/15/2003 : 16:26:09
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| The NHC suggest that Brownsville should be ready for a Cat 1 hurricane in the predawn tomorrow. This wold be winds of 75 mph, plus the north side can add on the 20 mph of the storm. Tropical storm force winds may reach as far north as Corpus. To any of our members in the area, please be safe, the strength is very uncertain. |
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Ghostbuster
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Posted - 08/15/2003 : 20:16:30
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Just so you know...if it does go into the coast area twixt Brownsville and Corpus Christi, it's going into the most sparsely populated stretch of American coastline. Remember several years ago when the last one hit there? Remember how you'ld drive and drive and drive thru miles and miles of miles and miles to see each loss?
This reality check is brought to you has a professional courtesy from the only ones out here that truly care about your personal welfare. |
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olderthendirt
USA
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Posted - 08/15/2003 : 22:18:35
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| Ghost this appears to have the mouth of the Rio Grande the strongest winds on the north side the valley could be in for a long morning starting about 4 am. Time will tell. |
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mlipton
USA
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Posted - 08/16/2003 : 10:07:39
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| Okay so Erika has almost made land fall? Does anyone know that damage or if there might be any work? |
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olderthendirt
USA
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Posted - 08/16/2003 : 10:40:48
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Erika landed 35 miles south of Brownville as a ? Tropical Storm? with ?70mph? winds. Have not heard from anyone in the valley. The NHC stated "THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT ERIKA MAY HAVE BRIEFLY REACHED
HURRICANE STATUS AT LANDFALL." Someday she may be reclassified as a cat 1 |
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JimS
USA
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Posted - 08/16/2003 : 19:55:25
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| No work from Erika, my daughter lives in Harlingen, 30 miles North of Brownsville, she had about 20 min. of rain and winds gusted to 30 MPH at the airport. No wind, no flooding, no work...yet. Maybe next time. |
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