Tropical Storm Barbara now Hurricane Barbara - Cat1

[malaise]

Last edited Wed May 29, 2013, 07:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Should be some serious water for Central America

[Junkdrawer]

1. Always hate storms that wonder into the Gulf...

Hoping it dissipates over land....

[malaise]

3. They don't usually come to much at this time of year

Hope this one is no different

[Junkdrawer]

10. "Usually" and "The New Normal" are becoming ships in the night...

Who knew Fox's dismissive "The Day After Tomorrow" would become prophetic?

Just kidding....sort of...kind of...

[malaise]

11. You have a point

Ah well here comes the rain which we really need.

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. Fun fact: once a storm enters the Gulf, you cannot buy insurance.

Which means, any real estate closings are put on hold.
A little effect on the economy of the area.

Fun fact I discovered when I bought this house just after Katrina and just before Wilma entered the Gulf.

[Junkdrawer]

24. Thanks. Hadn't heard that before.

Increasingly, DU is becoming like digging diamonds out of the septic tank.

Guess it depend on how much you like diamonds and/or how much the stench bothers you.

[Skip Intro]

26. Trying to remember any storms that crossed into the Gulf from the Pacific.

I life in coastal SC, so I pay attention to the tropics (even hoping for a small storm to brush by) but I'm drawing a blank on a storm that originated in the Pacific and crossed into the Gulf.

[Junkdrawer]

27. 1% to 2% (Google is your friend)

http://www0.egr.uh.edu/hurricane/events/thc_students_fin_2011/6.pdf

[CBHagman]

30. Hate 'em, period.

I know too many people potentially in the paths of these things.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Isn't that an odd track for a TS/hurricane?

They normally come off the Atlantic. The ones off the west coast of Mexico generally move to the west/northwest IIRC.

[malaise]

5. Eastern Pacific Storms usually start earlier and often

cross via Central America. They often bring flood rains to Central American countries, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

[SoCalDem]

22. When we lived in Panama, we told visitors to come during dry-season

It only rained twice a day during dry season

[malaise]

29. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahhaa

Good one

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. Quite unusual but not unknown. Wiki says:

An Atlantic–Pacific crossover hurricane is a tropical cyclone that develops in the Atlantic Ocean and moves into the Pacific Ocean,
or vice versa.
In recorded history, a total of seven tropical cyclones have done this.
It is more common for the remnants of an North Atlantic hurricane to redevelop into a different storm in the Pacific;
in such a scenario, they are not considered the same system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic%E2%80%93Pacific_crossover_hurricanes

[Kingofalldems]

4. Oh no....

[bunnies]

6. I cant believe theres a song with my name in it that I havent heard.

Sweet!

[Kingofalldems]

12. By the great Bobby Vee

Probably way before your time.

[bunnies]

14. 1962...

got me by 11 years. Ya dont hear too many 'Barbara' songs anymore.

[malaise]

7. LOL

[William769]

8. I live in S.W. Florida.

I spent this week getting my hurricane supplies in order ( even went as far as to buy a generator this year).

My only concern is I live in a flood zone.

[malaise]

9. We'll be ready come Friday

Getting the rest of stuff today and Friday -both are 5% discount day

[William769]

15. If all else fails I do have a cabin in the mountains.

This is a picture of the river I live on.

[malaise]

16. Damn that's lovely

Stay safe all six months

[William769]

18. Thanks.

It is lovely at least until the water comes over the seawall.

[malaise]

19. Like all river or beach houses

then it's pack up and go

[onethatcares]

31. bght a generator 7 or 8 years ago

never gassed it up, have it sitting in my garage waiting til I need it.

I'm in west central floriduh and since I bought it, we haven't even had a big rain storm.

Good luck and remember 1 gallon of water for each person per day for drinking, keep 7 days worth on hand.

buy dinti moore beef stew, and a bunch of canned goods. rotate them out as needed. Good luck again.

[bigwillq]

13. Already on B? I missed A

What/was A?
Where was it?

[malaise]

17. Alvin

May 15 - he moved West so he was ignored

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Pacific_hurricane_season

[bigwillq]

20. Ah, thank you! (nt)

[SoCalDem]

21. What's left of the rainforest appreciates it

[greytdemocrat]

28. Good thing it's so close to land...

Already has a partial eyewall and building quickly.

[malaise]

32. Yes she has no time to strenghten but there

will be lots of rain

[greytdemocrat]

33. Made it to CAT 1

Could still be a problem if it pops back into the GOM...

[malaise]

34. She's expected to weaken over land

and will probably head east after a bit as a fish storm in the Atlantic.

She had 75mph gusts at the time I posted so Cat1 was always on the cards. Thankfully she should not get stronger although who knows what happens if she slows down

[greytdemocrat]

35. Yep

Will just have to see...