Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]


Welcome to Conversations. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Hurricane Matthew
Topic Started: Oct 2 2016, 01:02 AM (518 Views)
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
USA Today: Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Roars Through Caribbean

Posted Image
Quote:
 
Matthew, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, barreled through the Caribbean on Saturday toward Jamaica and Haiti. It could affect the U.S. East Coast next week, anywhere from Florida to Maine, the Weather Underground reported.

Even if the storm does not make a direct hit on Haiti, rains from Matthew are "expected to bring life-threatening rainfall to portions of Haiti," the National Hurricane Center said.

The hurricane also threatens Cuba and the Bahamas on Monday and Tuesday.

As of 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Matthew had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane was stationary and was located 360 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next couple of days, but Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through Monday," the NHC says.

Matthew is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 15 to 25 inches over southern Haiti, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches, the hurricane center said.

A hurricane warning has been posted for Jamaica and portions of Haiti. A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of eastern Cuba.

The U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay on Saturday evacuated families and other so-called “non-essential personnel” from the remote outpost in southeast Cuba ahead of Matthew, the Miami Herald reported.

Friday night, when Matthew roared to Category 5 status, it became the strongest Atlantic Ocean Basin hurricane since Felix in 2007, NBC reported.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Bernie Rayno said if Matthew moves swiftly as it heads north, it has a greater chance of causing significant impact from rain, wind and flooding along much of the Atlantic coast.

"On the other hand, if Matthew's forward speed slows, it could still have significant impact on the Atlantic coast, but in a much smaller area, when compared to a fast-moving hurricane," he said.

The hurricane center's five-day forecast cone — which marks the range of the storm's possible path — includes a portion of southeastern Florida early Wednesday.

In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said government services have been placed on high alert, according to the Jamaica Observer newspaper. Thursday, fishermen on Jamaica’s cays and banks were advised to evacuate immediately and return to the mainland.

Other small-craft operators in the island’s coastal waters were told to return to port, while those in port were advised not to venture out, the newspaper reported.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the state emergency operations centers were active Friday. He said state officials would continue to monitor Matthew's path and urged residents and tourists to monitor the storm and have their emergency plan in place.

"As Hurricane Matthew moves through the Caribbean this weekend, it’s a very dangerous storm and life threatening," Scott said. "We haven’t seen a storm of this magnitude approach our state in a very long time. While the National Hurricane Center’s forecast continues to show the track of the storm east of our state, it’s too soon to rule out impacts to Florida," he said.

A hurricane is classified as "major" when its sustained winds reach 111 mph. A major hurricane is a Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It's the first major hurricane in September in the Caribbean since Felix in 2007.

Hurricane Matthew is the fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. It's now the only hurricane or typhoon on the planet.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Replies:
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) 1-Calls are coming in for full arrest (not conscious, not breathing) now. EMS personnel cannot respond. From the scanner.

2-NHC Update incoming in the next 15 minutes. New track will be generated.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler Radar out of Melbourne, FL is picking up winds in excess of 75 MPH. 137.6/45 from radar site.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(The Guardian) Guardian Australia’s environment reporter, Michael Slezak, has spoken to Liz Ritchie-Tyo, an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, about Hurricane Matthew’s trajectory.

The smaller Hurricane Nicole, south of Bermuda, might be affecting its path, she said. “It’s very unusual to see see two cyclones in the Atlantic at once.”

The Pacific ocean had warmer sea temperatures and had large-scale circulations that tended to develop more cyclones.

“Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic normally develop out of easterly waves that come off Africa and propagate all the way across the Atlantic. They are the seeds for hurricanes in the Atlantic. And they have to make it all the way across the Atlantic – it’s unusual for two to happen at once.”

Ritchie-Tyo referenced an projection made a few days ago that, after moving away from the Florida coastline and clockwise towards the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew would circle back weaker – effectively doing a loop-de-loop.

It would be “very unusual for them to bend back around into the tropics”, she said, but the ridge of high pressure moving east across the US may be forcing Matthew south.

It seems now that it is likely that Michael will circle back, as was speculated earlier in the week – but weather is unpredictable.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Posted Image
(Reddit Live) Hurricane Matthew is now in the Northwest Bahamas. Matthew will likely strengthen before striking the Florida coast starting Thursday night. Matthew will likely be the first hurricane strike in South Florida since Wilma. Matthew will likely bring hurricane-force winds to northeast Florida, Georgia and the coastal South Carolina.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) VERO BEACH MUNI,FL (VRB) ASOS reports gust of 62 knots (71.4 mph) from NNW
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(BBC News) If you're just waking up, here's a summary...
--Good morning. Hurricane Matthew is yet to make landfall in the United States. It is 50 miles (80km) off the Florida coast but moving north-west at 13mph. The Category Four storm has left a trail of destruction in Haiti - where more than 300 people have been killed - and pounded parts of the Bahamas.

(1) Most of the deaths in Haiti were in towns and fishing villages around the southern coast, with many killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers

(2) The death toll is expect to rise further as rescuers reach the remotest parts of the south-west peninsula

(3) Some two million people living on the south-eastern US coast have been urged to leave their homes

(4) A state of emergency has been declared in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia

(5) The latest update (01:00 EDT; 05:00 GMT) from the National Hurricane Center puts Matthew 50 miles (80km) east-south-east of Vero Beach, Florida. The NHC says "sustained tropical-storm-force winds" are occurring along Florida's east coast

(6) The US National Weather Service says Matthew could be the most powerful hurricane to hit north-east Florida in more than a century

(7) Florida governor Rick Scott has warned that millions of people could be left without power
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) 2:00 AM EDT Fri Oct 7 Location: 27.6°N 79.7°W Moving: NW at 14 mph Min pressure: 938 mb Max sustained: 120 mph

--Charge all smart phones while you have power. The NHC sends push notifications during the storm. Do not ignore, it could save your life. (FL Gov. Rick Scott, 7 Oct. 2016)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(The Guardian) The Bahamas assess damage as islands remain without power
--Hurricane Matthew lashed the Bahamas on Thursday, causing widespread flooding and damage to structures, trees and power lines.

No fatalities were reported, but the Associated Press reported that at least 30 people trapped in their homes by floodwaters on the island of New Providence were rescued by authorities.

The conditions in the capital, Nassau, remain too dangerous for authorities to assess the damage. New Providence has not seen a major hurricane since 1929.

Clint Watson, a journalist in Nassau, has told CNN that the storm caused widespread structural damage.

“You can tell from the fierce winds the destruction left behind. The island is in a blackout at this point ... Everyone is still hunkered down in their homes until the all-clear is given.”

Officials had shut down power to the entire island of New Providence as a precautionary measure as the storm approached. Those without generators were still without power, and could be for weeks.

Watson said a lot of electricity poles had been “snapped in half” by wind. “It’s going to take a valiant effort from outside sources to come into the capital.”
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) Intermittent connectivity issues continue regarding access to NCEP websites, including that of the National Hurricane Center. The National Weather Service is troubleshooting the issue, but at this time there is no estimate for when the problem will be resolved. Please follow @NHC_Atlantic on Twitter for product updates on Hurricane Matthew.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Posted Image
(National Hurricane Center, 2am Update - 7 Oct. 2016) -via NHC Atlantic Ops
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
--71 mph gust at Vero Beach Airport at 1:45 am (NWS Melbourne, 7 Oct. 2016)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Posted Image
Reddit Live
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(Reddit Live) Over 210k without power now in Florida (Fla. Power & Light)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Posted Image
(Reddit Live) HRRR Short Range Model shows landfall for Matthew is still a possibility.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Webster
Member Avatar
Wasatch Storyteller & Resident Forum Curmudgeon
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
(The Guardian) Hurricane Matthew now Category 3 storm
--The National Hurricane Center has published its 2am EDT update, in which Hurricane Matthew is graded as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

But gusts have increased, with one to 70 mph recorded within the last hour at Vero Beach and another to 60 mph at Melbourne.

The eye of “the extremely dangerous hurricane” is still moving closer to the east coast of Florida, heading in a north-west direction at 14 mph.

Currently, it is about 45 miles east of Vero Beach and about 80 miles south-east of Cape Canaveral.

“A turn towards the north-northwest is expected later today, and a turn toward the north is expected tonight or Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Matthew will be moving near or over the east coast of the Florida peninsula through tonight and near or over the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina on Saturday. ...

“Although some additional weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, Matthew is expected to be a powerful Category 3 hurricane as it moves near the coast of Florida.”

A storm surge of between 7 to 11 feet is forecast for coastline from Sebastian Inlet, Florida, to Edisto Beach in South Carolina.

Six to 12 inches of rainfall is also expected with isolated totals near 15 inches along the coasts.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · The News Hub · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Aquös by tiptopolive of the ZB Theme Zone