The Mother 'Effin WEATHER Thread

[Thrag]

Yeah, that’s 145 knots. I believe the Beaufort scale description for that condition is “shit flying everywhere”.

[nKoan]

I heard it struck in West Hills. Apparently according to NWS Portland it was a positive charge strike which is about 10x more powerful than the more common negative charge.

[Misguided]

@Thrag

Beaufort scale

Interesting factoid no one cares about but me:
I can’t see those words without immediately having Billy Joel’s “Storm Front” stuck in my head

Interesting factoid no one cares about but me (continued):

The same line of that song inspired the name of one of my characters in City of Heroes, Force Nine (a storm defender, obviously)

[Rock8man]

Puerto Rico can’t catch a break.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/18/fiona-puerto-rico-hurricane-outages/

I hear there’s a Typhoon bearing down on Japan too.

[sillhouette]

Hurricane Fiona Wipes Out Puerto Rico’s Power

I look forward to Hunter awarding a no-bid contract for repairs to his pool boy’s neighbor’s Etsy store.

[Starflightdream]

Oh yeah (I’m to the right of that blue dot in central FL and down a little bit, along the coast)

[RichVR]

Where is this from?

[KevinC]

I think it’s this.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?start#contents

[RichVR]

We were hoping to miss out on the fun this year. Time to do some prep work. ::SIGH::

[KevinC]

It’s early so hopefully it detours and decides to go elsewhere. Like the middle of the Atlantic where no one cares.

Or maybe it can shrink itself down and just park over Mar-A-Lago.

[abrandt]

@KevinC

Or maybe it can shrink itself down and just park over Mar-A-Lago.

The home of the man with the magic hurricane redirecting sharpie? He’d never let it. Maybe DeSantis can convince him to send it to Martha’s Vineyard.

[RichVR]

I was wanting to get one or two phone charger batteries. The wife said that we already have a phone charger. Our vehicle.

[sillhouette]

Or a nice foldable solar charging panel.

[RichVR]

Well… solar charging is problematic during overcast and rain. :)

[Jack_Howitzer]

@RichVR

Well… solar charging is problematic during overcast and rain. :)

When the Mrs sends you outside to charge the phone with your new solar charger…

[RichVR]

Ha! That would be me.

[sillhouette]

Oh well, should have gotten a wind dynamo then.

[BennyProfane]

Looking more and more that Ian is going to nuke Tampa Bay.

[KevinC]

Oh! I’ve spent too much time in the Russia thread. I first read that as Ivan is going to nuke Tampa Bay.

[BennyProfane]

@KevinC

Oh! I’ve spent too much time in the Russia thread. I first read that as Ivan is going to nuke Tampa Bay.

I guess the Russians hate Tom Brady too…