*~*~ Hurricane Zeta Thread ~*~*

[Millennial_Messiah]

Yet another Louisiana hit. And once again, they're downplaying the intensity. From Arthur to Zeta, 2020 has been downright insane. :lol

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT28/refresh/AL282020_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/205453_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

[Millennial_Messiah]

Officially
Hurricane
Zeta

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https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT28/refresh/AL282020_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/204401_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

[baseline bum]

Ugh go into Florida, I'm sick of these Louisiana hurricanes blowing humid air into Texas every fucking time we actually get some nice cool weather.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Ugh go into Florida, I'm sick of these Louisiana hurricanes blowing humid air into Texas every fucking time we actually get some nice cool weather.
This one looks like a real Metairie/NOLA hit unlike the last two which hit near the LA/TX border.

[phxspurfan]

Tropical Storm Zeta and Winter Storm Billy to Link Up

https://weather.com/news/weather/video/zeta-and-billya-match-made-in-moisture-heaven

Zeta and Billy: A Match Made in Moisture Heaven

October 26, 2020

Meteorologist Domenica Davis explains what will happen when the two storms collide.




Hurricane + Winter Storm BILLY Now that's moist!

lsV500W4BHU

[Robz4000]

Hope they use protection.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Hope they use protection.

Impossible, the Zetas rape and breed every hapless young lady they come across, on both sides of the border tbh.

[Millennial_Messiah]

BTW the "Winter Storm Billy" thing is a NBC/The Weather Channel made up concoction, it's not an official name as per government/NOAA standards. Purely private sector unofficial naming of the winter storms for about a decade now.

[phxspurfan]

Impossible, the Zetas rape and breed every hapless young lady they come across, on both sides of the border tbh.

This one doesn't need to force it. It's young and vigorous. Very...vigorous

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[Darth_Pelican]

Heading this way tomorrow night but too weak for anyone to care.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Heading this way tomorrow night but too weak for anyone to care.

90-100 mph hurricane isn't necessarily too weak, but it will be fast moving due to the cold front coming in from the west so the risk for a large storm surge and extended rainfall is minimal.

[Millennial_Messiah]

90 MPH approaching landfall, could make a late run at Cat 2

[Darth_Pelican]

Possibly a weak Cat 2 but Cat 1 more likely due to the speed. Just left the office. The streets look like business as usual right now. No real concern other than probably losing power this evening.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Possibly a weak Cat 2 but Cat 1 more likely due to the speed. Just left the office. The streets look like business as usual right now. No real concern other than probably losing power this evening.
They're in for a big surprise. Strong Cat 2 and could make a run at major Cat 3 status (only 10 mph away) and very large and well organized:


Hurricane Zeta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL282020
200 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...ZETA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...
...EYEWALL EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST IN AN HOUR OR TWO...

Recent data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft
indicate that Zeta's maximum winds have increased to 105 mph (165
km), with higher gusts, and the central pressure has fallen to 973
mb. It now appears likely that Zeta will maintain category 2
intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale until its
initial landfall in southeast Louisiana later this afternoon.

Sustained tropical storm force winds are now spreading onshore the
southeastern coast of Louisiana. A sustained wind of 45 mph (72
km/h) was recently reported at Caillou Bay, Louisiana.


SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...28.3N 90.9W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SW OF GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
ABOUT 125 MI...205 KM SSW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB...28.73 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Berg

[phxspurfan]

Possibly a weak Cat 2 but Cat 1 more likely due to the speed. Just left the office. The streets look like business as usual right now. No real concern other than probably losing power this evening.

Anybody with a trailer/double wide about to feel the Bern tho tbh

[Millennial_Messiah]

The way it's hitting is concerning... The only good news is the forward speed is faster than, say, Katrina, but the landfall intensity will be scarily similar... Saints might need to cancel all their home games the rest of the year.

The way it's hitting... could simply dump Lake P into the big bowl again on its way out, just like in '05. Also, I read somewhere that the pumps in NOLA are currently shut down for construction/maintenance... this could be a MAJOR disaster, on the eave of the election to boot.

[Millennial_Messiah]

NOLA got lucky with other storms since '05 like Gustav, Isaac etc since they hit from a different angle... this one is hitting at a similar angle as Katrina and further west than Katrina... could be the worst thing NOLA has had since Katrina herself.

[Millennial_Messiah]

967.8 mb
(~ 28.58 inHg)

[Millennial_Messiah]

Surface winds at 103kt found. Should be upgraded to Cat 3 at next advisory. Wowza.

[phxspurfan]

967.8 mb
(~ 28.58 inHg)

bend over, I'll show you ~ 28.58 inHg

[Millennial_Messiah]

110 MPH at intermediate advisory. <5 mph away from CAT 3 (major) hurricane status. 2-3 hours from landfall. Direct NOLA hit.

[Millennial_Messiah]

bend over, I'll show you ~ 28.58 inHg

:tu good one

[Millennial_Messiah]

Each and every ardent, astute Millennial knows this track from childhood and what it means... in the era before NBC ruined The Weather Channel for good... It is Kairotic, kairos, in the moment... let it flow, let it flow, let it flow... all into the great big bowl...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbxdyg5IvV0

<<< STORM ALERT >>>

Hurricane
Zeta
WINDS: 115 MPH
CAT: 3

~Millennial Memories~

[Millennial_Messiah]

Darth_Pelican Pelicans78 y'all still got power tbh?

[Darth_Pelican]

Lost power for 30 minutes or so, it’s back now. Pretty impressive winds to see in person, but nothing devastating. I’m sure people right on the coast felt the wrath. I’m sure the media will bastardize it as devastating, but nothing happened other than some outages and probably some fallen trees & fences. People will be back at work here tomorrow.

[Pelicans78]

Darth_Pelican (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=22958) Pelicans78 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=15164) y'all still got power tbh?

I live in Lake Charles. We’ve already reached our Hurricane quota for the year. Luckily Zeta was very fast moving and not as powerful like Laura was for us. We lost power for two weeks from that storm as well as water so we were evacuated during that time. Hurricane Delta wasn’t as nearly bad for us though it dumped a lot more rain than Laura did but we only lost power for about 36 hours.

[Mark Celibate]

Lost power for 30 minutes or so, it’s back now. Pretty impressive winds to see in person, but nothing devastating. I’m sure people right on the coast felt the wrath. I’m sure the media will bastardize it as devastating, but nothing happened other than some outages and probably some fallen trees & fences. People will be back at work here tomorrow.

:lol

Gotta hand it to TWC though. On their website, they do a great job sensationalizing their headlines. They make every hurricane, no matter how small, seem like the great Red Spot itself came ashore from Jupiter tbh

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lol

Gotta hand it to TWC though. On their website, they do a great job sensationalizing their headlines. They make every hurricane, no matter how small, seem like the great Red Spot itself came ashore from Jupiter tbh
Still nothing compared to 2005 though in terms of their sensationalist, epic visual viewer experience, from the visuals to the audio to the on camera meteorologist and on-site field met dramatics. 2005 was a well deserved ratings boom for TWC tbh.

It's just too bad that they declined big time not too long after that, and they desperately tried to piggyback off 2005 -- in 2006 and 2007 by hyping up weak tropical storms as if it were 2005 again and it just looked pathetic on their part. They can't control the weather, but they should have just gone back to their regular pre-2004 presentation scheme/weather star system which was just fine tbh. All the changes they made around winter 2005/spring 2006 and thereforward just ruined that channel for me.

But, yet, just this month (October 2020) I still fulfilled one of my childhood dreams by traveling to Atlanta, to the far northwest edge of the city to touch and take a selfie with the TWC HQ building. Because, other than the Spurs games and the '04 election (I didn't get into the NFL and the Cowboys until Romo in 2006), the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons were pretty much my life as a pre-teen kid. The trip as a whole was very much worth it. :toast