Tropical Storm Fay

[Brian Krashpad]

Got one cloud band with only a spit of rain, in between clear skies. Clear for now again.

It's funny how fast the rain bands move. This morning skies were clear, then the rain band came through and there were clouds as far as you could see in every direction, now it's clear again.

 

[ShortBuSX]

One of the things I find most fascinating about hurricanes is that for the massive size of these storms, theres almost NEVER any thunder or lightning.

Having said that and now being home from work, I think Im gonna plug mah amp in for a lil bit and practice.

WOULD YOU???

My only concern is the brown outs, flickers and brief outages...is that as bad as lightning? Would I be better off just playing my acoustic?

 

[marnold]

My only concern is the brown outs, flickers and brief outages...is that as bad as lightning? Would I be better off just playing my acoustic?

The problem with brown outs, etc., is that when the power comes back at full strength, there can be a little power surge with it. Computers for sure don't like that. I don't know how vulnerable an amp would be, but I'm sure your transformer wouldn't be a happy camper. I've got a UPS for my computer that will regulate the power in case of a brown out, sag, etc., and also protect against spikes.

 

[Bloozcat]

OK, enough with this storm already!!! :reallymad:

I've now been at work for 12 hours, and this storm just won't go away. A few short hours ago, the circulation was condensing as the storm was moving away from us. In the last four hours, the wind and rain field has actually expanded and now encompasses West Palm Beach again. Four hours ago, the circulation was 60 miles north of WPB. While the storm is moving steadily away to the NNE at 8 mph (a snails pace), it has strengthened by 5 mph and is expected to strengthen more once it enters the Atlantic. A hurricane watch has now been issued from Flagler Beach FL, to Altamaha Sound Georgia. We'll be done with Fay by morning, but it's going to cause some trouble for North Florida. The area from Jacksonville FL to Savannah GA always brag that they never get hit with hurricanes, and they haven't for about 70 some odd years or so. But...their luck may be about to change.

I surely don't wish this storm on anyone. I'd like to see it just wander out into the Atlantic and die. But, it appears that Fay has other plans.

 

[Katastrophe]

OK, enough with this storm already!!! :reallymad:

I've now been at work for 12 hours, and this storm just won't go away.

Working for 12 hours in the middle of a tropical storm? You are dedicated, my friend.

Is it safe to go home, or are you gonna have to ride it out at work?

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Great. Now according to tonight's model, Gainesville is back dead-center in the path again.

Grrr.

 

[bigoldron]

Looks like it's coming to my neck of the woods Friday night and Saturday. Got our first football scrimmage Friday night, so it should be a good, messy night for pigskin! :messedup:

 

[warren0728]

it's been a strange one...we are getting some rain and wind now...loks like it is going to wrap around us....according to the news we will be feeling the effects through friday ...no school again tomorrow for the kids... :thwap:

ww

 

[thearabianmage]

Ahh. . . good ol' England. All year round, just about everyday is overcast, rainy, windy, cold, and just plain miserable.

But we don't get hurricanes, tornadoes, and - for the most part - flooding.

I guess that equals it out.

Good thing, too, cuz I've had a fear of storms since hurricane Opal hit Georgia back in '96 - knocked 7 trees on my house (and knocked a few logs out of me, if you know what I mean)

In all seriousness, though, I hope all are okay and will make it through the event just fine.

Joe

 

[Brian Krashpad]

it's been a strange one...we are getting some rain and wind now...loks like it is going to wrap around us....according to the news we will be feeling the effects through friday ...no school again tomorrow for the kids... :thwap:

ww

Mine have their fingers crossed for a long weekend starting Thursday.

 

[Bloozcat]

Working for 12 hours in the middle of a tropical storm? You are dedicated, my friend.

Is it safe to go home, or are you gonna have to ride it out at work?

Well, I did finally get out of work at about 8:30 last night. I work for a utility that is manned 24/7...even in the middle of a hurricane by some. When a hurricane comes in, some of us take on alternate duties. I'm the Emergency Food Services Co-ordinator. In other words, I make sure the troops are fed, and as it's said, an army marches on it's stomach. No food, no water, no ice, no work. Upper management, whom we all think are totally blind, aren't so much so when a disaster strikes and their butts are on the line. Seems that they had noticed my organization skills after all...

This time around, though, was a breeze. I only had 70 people to worry about. During Francis and Jean, it was 500+.

There is really only one north/south thoroughfare along the eastern corridor of what is called "The Treasure Coast" here, and that road is US 1. Last night as I drove home on US 1, there were numerous areas where the road was under 2-3 feet of water. It was fortunate if there was 1/2 a lane that was not under water. Since I drive a Toyota Tacoma 4X4, three feet of water isn't a problem for me. But, for those with the compact cars with seats that are only three feet above the road, big problem. Cars were strewn all along the road with water midway up their doors. But, I got home OK only to find a Buick flooded out right in the middle of the road in front of my house. This clown even attempting to drive through this is a living testament to the old adage, "common sense is none too common." I'm sure I messed up a little of my front lawn going around the car last night and this morning.

This morning, I took my usual route to work. There is a road here called Indian River Drive, which as you may have guessed, runs along the Indian River Lagoon. The road was washed out during hurricane Francis, and it took the county a year to rebuild it. Well, the engineering firm that did the site work for that project really knew what they were doing. Not only is the road still intact, but there is no flooding at all for the 15 miles I drove it. And this was with way more rain than fell from Hurricane Francis in '04. So, while cars were bumper to bumper trying to negotiate US 1 this morning in the flood, I was crusing up The Drive (as we call it), enjoying the sights like it was any other work day morning. Sometimes things really do work out well....:AOK:

For those of you who live north of me and find themselves in Fay's path, best of luck. Maybe it won't be as bad for you. I certainly hope so...

 

[warren0728]

we have managed to stay on the fringes of fay....so just occasional rain and a little wind....the current track will bring it back a little above us...so we will still feel effects (minor probably) through friday or saturday....all-in-all for us it has been a non-event (except the kids have gotten two days off from school)

ww

 

[ShortBuSX]

it's been a strange one...

I'll say!
I went to sleep bout 3am when the eye of the storm was just above us(Titusville)...I woke up bout 11am...and the eye of the storm is STILL above us. If you didnt know, the eye is the most calmest part of the storm, just looks overcast with hardly no wind or rain. But the thing that gets me is that because it looks so peaceful, people are being called back to work or acting like its over...and were not even halfway through it all. And whats more is that the lower half of this storm shows all the heavy radar activity...but Bloozcat and Rocket would probably know more bout all that.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

All quiet here at present (noonish Wed.). A couple rain bands went through yesterday, and some light rain this morning. It's clouded over and there's a light wind. A light but steady rain fell for half an hour just now but appears to be stopping.

Worst should hit us tomorrow night (TH).

 

[Bloozcat]

Things are looking better for you guys up the road.

The good news is that Fay has decreased in intensity from 65 mph as it was when it passed us, down to 50 mph now. Most of the wind in the 50 mph range is located offshore as well. The storm continues to weaken as the northern air flow that provided the ventilation that helped it intensify 24 hours ago is no longer in place. The circulation is now slowing, the eye has opened up, and the rain bands and associated winds, are diminishing.

Although it looks as though we're really still getting hit hard here on the south side of the storm, the wind is only about 10-12 mph, and the rain is light but steady. Funny thing though, electric outages are still coming in at a steady pace. Not major, widespread outages, just many isolated ones.

The tropical storm warning has been discontinued south of Ft. Pierce, so my home 20 miles south is finally out of it.

Hang in there everyone, it's almost over....:bravo:

 

[ShortBuSX]

Well its only half over for us, weve been sitting in the eye since 3am. Actually nice, decent calm weather, but Melbourne, the next big town bout 30 mins south has been getting hammered with rain all day, and if this storm starts moving north again, we can deffinately expect pretty much what everybody south has been getting.

If you look at the storm on radar currently...look at the eye and then wave at me, thats where I live. *waves* "Hi!"

 

[Bloozcat]

Melbourne is getting what we got yesterday. We had a one day total of 10.4 inches of rain yesterday. Melbourne is predicted to get 5-10 inches today. With the storm stationary and the rain bands circulating over Melbourne for hours, I'll bet they get closer to the 10" end.

I hope for your sake, ShortBuSX, that when the storm begins moving again, that it's to the NE and around you, and not straight north over you

 

[Rocket]

Here's some pics out my front door:

 

[evenkeel]

Hey Rocket,
Looks like all is ok outside the rocket pad. Little damp, but ok. Was wondering how you came thru it. Looks like the Melbourne, Vero area took a bit of thumping. Glad you are ok.

Wierd storm.

 

[luvmyshiner]

Rocket, why'd ya put all that water in your street? What the hell were you thinking?

 

[Rocket]

We are Melbourne/Vero area. Sebastian is directly between the two.
It's just rain! We're a peninsula... all ends up in the ocean.

 

[street music]

Glad you all are doing ok, down there, it's just HOT & VERY DRY here. Many creeks and branches have dried up, forest fires would run wild if they get started now. I hope Fay will send us a couple of inches of rain.

 

[Bloozcat]

My heart goes out to anyone in the Melbourne area. It's been reported that they received over 22 inches of rain in some areas. That's almost twice our 14.5 inch total.

That sight looks familiar, Rocket. The water in the street in front of my house was just over three feet deep Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. One of my neighbors down the street tried to drive through it in their Buick Tuesday night and stalled out in the deepest part...right in front of my house. The water was halfway up their door. I had to get out the next day to report to work, which is not be a problem in my 4X4, but is was a bit tougher with a stalled buick in the middle of the road. When I got home again some 14 hours later, the Buick had been towed out. Even though the water is down about a foot, I still had to take my wife to work today in my vehicle. Her RAV 4 would have made it today, but she was just too afraid to try it herself.

I hope it doesn't get any worse for you Rocket.....

 

[Rocket]

We just got our rainfall totals: 18.5" over last 2 days... and it's still raining.
Eh!... Whatcha gonna do?

 

[warren0728]

yeah....you guys have really been hit hard with the rain....we got a few inches of rain last night (minor flooding) and still raining today with 30 - 60 mph wind gusts....

hope you fretters with all the flooding are doing ok!

ww

 

[ShortBuSX]

Hehe, Rocket, do you live in one of the "No Wake Zones"?

For those that dont know, last night they were on the news complaining the folks were driving too fastly through the storm water. So much so that the "wake" left behind from the vehicle(mostly trucks) was causing additional flooding in homes on those streets.
So theyd designated many streets "No Wake Zones":thwap:

 

[Rocket]

Nah... folks in Sebastian are pretty mellow & smart enough to stay home to let the storm pass.

We really appreciate living here... no crime, no hassles, friendly little hometown-like burg...

...um... no, that's not right... this place sucks... like Detroit here... everybody's a scam artist and everybody hates everything...

...we're full...

...please don't move here!

 

[warren0728]

Nah... folks in Sebastian are pretty mellow & smart enough to stay home to let the storm pass.

We really appreciate living here... no crime, no hassles, friendly little hometown-like burg...

...um... no, that's not right... this place sucks... like Detroit here... everybody's a scam artist and everybody hates everything...

...we're full...

...please don't move here!

:rotflmao: after reading the first part i was thinking about moving!!

ww

 

[Bloozcat]

Nah... folks in Sebastian are pretty mellow & smart enough to stay home to let the storm pass.

We really appreciate living here... no crime, no hassles, friendly little hometown-like burg...

...um... no, that's not right... this place sucks... like Detroit here... everybody's a scam artist and everybody hates everything...

...we're full...

...please don't move here!

Brace yourself, Rocket...

When I moved here many years ago, the word was that the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami/WPB people would eventually move up to our area when they got sick of the congestion down there. Then the migration would go to Sebastian next. Well, between the south counties moving up, and the New Yorkers moving down (PSL is NY south now), the pressure's building. So they all come here to "get away" from what they created down south and up north, only to try to re-create the same noxious environment over again here.

I've always liked the Sebastian area, it's similar to the way it used to be here. Still has affordable land, space, and there aren't a lot of the loonies there that have moved here.

 

[Rocket]

Well, when they all move here and give us a huge profit for our house... we'll start over in Lost Springs, WY; Hibberts Gore, ME; Erving's Location, NH; or New Amsterdam, IN.
See ya there!