Hurricanes X 2 in Gulf

[Hossfly]

Wow, 2 Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. If this happens it may not be a first but it will be first since we got satellites to track em. In 60 years. This will be very interesting to watch. Especially if they merge, that will be very very interesting to see. Look out, prepare, and be safe.

[MUSTANG]

1. WeatherUnderground page says this happened back in Depression era in the 1930's.
2. Question will be what the impact is (Wind speeds and Volume of Water dropped on landfall).
3. Two hurricanes side by side will tend NOT TO COMBINE. the reason is they are both turning Counter Clockwise - so the Eastern Edge of the Western placed Hurricane will have Northerly winds - while the Western Edge of the Eastern placed Hurricane will have a Southerly direction; resulting in opposing wind patterns between the two Hurricanes which will not be conducive to combing, area between the two storms will be an exceptionally turbulent area. Oil platforms in this area will be interesting to watch for damage/destruction.

[Hossfly]

With those being so close they may spin up more tornadoes.

[smithnframe]

Wait and see!

[dangitgriff]

Finally! Some interesting weather!

[Pigboat]

And gas prices just got down to pre-Katrina prices. :(

[gwpercle]

I've lived within 90 miles of the Gulf Coast my whole 71 years of life and lived through more than a few big and bad ones ...
but can honestly say I've never been through an honest to goodness , double barrel , cross fire hurricane ... This should be be something .
Baton Rouge might be dead center between the two ...hope the Levee holds !

Lets look on the good side ... No Forest Fires Predicted !!!
Gary

[jdfoxinc]

Were gonna die, were gonna die.....

[StuBach]

Stay safe everyone who’s in the sights of this “double barrel”.

[rockrat]

But, but, if we social distance and wear our masks things will be fine, right? Gov't says so!![smilie=1:

[Winger Ed.]

Stay safe, hopefully it'll run out of gas by the time it hits land, and ya won't have to nail down the dog.

[RustyReel]

Were gonna die, were gonna die.....

Depending on where you live and how un-prepared you are, you just might.

[dtknowles]

I live at the X
266609

The storms are going here

266610

Looks like one is a hit and one is a miss.

not bad odds for the region around a Katrina anniversary

Tim

[popper]

Guess Cantrell got the pumps working now.

[reloader28]

I live at the X
266609

The storms are going here

266610

Looks like one is a hit and one is a miss.

not bad odds for the region around a Katrina anniversary

Tim

I've been by your house LOL.
I went down to Chalmette and helped clean up after Katrina and we went to a sea food buffet in Slidell one night. I dont remember the name but it seemed like real good food

[bakerjw]

Exactly due to the shear forces.

[dtknowles]

I've been by your house LOL.
I went down to Chalmette and helped clean up after Katrina and we went to a sea food buffet in Slidell one night. I dont remember the name but it seemed like real good food

small world.

Tim

[Ozark mike]

Been a great year so far
Ww3 almost starts with iran
Trump impeachment
China virus
big citys burn at hands of demo rats
govt release ufo tapes
murder hornets
Double hurricanes

I don't know if there will be anything left by 2021

[square butte]

We ain't seen nuthin yet

[dangitgriff]

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[rockrat]

Hope that one does head to west texas, maybe then it will continue up to Colorado with some rain for the wildfires and maybe get rid of the high pressure system (4 corners high its called) that is keeping all the moisture and cooler air away.

[gwpercle]

Back in the "old days" when a Hurricane was coming we would stock up on sandbags , bottled water , gasoline for cars and generators ,ice , toilet paper and any meat that comes in a can (Spam)

This morning my wife and daughter are stocking up , not with food and water but on electrical devices to charge their cell phones while the power lines are down... my how times have changed .

I'm prepared ...I got half a case of Bourbon Bar-B-Que Vienna Sausage , some tins Of Underwood Chicken Spread , Spam , Mustard Sardines , Corned Beef, chicken breast and Tuna along with lots of crackers , a loaf of bread and two gallons of Bluebell Ice Cream .

I don't do cell phones... I like to eat.

I heard the first hurricane is named Marco ... The second one should be Polo...Marco Polo ...
Them weather folks just don't have no sense of humor
Gary

[Hossfly]

Marco woosed out Laura could be strong 2 if not 3 by the time it gets here, we’ll be on the wet side if it keeps on track.

[abunaitoo]

Stay safe.
Hope it's like the one we had a few months ago.
Nothing happened.

[dangitgriff]

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[cupajoe]

Expected to strengthen to Cat. 4 before it hits the TEX/LOU coast. Keep your head down neighbors.

[dangitgriff]

A lot can change in 12 or 24 hours. The track forecast I posted was just after the 5PM update.
Y’all keep your wood screwed down over there.
—Griff

[David2011]

Finally! Some interesting weather!

You must not live near the Gulf or the Atlantic. Laura is coming ashore about 70 miles east of me. It’s been pins and needles for a couple of days.

[Three44s]

Cat 4 at land fall according to Fox News!

God bless and stay safe!

Prayers sent

Three44s

[Ozark mike]

High end cat 4 is what i heard

[dangitgriff]

You must not live near the Gulf or the Atlantic. Laura is coming ashore about 70 miles east of me. It’s been pins and needles for a couple of days.

My sarcasm is a nod to those of us dumb enough to live where nature has proven hazardous to human existence.
I own a little mobile home in the lower Florida Keys that got smacked by category 4 Irma three years ago. It is scheduled for a rebuild this year or early next.
Wilma in 2005 brought a storm surge across my island that floated cars across the street and took out my fence in front of the property.
Those of you with insurance may succumb to sticker shock when you renew your policies. Here in Florida, in the Keys, no insurance carrier is foolish enough to offer comprehensive wind and flood coverage at any price, leaving the state as the insurer of last resort for wind insurance and the federal government as the underwriter for flood insurance under the NFIP. Regular homeowners’ insurance is still available for purchase in the private market.
Many folks sell and move due to increasing insurance costs. Coastal U.S. living is rapidly becoming unaffordable to all but the wealthy, as even legacy family properties are too expensive to maintain insurance and property taxes on.
R/Griff

[Hossfly]

Power came back on Saturday at 9:00 pm. Most of parish still out by 72%. Ran 3 days straight on generator, shut down every 24hrs and checked oil level, only have 400 hours run time on this unit. It starts every week and runs test for 12 minutes. Good thing because it has pointed out several problems in the past, like battery issue, oil and filter maintenance etc. 22kw ran entire house, barn tack room/reloading room and large greenhouse with 10 fans to keep Orchids from cooking in this August heat. Loaned smaller portable generator to neighbor to keep there freezer from thawing. Lots of linesman been on the job since this started and have still a lot of clean up ahead. South La. much worse than North, praying for safety of all who have to work in this heat.

[SSGOldfart]

Yep we got power Saturday evening for a few hours,then it went out again until Sunday night,my gen set is dead. Time for another one, five days of 100+ temps has just about got me.

[Finster101]

Good luck to you guys that were in the path. Been there, done that got the TShirt. We built a new house 4 years ago. Top of my priority list was a whole house standby generator, gas appliances and hurricane windows and doors. I'm getting too old to fool around with panels or shutters anymore. I know it's no fun. Be safe.

[SSGOldfart]

Good luck to you guys that were in the path. Been there, done that got the TShirt. We built a new house 4 years ago. Top of my priority list was a whole house standby generator, gas appliances and hurricane windows and doors. I'm getting too old to fool around with panels or shutters anymore. I know it's no fun. Be safe.

Yes Sir not fun that is for sure !!!!!!!!!!!. I've been down this Road before and thought I was ready,but I guess one can never really be ready for a hurricane Rita got us pretty bad,back in 05. So I added a Gen set for the house and Murphy's law it quits during a hurricane. When needed the most.

[Hossfly]

Been watching the outage maps from Entergy and small co-op that serves my 5 parishes they’ve made tremendous strides as to getting power back on. We still have a few hundred in Union parish that still have work to get trees removed and poles replaced. At one time La. had 17,000 extra repairman from all over the US helping fix this mess. 1st time a category 1 Hurricane has made it this far north with most of La. on the wet side.