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[smokeandmirrors]

god these storms fucking EXPLODE.

 

[Hyun Sai]

Stay safe

Thanks, my main concern is the wind. I'm in the last floor, and they remade the roof after Dean (2007) so it should hold.

If not I'm fucked ah ah ah.

 

[KillGore]

And that's it. Damn

Thanks, my main concern is the wind. I'm in the last floor, and they remade the roof after Dean (2007) so it should hold.

If not I'm fucked ah ah ah.

It'll hold!

 

[Generate]

Seems like NYC will be spared most of Jose, only getting some rain tomorrow.

Jose would be a nonfactor except for right along the coast and shipping lanes. Its curving away from land.

 

[sensi97]

That's really bad. Dominica is going to get hit really hard in the next hour.

 

[Chumly]

21mb drop in three hours. Insane....

 

[RoKKeR]

What in the fuck at the storm. Wow

 

[Chumly]

That's really bad. Dominica is going to get hit really hard in the next hour.

The wind reading (160 mph) was from the northwest quadrant which is about to make landfall. Northeast could be even stronger

 

[SolidSnakex]

How the fuck did this thing go from 1 to 5 in less than a day?

 

[kylecoley182]

The hell just happen

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Fucking Hell. I need to get out of Florida already.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Martinique here (just south of Dominica). Shit is getting real.

What is incredible is how fast this went from Cat 1 to Cat 4 right now.

The worse should be in a few hours, and we're lucky we will likely not in the eye trajectory...

Best of luck to you and everyone else on the islands.

My wife and I are visiting Martinique in November. Or at least, were planning on visiting. It looks like you guys will miss the worst of the storm though.

Edit: it’s crazy how comparatively small this storm is, especially after Irma, considering how strong the winds are.

 

[Vuapol]

950 mb to 929 mb in three hours.

Rapid intensification is defined as a 1.5 mb drop per hour.

Maria dropped 7 mb per hour.

Holy shit.

 

[kylecoley182]

My grandfather just got back into FL damn it

 

[Kusagari]

How the fuck did this thing go from 1 to 5 in less than a day?

Wilma went from a tropical storm to Cat 5 in 24 hours.

It can happen.

 

[Chumly]

How the fuck did this thing go from 1 to 5 in less than a day?

It might be close to wilmas record of fastest from tropical depression to cat 5

 

[mingoguaya]

I bet 200mph winds will be a thing before the morning. Puerto Rico is fucked. We won't have power until 2018 at least.

 

[PointerToAddress]

Sigh, this is gonna be bad. My dad is already losing his mind and I'm trying my best to tell him we're gonna be fine but this doesn't help at all. He's worried our windows won't hold(they are Miami styled windows) but I know that those windows are made for that. I know that nothing will happen to our house since we live on the second of three floors in a small apartment complex. We also have big condos on both sides and on the back, and since our apartment is on the back side we aren't exposed at the front. It's also made of cement, so in that case we're fine, but my father is hard to convince and he wants to go to a refuge.

 

[Vectorman]

Man the Atlantic side can't catch a break. Who knows if this gets into the Gulf or hits Florida again.

 

[2MF]

If you're in Puerto Rico and able to get out... that's not the worst idea.

 

[Rebel Leader]

My grandfather just got back into FL damn it

Same here

while the track is still showing a turn... I'm just done

 

[rucury]

If you're in Puerto Rico and able to get out... that's not the worst idea.

I'm pretty sure every single flight is sold out now. We don't got no highway to the USA (yet, our pro-statehood government will surely pitch that at some point)

 

[Slayer-33]

950 mb to 929 mb in three hours.

Rapid intensification is defined as a 1.5 mb drop per hour.

Maria dropped 7 mb per hour.

Holy shit.

Jesus Christ

 

[AliasGreed]

Sigh, this is gonna be bad. My dad is already losing his mind and I'm trying my best to tell him we're gonna be fine but this doesn't help at all. He's worried our windows won't hold(they are Miami styled windows) but I know that those windows are made for that. I know that nothing will happen to our house since we live on the second of three floors in a small apartment complex. We also have big condos on both sides and on the back, and since our apartment is on the back side we aren't exposed at the front. It's also made of cement, so in that case we're fine, but my father is hard to convince and he wants to go to a refuge.

Miami styled windows may be a puerto rican thing, I'm not sure there called the same in the states. Yes those windows are built to withstand hurricanes.

 

[2MF]

I'm pretty sure every single flight is sold out now. We don't got no highway to the USA (yet, our pro-statehood government will surely pitch that at some point)

That sucks. Do what you can to prepare and stay safe!

 

[SchrodingerC]

Maria is already a Cat 5?
Holy hell that's a fast escalation.

 

[AmyS]

Fuuuuuuuck

 

[damisa]

950 mb to 929 mb in three hours.

Rapid intensification is defined as a 1.5 mb drop per hour.

Maria dropped 7 mb per hour.

Holy shit.

It's actually been updated to 925mb so 8.33 drop per hour

 

[Velcro Fly]

Was that 27 hours from Tropical Storm to cat 5?

 

[aspiegamer]

Man the Atlantic side can't catch a break. Who knows if this gets into the Gulf or hits Florida again.

I mean, chances aren't zero, but that seems extremely unlikely right now. There hasn't been a model for days that wasn't 250+ miles from Florida.

Okay, so I probably shouldn't chuckle, but this gif is perfect.

Was that 27 hours from Tropical Storm to cat 5?

11pm advisory yesterday was 85mph... the 11am was still 65, so 30-36 hours, which is of course still ridiculous.

 

[gdt]

Obviously I don't know shit, but if it builds up that fast does it indicate that it will fall apart fast?

 

[maabus1999]

It's actually been updated to 925mb so 8.33 drop per hour

May need a new definition super or hyper intensification for storms like this.

 

[Rebel Leader]

May need a new definition super or hyper intensification for storms like this.

Super sayian!

 

[2MF]

Live radio from Dominica: http://streema.com/radios/play/7100

They said all other stations are down.

 

[aspiegamer]

Obviously I don't know shit, but if it builds up that fast does it indicate that it will fall apart fast?

Rapid weakening is a thing that happens in the eastern Pacific sometimes. Hurricane Otis the past day, actually! 50>115>45 in 36 hours! Not as common in the Atlantic, and this storm specifically doesn't seem to show any signs it would weaken below a major hurricane for 3+ days, sorry.

 

[Africanus]

María María
She reminds me of a West Path Story

I hope that Fujiwara dance is right. Better a Cat 1 hits than a Cat 4-5.
That being said, I wish the best to the territory of Puerto Rico, as well as the other countries in Maria's path.

 

[Kusagari]

May need a new definition super or hyper intensification for storms like this.

Wilma was, again, the most ridiculous in this regard. Went from 982 to 882(the lowest ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin) in 30 hours.

 

[Error]

I'm bit scared I know my house will hold and we are safe. My fears extend to how it'll be on the island post-Maria. Whats certain that after Tuesday I won't wake up to the same island I know and love.

 

[SkateorDi3]

Maria can Fuck right off, just like Jose.

 

[Slayer-33]

I'm bit scared I know my house will hold and we are safe. My fears extend to how it'll be on the island post-Maria. Whats certain that after Tuesday I won't wake up to the same island I know and love.

That's terrible.. Damn

 

[III-V]

I'm bit scared I know my house will hold and we are safe. My fears extend to how it'll be on the island post-Maria. Whats certain that after Tuesday I won't wake up to the same island I know and love.

Stay safe. And it's not just during the storm. Most deaths and injuries happen after the storm.

 

[GYODX]

Talking to people around me. Hopelessness fills the air. We keep waiting for good news that never seem to come.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Maria just fucking went mad and exploded into cat 5 in no time.

 

[Sulik2]

Where can you go to see the latest Euro track? All the American sites still seem to just use the garbage American one.

 

[mentallyinept]

Where can you go to see the latest Euro track? All the American sites still seem to just use the garbage American one.

NHC isn't garbage...

tropicaltibits.com has what you're looking for.

 

[17 Seconds]

Stay safe. And it's not just during the storm. Most deaths and injuries happen after the storm.

i'm sure this is helpful to him in a very stressful time

 

[III-V]

Where can you go to see the latest Euro track? All the American sites still seem to just use the garbage American one.

http://spaghettimodels.com

17 seconds it's important to remember this, people get a false sense of security when a storm passes due to the relief, and then make mistakes in the time after the storm.

 

[maabus1999]

Where can you go to see the latest Euro track? All the American sites still seem to just use the garbage American one.

Euro track right now is also questionable due to how its handling Jose. Honestly the Atlantic is so complicated right now none of the post 72 hour modeling is accurate.

EDIT: Radio station in Dominica if anyone wants to listen:

http://radio.garden/live/roseau/wice-qfm-95-5/

 

[vonStirlitz]

I bet 200mph winds will be a thing before the morning. Puerto Rico is fucked. We won't have power until 2018 at least.

Man, I really feel bad for PR. You guys really helped out the BVI when it got blasted, and now you are getting this head on.

And to get this again in the Virgin Islands, just as life was getting back to normal, is awful. Major depression today.

 

[perfectchaos007]

If I were in PR, I would be hightailing it to the southwest side of the island pronto.