November 9, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, UTexasFight said: This is just absurd. Eta may still be around for the 2024 election at this rate
November 9, 20205 yr Rain on the west coast of FL ended up not being as bad as expected. Wind has been blowing hard, but skies are blue at the moment. It blew through quickly, we’ll see what the turn back causes I guess.
November 9, 20205 yr Eta just out there cruising around the gulf, seeing the sights, telling anyone who'll listen what a badass it used to be.
November 10, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, Js1 said: And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. I Eta Theta.
November 10, 20205 yr Surprised no one got the newbie: This guy could be a problem, although waters are getting cooler in the Caribbean now.
November 10, 20205 yr ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Oh, that one's not Theta, which won't bother anybody and isn't really a pure tropical system. This one's new and will almost certainly go tropical within 24 hours.
November 10, 20205 yr Who would have thought that global warming was going to somehow teach me the Greek alphabet. All it took was the destruction of people’s lives, property, and billions of $’s in damages. I guess life is full of trade offs. Edited November 10, 20205 yr by Dnaguy
November 10, 20205 yr Did Florida sign a deal with the devil this year?? If so, when that bill comes due, it's going to be catastrophic.....
November 11, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, miguelito said: Eta's not going to fuck with the Master is she? No.
November 11, 20205 yr Oops, I meant the Masters golf tournament. I don't know who the Master is, but it sounded kinky.
November 11, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, miguelito said: Eta's not going to fuck with the Master is she? So this is you?
November 11, 20205 yr 49 minutes ago, miguelito said: Oops, I meant the Masters golf tournament. I don't know who the Master is, but it sounded kinky.
November 11, 20205 yr 11 hours ago, phdhorn said: Surprised no one got the newbie: This guy could be a problem, although waters are getting cooler in the Caribbean now. So you’re saying: theta: give zero fucks this yellow x guy: give one iota got it
November 11, 20205 yr 8 hours ago, UTexasFight said: So you’re saying: theta: give zero fucks this yellow x guy: give one iota got it Yup. Headin' to Nick-E-Rog-Wa agin.
November 13, 20205 yr Damn, what did Honduras ever do to anyone? Two major hurricane landfalls in November??
November 13, 20205 yr 31 minutes ago, Hate said: Damn, what did Honduras ever do to anyone? Two major hurricane landfalls in November?? MS-13
November 13, 20205 yr 31 minutes ago, Bevo said: MS-13 MS-13 is Salvadoran. Honduras is too poor for an MS-13. They can maybe spring for an MS-5 or 6.
November 13, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: MS-13 is Salvadoran. Honduras is too poor for an MS-13. They can maybe spring for an MS-5 or 6. LOL, but although MS-13 started with Salvadorans living in LA and then deported, it has spread across Honduras.
November 13, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: LOL, but although MS-13 started with Salvadorans living in LA and then deported, it has spread across Honduras. I know. I just wanted to make a "Honduras is poor" joke. Gimme that. Although, they get style points for being the last country in the world to use a fucking awesome Corsair in combat: The last three air-to-air kills of piston engine fighters in history.
November 13, 20205 yr Yep, for sure about that! Shot down P-51's! I remember when the Honduras were given F-5's the first thing they did was strip two and mount them. A cheap way to get spares!
November 14, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said: I know. I just wanted to make a "Honduras is poor" joke. Gimme that. Although, they get style points for being the last country in the world to use a fucking awesome Corsair in combat: The last three air-to-air kills of piston engine fighters in history. The Soccer War?
November 14, 20205 yr La guerra del futbol, what an amazing time it must have been.... and we sit around arguing college football rivalries. Sheeeet.
November 16, 20205 yr The 2nd recorded November Category 5 hurricane in Atlantic history, for posterity
November 16, 20205 yr holy shit... 195 miles per hour wind gusts with 155 sustained winds.... HOLY FUCK.
November 16, 20205 yr The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph). It was centered about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east-southeast of Puerto Cabezas, also known as Bilwi, Nicaragua and moving westward at 9 mph (15 kph). Authorities warned that Iota would probably come ashore over areas where Eta’s torrential rains saturated the soil, leaving it prone to new landslides and floods, and that the storm surge could reach a shocking 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters) above normal tides. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-iota-cat-5-central-america-6abd22f849896c7c3070de5ce5383615
November 16, 20205 yr Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. A Cat 4 and a Cat 5 landfall 12 days apart. That is fucking unbelievable.
November 16, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, smuggs said: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. A Cat 4 and a Cat 5 landfall 12 days apart. That is fucking unbelievable. damn. is that a bullseye for both just some of the storm? haven't been following eta or this one too much but damn that's crazy at least eastern Nicaragua is quite unpopulated. at least that's what I remember seeing. it will still powerfuck Honduras like Mitch did. fuck I feel so bad for those folks there. they have such a hard life.
November 16, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, staboner said: damn. is that a bullseye for both just some of the storm? haven't been following eta or this one too much but damn that's crazy Yeah, Eta made landfall 15 miles south. Iota coming from a more southerly route and looking to make landfall in almost the same exact location. Puerto Cabezas taking the length on the North/East edge of the eyewall x 2 it appears.
November 16, 20205 yr Almost stretches credibility that Mitch was barely in the headlines after killing 19,000 people in 1989, hitting roughly the same area. I think the only reason that these storms won't is because they're probably are very few people in that area right now. At least half of the people killed in Mitch were killed by 20 to 30 foot walls of mud that came down like a water surge and just buried people. Not my preferred way to go.
November 16, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, phdhorn said: Almost stretches credibility that Mitch was barely in the headlines after killing 19,000 people in 1989, hitting roughly the same area. I think the only reason that these storms won't is because they're probably are very few people in that area right now. At least half of the people killed in Mitch were killed by 20 to 30 foot walls of mud that came down like a water surge and just buried people. Not my preferred way to go. The rains from Mitch hit Tegucigalpa like a mofo and there is where most of the folks died I think. '98. Yeah, a wall of mud. fuck me. I was there in 2005-ish I think. Traveling through and there was still damage. and the people still talked about it. well, its barely in the headlines now I think. sadly, no one cares about Central America much. At least not on our algorithms
November 16, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, smuggs said: Yeah, Eta made landfall 15 miles south. Iota coming from a more southerly route and looking to make landfall in almost the same exact location. Puerto Cabezas taking the length on the North/East edge of the eyewall x 2 it appears. damn that's just crazy. there has to be some weather nerd out there trying to put this into historical context
November 16, 20205 yr Well at least y contrast, so far they've estimated "only" ~120 deaths from Eta. Obligatory every death is tragic but I think even in those places improvements in communication and the internet, and logistics make it a little easier to get people away as much as possible. However, doesn't mean that they would get that lucky this time around, there still are a lot of little towns that could get decimated. Hopefully having some precautions last week will make it easier to ramp up again now. Eta is supposed to head over to the western part of the country and rain itself out there which is it going to be too good for Tegucigalpa or Managua. Edited November 16, 20205 yr by phdhorn
November 17, 20205 yr Iota image with Eta track for comparison. Shifted another 15 miles south of town. Hopefully the extra distance gave them a little cushion but those winds coming around the northeast edge of the eyewall are insane.
November 17, 20205 yr Yech, worst place to be - NE quadrant. There's not gonna be much left standing there. 1,000 year rain event between Eta and this... over 80 inches of rain in many parts within 2 weeks.
November 18, 20205 yr I tried to make a Puerto Cabezas/ Pets heads falling off joke but probably already been done somewhere in this thread and just not in the laughing mood with all of this. just terrible terrible terrible
November 18, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, UTexasFight said: I tried to make a Puerto Cabezas/ Pets heads falling off joke but probably already been done somewhere in this thread and just not in the laughing mood with all of this. just terrible terrible terrible It’s just muy loco in the cabezas if you ask me!
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