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[RUNuts]

Ah, a twofer. Shut down power AND all the river traffic. I wonder if the conductors were damaged.

Glad the levees held.

We were discussing some of this. Building guidelines target 120 mph winds (I'm guessing here, but this is what we design to). With safety factors and design tolerances, they should be good for a bit extra. To have all 8 sets down tells me winds were well in excess of 120 mph and sustained. What a mess.

 

[electrycmonk]

Ah, a twofer. Shut down power AND all the river traffic. I wonder if the conductors were damaged.

Glad the levees held.

We were discussing some of this. Building guidelines target 120 mph winds (I'm guessing here, but this is what we design to). With safety factors and design tolerances, they should be good for a bit extra. To have all 8 sets down tells me winds were well in excess of 120 mph and sustained. What a mess.

I saw weather folks posting sustained 130 several times *as it made landfall* & while crawling across the boot.

 

[Matejka]

Well, this is a first!
Possum and a snake in live trap. Snake is dead (I think). Possum on top of snake.
Possum was turned loose.

 

[Matejka]

I was wrong
It was not a snake.
Possums tail
When possum left the snake followed along behind it
Yeah...... I'm crazy

 

[RUNuts]

I was wrong
It was not a snake.
Possums tail
When possum left the snake followed along behind it
Yeah...... I'm crazy

Better have another cup of coffee and find your glasses. I'll join you.

Thanks for the laugh - I was trying to figure out why the possom hadn't eaten the snake yet and what kind it was. I don't need better pictures now.

 

[Matejka]

Well, it kinda does look like a snake
And it is not close to his butt, and it was early.
I feel si like a fool! Oh well, I didn't step both feet in it-just one

 

[electrycmonk]

Here’s a snippet from my update of the Ida threads post I just made….

 

[electrycmonk]

What a mess…

this looks like a system with no real formation.

 

[electrycmonk]

Not quite 20 hrs later that mess gets even wierder…..

updated link:
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/91L_tracks_latest.png

And screen shot from now, it will likely change in the coming hours …. More so….

 

[Matejka]

Looks drunk