Superstorm could be forming! Unprecedented size!

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus

I'm ready, the generator is gassed and the neighbors are plump.

I really need to buy a generator before there's a real need for a generator. People are having a hard enough time getting their paws on eclipse glasses.

What model and size do you own? I am starting my research today. Yes, indeed.

On edit: I'm not starting my research because of the vid. You post prompted me to think about it.

Cyclones (low pressure) always rotate counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere.

a reply to: norhoc

Yeah but this one is a super-nado!

Sharknado maaan

a reply to: Chadwickus>>>> This enormous storm will kill us all!!!! Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!( jumps out window screaming)

BPEarthwatch has some interesting videos thats for sure.
he has a modest following of almost 300,000 subscribers.
His videos are mostly informative and well put together.
some of them you have to take worth a grain of salt though.

originally posted by: Nyiah
For f#'s sake.

Yes, hurricanes can "collide", or more accurately, one can be absorbed by another. Most often, they just do a dance & "orbit" each other, it's called the Fujiwhara Effect, and it's NOT NEW. Hurricane Iris in '95 didn't turn into a super hurricane after it ate Karen, now did it?
And it does not indisputably lead to a superstorm on it's own, because you need more than just "Oops, another hurricane - BOOM! Hulksmash'cane!" The proximity of each other leads most often to weakened ones because hello --wind variation disturbing the structure of each storm

Here's an old article that'd do people some good to read, at least it could be learned from, as opposed to just peddling inaccurate doom porn from a crappy Youtuber.
www.accuweather.com...

And yelp me please, in this new world of political correctness...does one hurricane take the others name or is it hyphenated? And is it no longer a her or she? Do I use they their them or zey zer zem for..say...hurricane MIZZ Flo-Katrina who happens to be queer sexually and genderfluid. C'mon, lets work on checking our privilege ATS

For my own self serving reasons, this better not happen because I am going on vacation to the beach next week for the second time ever in my life and have been looking forward to this vacation for three years.

a reply to: UnBreakable

Thanks - interesting video.

As it was posted 4 days ago, I assume there's an update to where things stand with this.

Any news anyone can share?

Weather doom porn or something to worry about?

a reply to: Riffrafter

Doom porn.

There is a new named system in the Caribbean and two more tropical waves that could threaten the US. Typically mid August until mid October is the most active time in the Atlantic.

No superstorms developing.

So a storm of Harvey's magnitude was forcasted 10 days ago.

originally posted by: UnBreakable
So a storm of Harvey's magnitude was forcasted 10 days ago.

Yup, with another potentially bad one right behind it.
I also remembered this thread when it got ugly, and it came close to what that video and the OP warned about.
Stay tuned again.

originally posted by: UnBreakable
So a storm of Harvey's magnitude was forcasted 10 days ago.

We're in season peak right now. The prediction was, at best, a Captain Obvious Wall of Doomporn Spitballs. They're going to stick because they picked the most active time of the year to "predict" them. They picked a good time of the season to roll the dice with a shady prediction.

A conveyor belt of storms is in no way, shape or form out of the ordinary to people in the hurricane zones. I grew up with seasons like that. It's kind of like living in Tornado Alley for others -- well no s#, Sherlock, they're going to ramp up at certain times of the year.

Edit: But remember, GERT was supposed to be the doom storm, not Harvey. Take what they predict with a grain of salt, because no one can accurately predict hurricanes that far in advance. The YTer kinda proved it with the Gert flop.

a reply to: Trueman

why not fire missiles into the storm to disperse it?

stop the hand wringing.

we need to be proactive instead of inactive.

originally posted by: championoftruth
a reply to: Trueman

why not fire missiles into the storm to disperse it?

stop the hand wringing.

we need to be proactive instead of inactive.

I sure hope you're being facetious...

originally posted by: Nyiah

originally posted by: championoftruth
a reply to: Trueman

why not fire missiles into the storm to disperse it?

stop the hand wringing.

we need to be proactive instead of inactive.

I sure hope you're being facetious...

i am serious.a storm is just wind.right? a missile also makes a blast wave made from wind/air.so firing missiles at it should disperse it.