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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 07:49 PM Aug 2012

Update on Issac for Ala.

Possibility now, says Jeff Masters, that:
These models predict that the trough will lift out and a ridge of high pressure will build in, forcing Isaac more to the west. The GFS predicts this will occur after Isaac makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle, resulting in Isaac moving slowly to the west over land, from Georgia to Alabama. The ECMWF predicts the westward motion will happen while Isaac is in the northern Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an eventual landfall near the Louisiana/Texas border on Thursday.
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/article.html

early days, lots of land for it to get over before any increased development, but those of us who have been thru these storms know that even a tropical storm can dump a LOT of water on us as it goes thru.
And all those crooked trees left over from previous hurricanes ( Ivan, for me up here in SW Ala.) do not need strong winds.

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Update on Issac for Ala. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 OP
All I can say is be safe, stock up and prepare, dixiegrrrrl! abbeyco Aug 2012 #1
aww..thanks...but.. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #2
Moi? trof Aug 2012 #3
yeah, I WAS thinking of you, trof. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #4
I'm in the very edge of a flood zone. trof Aug 2012 #5
Pore ol' NOLA trof Aug 2012 #6

abbeyco

(1,555 posts)
1. All I can say is be safe, stock up and prepare, dixiegrrrrl!
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 08:17 PM
Aug 2012

I know here on DU we'll be keeping good thoughts for you!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. aww..thanks...but..
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 10:30 PM
Aug 2012

I know there are DU folks much closer to the water and to N.Fla. who really need good thoughts.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
4. yeah, I WAS thinking of you, trof.
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 11:40 AM
Aug 2012

Knowing a bit of your geography down there.
How flood prone is your area?

trof

(54,256 posts)
5. I'm in the very edge of a flood zone.
Sun Aug 26, 2012, 07:39 AM
Aug 2012

But we didn't flood during Ivan although some neighbors down the street did.
House is 9' above mean sea level.

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