Tropical Storm: Bertha
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awpitt
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Yes it is but anyone who has experience with huricanes knows that anthing can happen. Every 24 hour period means a change in the storm track. Worrying about these storms outside of 72 or 96 hours is a waste of time. Keep an eye on it. Once NAS PAX starts setting storm conditions, that's when we need to start to worry.
backagain39
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Well if this one does happen to come our way then I am out of here. I have friends in central VA and I will be headed for dry land. I stayed for Isabel and we only got side swiped with that one. I had eleven trees come down, shed blew up when the trees hit it and we lost our deck........and I think I gained alot of grey hair that night......
AndyMarquisLIVE
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This will only be a Category 1 Hurricane, MAX, if it does hit.Well if this one does happen to come our way then I am out of here. I have friends in central VA and I will be headed for dry land. I stayed for Isabel and we only got side swiped with that one. I had eleven trees come down, shed blew up when the trees hit it and we lost our deck........and I think I gained alot of grey hair that night......
Anyone from Florida knows that unless it's a Category 3 hurricane or higher, it ain't even worth waking up for.
AndyMarquisLIVE
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NBC Weather Plus says the waters in the Atlantic are cooler this year than they have been in the past 5-10 years.
Global Warming my ass.
Global Warming my ass.
National Hurricane Center says that there is more uncertainty than usual in the future track. We'll just have to watch and wait for the time being.
This will only be a Category 1 Hurricane, MAX, if it does hit.
Anyone from Florida knows that unless it's a Category 3 hurricane or higher, it ain't even worth waking up for.
Speak for yourself.
I'm not a Floridian, I only lived there 8 years. IF I am ever in the path of a storm higher than a strong Cat. 1 or Cat. 2 - I'm getting out of dodge. I'm not a hurricane person.
Hurricane Frances was barely a Cat. 1 when it passed over the Jacksonville area in 2004 but it was the size of Texas. I was terrified during that storm. (we also experienced minor damage to our house, yard)
I've been through the remnants of many hurricanes and tropical storms (most of those listed above) and that one was the most terrifying. Two others that were pretty nerve-wracking were Bertha in July 1996 & Bonnie in Aug. 1998 both when I lived in Va. Beach.
camily
Peace
Looks like we may be getting it. Some anyway.
AndyMarquisLIVE
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Hurricane Bertha is a category 1 hurricane. According to the latest NOAA forecast track, this thing should move out and over the Atlantic. Bermuda, look out.
OldHillcrestGuy
Well-Known Member
Up early today Andy.
camily
Peace
Hurricane Bertha is a category 1 hurricane. According to the latest NOAA forecast track, this thing should move out and over the Atlantic. Bermuda, look out.
I heard this morning we might get it over the weekend. :shrug:
ImnoMensa
New Member
I hope not, it would spoil the Lawn Mower Races.
awpitt
Main Streeter
They told you way wronge. The US won't see this storm at all. If I were in Bermuda, I would be worried.
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camily
Peace
It was channel 4.
AndyMarquisLIVE
New Member
Too early to say that.
This storm reminds me a lot of Hurricane Irene a few years ago.
They had determined it would go out to sea when the storm stayed within the cone and started coming towards the area. Once they determined it would hit the mid-Atlantic, the storm rushed between us and Bermuda, sparing land altogether.
awpitt
Main Streeter
You're right but if it does come this way, it certainly won't be here by this weekend as was mentioned earlier. I can say that for sure.
camily
Peace
Just repeating what the weather man said. :shrug:
awpitt
Main Streeter
Oh, I understand. I'm just surprised to hear the CH4 said that. Of course, the media does have a tendancy to make things sound worse than they really are just to get people to stay tuned. The guy on CNN last night also made Bertha sound like more of a threat than she really is. I decided years ago to rely more on the National Hurricane Center's Website. Just the facts about the storm without all of the commentary form the media. They update the maps every six hours at 500, 1100, 1700, and at 2300.
National Hurricane Center
There's been a great amount of irresponsible circle jerking by parties with a vested interest in hype over substance. Accu-Weather's site posted an alarmist long-range track map a few days ago that had Bertha slamming into South Carolina with most of the U.S. East Coast as a potential target zone. The possibility that Bertha might actually stay out at sea was completely discounted at the time.
The odds have plainly now shifted again in favor of the "stay out at sea (or Bermuda)" scenario but the storm should still be monitored stateside till that scenario becomes a certainty.
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