Weather Talk

[SWB]

Headed to deer camp. @Caper hope turns out well. If I got phone at camp going, try post some pictures.

 

[Admin]

 

[Caper]

Hey Caper, do these storms usually have a big tidal surge associated with them when they hit your area? Some of our storms have such a tidal surge that the water is more damaging than the winds. When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf coast, its tidal surge went over 20 miles inland in some places. The whole Galveston island was inundated with water from the Gulf of Mexico... Ike had a storm surge of over 20 feet! The Gulf of Mexico is shaped like a big cereal bowl so it is conducive to creating some devastating storm surges and we are pretty flat along the coast.

We are a hilly province. Some houses along the Bedford basin got a big hit from Juan 19 years ago. It came right up the harbour and pushed the storm surge right up the harbour and into the rich homes along the basin. Not sure where it’s going yet but the models are showing Cape Breton, right over my camp. It’s got some small mountains to cross first, so hopefully knocks some out of it. There are some houses along the coast, but mostly new expensive homes. People that moved from Ontario or out west that don’t know the power of Mother Nature. Some places like Truro are flat so the river backs up and floods downtown. They have been working on it so we’ll see. Haha
Monte just said he saw it’s hitting Halifax as a cat 3 , but I don’t think so. And of course it’s all going to be after midnight, when the heavy rain and wind hit.
I love a big storm, and we get a lot, stuck out in the North Atlantic.
i remember Juan, I stood outside by my back door, in my rubber rain suit, just listening to the power of her. Sounded like a train going right up my driveway. That was SE this is coming NW.
Should be interesting.
Haha
Caper

 

[Caper]

Headed to deer camp. @Caper hope turns out well. If I got phone at camp going, try post some pictures.

I will
Thanks
Fingers crossed
Caper

 

[Caper]

My wife laugh’s st me for buying so many flashlights.
this is only about 1/4 of what I have.
Until a big storm comes then she isn’t laughing.
Haha
Caper

 

[Caper]

Already 1 3/4 inches of rain, and Feona isn’t even here yet. This is from the storm that hit Alaska last week.
Some weather men are saying this could be our worst storm ever. That I find hard to believe.
Guess we’ll see
Haha
Caper

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

My wife laugh’s st me for buying so many flashlights.
this is only about 1/4 of what I have.
Until a big storm comes then she isn’t laughing.
Haha
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Looks like you are well stocked on emergency lighting, but don't forget the really important stuff, like adult beverages and toilet paper.
🍻 🧻

 

[Caper]

Looks like you are well stocked on emergency lighting, but don't forget the really important stuff, like adult beverages and toilet paper.
🍻 🧻

I have two courts of 12 year old Appleton rum. And a couple bottles of Coke. Haha. Think I’m good for a day or two. 😂😂
Caper

 

[Caper]

I have two courts of 12 year old Appleton rum. And a couple bottles of Coke. Haha. Think I’m good for a day or two. 😂😂
Caper

And we have lots of tp
Haha
Caper

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

I have two courts of 12 year old Appleton rum. And a couple bottles of Coke. Haha. Think I’m good for a day or two. 😂😂
Caper

Here in Oklahoma we keep more than that on hand just in case of snake bite. 😉 We don't get hurricanes in Oklahoma, but we average about 62 tornadoes yearly, and are tied for the record number of EF5 (highest ever recorded) tornadoes.

In all seriousness, It sounds like you know what to do, and I wish you well. 👍

 

[Caper]

Here in Oklahoma we keep more than that on hand just in case of snake bite. 😉 We don't get hurricanes in Oklahoma, but we average about 62 tornadoes yearly, and are tied for the record of EF5 (highest ever) tornadoes.

In all seriousness, It sounds like you know what to do, and I wish you well. 👍

Thank god we don’t have tornados too. Hurricanes are enough. We get a lot of bad weather, especially in the winter. The weather said it could be the worst ever. Haha, don’t believe that, but we’ll see tomorrow morning.
Haha
Caper

 

[Smitty335]

Thank god we don’t have tornados too. Hurricanes are enough. We get a lot of bad weather, especially in the winter. The weather said it could be the worst ever. Haha, don’t believe that, but we’ll see tomorrow morning.
Haha
Caper

I've seen tornado paths in the Red Lake, Ontario area?

 

[Caper]

I've seen tornado paths in the Red Lake, Ontario area?

It’s windy but no tornadoes, as of yet.
About 3” of rain so far, but it’s just getting started. Wind is picking up.
Caper

 

[Smitty335]

It’s windy but no tornadoes, as of yet.
About 3” of rain so far, but it’s just getting started. Wind is picking up.
Caper

Batten the hatches!

 

[Caper]

Batten the hatches!

Done as much as we can.
Don’t know if I’ll sleep much tonight.
Haha
Caper

 

[Smitty335]

Done as much as we can.
Don’t know if I’ll sleep much tonight.
Haha
Caper

I sleep great in storms, drives my wife crazy! HA!

 

[Caper]

I sleep great in storms, drives my wife crazy! HA!

So do I usually, I guess we’ll see.
It’s pouring rain, about 3” now, and getting windy.
Caper

 

[Smitty335]

I sleep great in storms, drives my wife crazy! HA!

Good Night All. Hoping the best for you!

 

[Caper]

Good Night All. Hoping the best for you!

Thanks brother
Caper

 

[Smitty335]

Any one heard anything from Caper? Looks like he's getting hammered now.

 

[russknight]

The orange trajectory will go right over the top of us. We have a house at the coast and our main house is about 15 miles from the coast.