MIA/FLL -- lekker weer?
676$· 26 aug
Lekker weer daar jongens!
1.000.000 mensen zonder stroom in FLL ?
Staat je tent nog overeind Longdart?
FD
5 REACTIES1.000.000 mensen zonder stroom in FLL ?
Staat je tent nog overeind Longdart?
FD
Abaco-Air· 27 augviel wel mee
viel wel mee
Hey FD,
vloog vanmorgen de eerste vlucht (van ons) naar FLL van ATL. Wind was 150/15G21, 7000BKN, met prima zicht.
al met al was het erg meegevallen met miss Kris, FLL station agents zei dat ze haast geen regen hadden gehad, wel wat regen.
Abaco-Air.
(Die nu afwacht wat er maandag gaat gebeuren als deze storm langs ATL komt.. long delays are possible)
viel wel mee
Hey FD,
vloog vanmorgen de eerste vlucht (van ons) naar FLL van ATL. Wind was 150/15G21, 7000BKN, met prima zicht.
al met al was het erg meegevallen met miss Kris, FLL station agents zei dat ze haast geen regen hadden gehad, wel wat regen.
Abaco-Air.
(Die nu afwacht wat er maandag gaat gebeuren als deze storm langs ATL komt.. long delays are possible)
27 aug
Longdart· 27 aug
Hee...weet het nog niet...Ik zit al een week in de Bahamas (Harbour Island) en ben nogal afgesloten van wat er thuis gebeurd..Hier even 2 dagen regen gehad maar nu weer 2 dagen mooi weer dus ik ben gewoon wat aan het duiken en bier aan het drinken. Als ik terugkom zien we het wel...
27 aug
J.R.· 27 aug
Wat een naar leven moet jij nu hebben...:D
27 aug
676$· 29 aug
deze gaat ook leuk worden...
deze gaat ook leuk worden...
goeie morgen..
luchtdruk rond die storm... 26.50 !!
En dit op een veldje in het pad de storm..
BECMG 0910 QNH2750INS TEMPO 0913 +FC TEMPO 1315 +FC T34/20Z T24/11Z
FM1630 VRB06KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2668INS
FM1830 270140G160KT 0100 +TSRA BR SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2672INS T24/11Z T34/20Z
Hallo !!
NEW ORLEANS - De burgemeester van de Amerikaanse stad New Orleans, Ray Nagin, heeft alle inwoners van de stad en directe omgeving opdracht gegeven te vertrekken wegens de komst van de krachtige orkaan Katrina. Het gaat om een verplichte evacuatie.
Bekijk video: Modem/ Breedband
Satellietfoto van de orkaan Katrina gemaakt op zondagochtend
In de laaggelegen stad New Orleans (Louisiana), die recht in de voorspelde koers van de orkaan ligt, wonen bijna 500.000 mensen. In de directe omgeving wonen nog eens zeker 900.000 mensen. Katrina wordt maandag verwacht.
Nagin zei tijdens een persconferentie dat "onze ergste vrees waarheid kan worden". De burgemeester is vooral bang voor dijkdoorbraken die de stad, die onder de zeespiegel ligt, onder water kunnen zetten. "God bescherme ons", zei de eerste burger van de toeristische stad.
Kracht
Orkaan Katrina heeft zondag opnieuw aan kracht gewonnen. Amerikaanse meteorologen plaatsen de orkaan nu in de vijfde en hoogste categorie op de schaal van Saffir & Simpson. De windsnelheden zijn opgelopen tot 256 kilometer per uur, berichtte de Amerikaanse nieuwszender CNN zondagmiddag.
Katrina bevond zich zondagmiddag boven de Golf van Mexico, ongeveer 400 kilometer verwijderd van de monding van de rivier Mississippi. De verwachting is dat de orkaan maandagochtend lokale tijd de Amerikaanse kust zal bereiken. Het pad van de orkaan is moeilijk precies te bepalen, maar de staten Louisiana, Mississippi en Alabama zitten in de gevarenzone.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...
.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/hurricanetracker/index.html
deze gaat ook leuk worden...
goeie morgen..
luchtdruk rond die storm... 26.50 !!
En dit op een veldje in het pad de storm..
BECMG 0910 QNH2750INS TEMPO 0913 +FC TEMPO 1315 +FC T34/20Z T24/11Z
FM1630 VRB06KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2668INS
FM1830 270140G160KT 0100 +TSRA BR SCT005 OVC010CB QNH2672INS T24/11Z T34/20Z
Hallo !!
NEW ORLEANS - De burgemeester van de Amerikaanse stad New Orleans, Ray Nagin, heeft alle inwoners van de stad en directe omgeving opdracht gegeven te vertrekken wegens de komst van de krachtige orkaan Katrina. Het gaat om een verplichte evacuatie.
Bekijk video: Modem/ Breedband
Satellietfoto van de orkaan Katrina gemaakt op zondagochtend
In de laaggelegen stad New Orleans (Louisiana), die recht in de voorspelde koers van de orkaan ligt, wonen bijna 500.000 mensen. In de directe omgeving wonen nog eens zeker 900.000 mensen. Katrina wordt maandag verwacht.
Nagin zei tijdens een persconferentie dat "onze ergste vrees waarheid kan worden". De burgemeester is vooral bang voor dijkdoorbraken die de stad, die onder de zeespiegel ligt, onder water kunnen zetten. "God bescherme ons", zei de eerste burger van de toeristische stad.
Kracht
Orkaan Katrina heeft zondag opnieuw aan kracht gewonnen. Amerikaanse meteorologen plaatsen de orkaan nu in de vijfde en hoogste categorie op de schaal van Saffir & Simpson. De windsnelheden zijn opgelopen tot 256 kilometer per uur, berichtte de Amerikaanse nieuwszender CNN zondagmiddag.
Katrina bevond zich zondagmiddag boven de Golf van Mexico, ongeveer 400 kilometer verwijderd van de monding van de rivier Mississippi. De verwachting is dat de orkaan maandagochtend lokale tijd de Amerikaanse kust zal bereiken. Het pad van de orkaan is moeilijk precies te bepalen, maar de staten Louisiana, Mississippi en Alabama zitten in de gevarenzone.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...
.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/hurricanetracker/index.html
29 aug
Pantryman· 1 sep
Kleine quote uit mailtje dat ik net naar het thuisfront stuur...
I spent the
impact-night of hurricane Katrina at ______ place, home alone and
initially with plenty of power. Having set myself up for the worst,
with flashlights/spare batteries/a battery radio/plenty of water/food/
money/boots (well no boots, ok. ok... I'll get those next time) I
didn't feel uncomfortable at all until the lights started to go off
and
on way too intermittently.
As it was completely dark outside, this could have been a party
setting if it weren't for the fact that I really was the only one in
the
whole block who was there. 'There' is in a gorgeous townhouse in
_______, in _______ Miami by the way.
So there I was, and there was Katrina. And man, does she bitch!! Even
in total darkness, she produced the most howling noises I have ever
heard a woman utter. This was going to be a rough one I realized when
the clouds were just flashing by, strobe-lighted by cloud to
cloud/cloud to ground/cloud to sky and probably ground to somewhere
lightning as clearly poles were popping out of the ground left
and right.
I don't want to scare you at all, I was safe in a concrete-ly well
built house, but I have never experienced such raw nature before.
The general direction of the wind (I should call it stream at it
simply did not stop, heck let's call it a jetstream) was parrallel
to our three-house block and the sliding doors that connect the living
room to the backyard didn't give an inch while I could see cows..
no really it wasn't that bad, just kidding.. but I saw leaves and
branches of the most exotic sort passing by absolutely horizontally
and I'm talking about their direction, hoping that will give you an
indication of how strong this experience was.
So, it doesn't have to be pre-thunder / ozone rich to see green skies.
Even at night!
And then the power went out.
Just like that.
And that sucked.
The night was quiet, but most nights are quiet here.
But it was hot... and messy. And I simply couldn't go to bed yet, not
knowing what was going to come.
I turned on the radio and tuned to 87.7, a permanent audio feed from
one of the local news stations.
That was my saviour, as it gave me a sense of connection to the rest
of the people that were going through this, but it especially
helped me estimate what else was going to come.
And thank god for cellphones and Cingular wireless because I could
continue to make phone calls and send and receive! text messages.
That, combined with all supplies, got me through this radar-red and
sky-green night that I will never forget.
The aftermath was incredible, and the destruction was appareant when
________________ took me on a tour through the neighbourhood.
I was lucky, it's that simple.
The attached pictures show what a category one hurricane can do. Now
that it's clear that there has been horrible destruction in Louisiana
we
simply must be very thankful that it was just this and not more.
We got the power back on sunday, and the phoneline too. After cleanup
and helping some other people with a borrowed chainsaw (I like working
with chainsaws I have discovered) including wacking my way trough a
amazone-like backyard slashing little branches with that Stihl
on high RPM (sorry grandma) I feel like I have one more backup plan
would I ever have to retire pre-maturely.
I spent the
impact-night of hurricane Katrina at ______ place, home alone and
initially with plenty of power. Having set myself up for the worst,
with flashlights/spare batteries/a battery radio/plenty of water/food/
money/boots (well no boots, ok. ok... I'll get those next time) I
didn't feel uncomfortable at all until the lights started to go off
and
on way too intermittently.
As it was completely dark outside, this could have been a party
setting if it weren't for the fact that I really was the only one in
the
whole block who was there. 'There' is in a gorgeous townhouse in
_______, in _______ Miami by the way.
So there I was, and there was Katrina. And man, does she bitch!! Even
in total darkness, she produced the most howling noises I have ever
heard a woman utter. This was going to be a rough one I realized when
the clouds were just flashing by, strobe-lighted by cloud to
cloud/cloud to ground/cloud to sky and probably ground to somewhere
lightning as clearly poles were popping out of the ground left
and right.
I don't want to scare you at all, I was safe in a concrete-ly well
built house, but I have never experienced such raw nature before.
The general direction of the wind (I should call it stream at it
simply did not stop, heck let's call it a jetstream) was parrallel
to our three-house block and the sliding doors that connect the living
room to the backyard didn't give an inch while I could see cows..
no really it wasn't that bad, just kidding.. but I saw leaves and
branches of the most exotic sort passing by absolutely horizontally
and I'm talking about their direction, hoping that will give you an
indication of how strong this experience was.
So, it doesn't have to be pre-thunder / ozone rich to see green skies.
Even at night!
And then the power went out.
Just like that.
And that sucked.
The night was quiet, but most nights are quiet here.
But it was hot... and messy. And I simply couldn't go to bed yet, not
knowing what was going to come.
I turned on the radio and tuned to 87.7, a permanent audio feed from
one of the local news stations.
That was my saviour, as it gave me a sense of connection to the rest
of the people that were going through this, but it especially
helped me estimate what else was going to come.
And thank god for cellphones and Cingular wireless because I could
continue to make phone calls and send and receive! text messages.
That, combined with all supplies, got me through this radar-red and
sky-green night that I will never forget.
The aftermath was incredible, and the destruction was appareant when
________________ took me on a tour through the neighbourhood.
I was lucky, it's that simple.
The attached pictures show what a category one hurricane can do. Now
that it's clear that there has been horrible destruction in Louisiana
we
simply must be very thankful that it was just this and not more.
We got the power back on sunday, and the phoneline too. After cleanup
and helping some other people with a borrowed chainsaw (I like working
with chainsaws I have discovered) including wacking my way trough a
amazone-like backyard slashing little branches with that Stihl
on high RPM (sorry grandma) I feel like I have one more backup plan
would I ever have to retire pre-maturely.
1 sep