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14 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Really curious to know what’s going on in Tampa Bay Area right now. Have to imagine some severe coastal flooding all along the e south sections of the bay with the persistent northerly fetch.

Significant power outages in Clearwater/St. Pete area. Around 200k so far. 

53 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Maryland and Virginia have sent a lof of logistics and staff down to you. Florida will bounce back quick.

Same with NC/SC and IN/OH. Utilities help each other out, especially after they've solidified their own system. They will start with the backbone, if affected, and move towards the remotest lines. 

5 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

No idea how the Periwinkle & Casa Ybel West feed on Sanibel is still up, but the water is halfway up the street signs and still seemingly pounding in. 

The surgecam 5 on the SevereStudios YT page is on and amazing. It's on the second story of a resort on the beach on Sanibel. Should be able to see the eye on it soon. I wonder if we will be able to see the stadium effect?

1 minute ago, MN Transplant said:

Which one are you getting to load?  

The Periwinkle ones are all loading. Periwinkle and Tarpon was showing a stop sign blowing pretty well.

36 minutes ago, mclean02 said:

This is my bold map for this weekends storm.

My wife says to expect anywhere from a trace to 8 feet...i said what if we get nothing? 

1 minute ago, wxdawg10 said:

is it just me or has he been a little..unhinged..recently? he's losing it

Not just you. Not a normal post. 

S Charlotte. Snowing pretty well and sticking to surfaces. 

1 hour ago, SnowDeac said:

I'm in between South Park and Matthews off Providence/16. It feels more like Jackson Hole than Charlotte outside. Hoping for some of that fluffy powder.

Wow, you're right by me. I'm within five minutes of Providence and Rea. 

19 minutes ago, GunBlade said:

Right now it’s 30 in Matthews with a -7 dew point….wow. 

Crazy. I'm in south Charlotte and it's 35 and 21 DP. 

Just started getting pingers here in S Charlotte with temp at 36.

2 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Upstream around Charlotte looks a little juicier than I thought it would 

Yeah wasn't expecting snow here on the front end. Might happen if Temps keep plummeting. Now 36 in S Charlotte with a light mist. 

39 in South Charlotte. Dropping like mad the past few hours. 

12 inches on the nose here in Brevard. Had sleet and about 20 minutes of freezing rain but was otherwise all snow. Hoping we get 1-2 more from the wraparound snow but absolutely amazed at what we got so far. Was a really great storm. 

Just over 10 inches here just south of Brevard. Light sleet starting to mix with flurries. 

8.5 inches 2 miles SE of Brevard at 2,400. Wind is starting to whip up. 

South Charlotte temp is 40.5 and starting to drop after hitting a high of 40.8 at 9AM. Dew point high was 31 and now dropping. 

Getting the heck out and heading to 2 miles SE of Brevard tonight at 2,450. Everything pointing to a great spot to get a lot of snow. 

1 hour ago, westmc9th said:

Excited to drive back up tomorrow! I’ve missed my mountains and gonna be fun to experience it in a new place! Cabin is about 2500’ near Brevard. Let’s reel it in!

Same. I'm getting the heck out of south Charlotte. Don't want any of that 0.5 inch of ice and 25-35mph winds. 

27 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

So no one cares about this storm anymore?

I think we are all burned out from watching the storm over the past few days. All of the damage and destruction including the amazing footage of the winds from the storm have worn us down. 

Looks like it's going to take a route that could bring more rains to already devastated areas in Appalachia. Hopefully it goes closer to Nashville and/or speeds up and doesn't dump on the mountains. 

12 minutes ago, RandyHolt said:

We take the cheap ugly and inefficient way out. When folks visit me from the EU they are always amazed at our lame duck solution, noting how ugly it is. It's not just NO and low lying areas, of course.

Really? Underground is on average 10 times more expensive than overhead lines. Europe as a continent is barely larger than the entirety of the US. I'd like to see them run underground lines hundreds of miles for no reason whatsoever. We could increase the amount of underground lines but then we'd dramatically increase the cost of electricity and underground lines are much more difficult to fix if something goes wrong. Source: I work for a utility. 

As a side note, NO is in trouble for a few days, if not weeks, if all 8 transmission lines into town are out of service. That would explain why they had a "catastrophic" failure to cause 100% power loss. The tower that fell into the Mississippi can have the line be temporarily rerouted in a matter of days if the area isn't under water. 

Edit: edited two inaccurate statements 

21 minutes ago, JC-CT said:

Up...where?

I work for a utility in the South so "up there" includes the utilities in southern New England, NY, and NJ but especially in Southern New England where I used to live. 

6 minutes ago, JC-CT said:

I think there is zero chance of that?

I know. We can hope the utilities up there call for help and can get things back up and running sooner rather than later... 

8 minutes ago, Warwick WX said:

Agreed, I'm just curious how much it costs over say a 20 to 25-year period for disaster repairs and how much of the overall utility cost pie that takes up.  Like is there even a worthwhile offset in cost by eliminating these events.  Google did not help me out with a bottom-line estimate of disaster costs just related to electric.

That is a great question, especially considering climate change and potentially increased disaster chances. I've worked for utilities for the past 10 years or so and know they track risks. Utility policy, especially in the Northeast, is extremely complicated so not sure it would be simple to isolate. 

I lived in Providence for five years and all I remember is how often the power would go out compared to here in Charlotte...though my neighborhoods power lines are underground.

To get back on topic, I sure hope this storm doesn't knock out power for a few weeks in any cities. Quite a few folks in rural areas have generators but not so certain in the cities. 

46 minutes ago, Warwick WX said:

As a civil/site designer we generally propose all new subdivisions with underground power/no poles.  But it doesn't help when the power connecting to the substation for the development is conveyed by poles 2' away from overhanging trees.  Until somehow all the money needed is spent to convert existing overhead lines to underground, this will be a perpetual problem.

Underground is 10 times more expensive,at least for transmission. Unless you want dramatically more expensive power, it's not happening. 

2 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

Keep this thread on topic. It's a hurricane season pinned thread, not post about winter and whatever else pops into your head thread. Please report stoopidity so that it can be removed as soon as possible. 

Now.....back to your regular scheduled program   

Thank you. As a lurker, I'm not familiar with the ignore button but will take a look for the future. 

To keep things on target, Panovich is predicting that Invest 94-L will become a tropical depression or storm soon (no time frame but he's usually pretty cautious with his meteorological language).

Long time lurker, just trying to follow the upcoming systems cause I'll be in the Outer Banks next week.

Who is moderating this thread? Why do we keep having to read nonsense from AmpedVort and VortAmp? This thread has become unreadable at this point. 

Thanks, I'll go back to lurking now.