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Jackson  Holliday. 
 

https://x.com/mlb/status/1773847933957349751?s=46&t=Yz4UOo3dQmlTyb803R70oA

Went to Fort McHenry today. I took these pics of the Key Bridge. I wonder If they can use any of the old bridge.  The first crane arrived today as well. 

1 hour ago, smokeybandit said:

They have to get crews and equipment on scene first. Then figure out how to free the ship without screwing other things up. Then clear the channel. Things will get going faster, for sure.

From my understanding is they already have the equipment on the way. They cannot get to the submerged vehicles until they start the clean up. Just too much debris on top of them. Sounds like they are going to try and get one way traffic in the channel before they try moving the ship. I think they are going to work hard on the channel and they worry about the rest of the bridge. 

3 minutes ago, TSG said:

I saw a rough timeline posted somewhere yesterday, from what I remember:

- short term goal is to clear the channel enough for one-way traffic in 3-6 weeks.

- Two-way traffic coming a month or more past that once they've pulled the ship back to port

- ~6 months for full cleanup of the bridge structure

You would think they could get the channel cleared for one way traffic quicker than that... I mean they should be working 24 hours a day on it.

LWX changed the forecast to 20% of isolated shower in Baltimore today

They 11Z HRRR has nothing for Baltimore... I am hoping they get in Opening Day

14 hours ago, Kay said:

The plan to clear the channel -

Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, commander and chief of engineers, explained the team will approach the mission in three steps. Here's what they are:

• Step 1: Get the steel trust out of a 700-foot-wide by 50-foot-deep channel, and examine what parts of the concrete are still at the bottom. "Any piece of concrete, any piece of steel on the bottom is just as much as of a hazard as that in the channel," Spellmon said. This step will allow "one-way traffic going in and out of the Port of Baltimore again," he said.
• Step 2: Work closely with the Coast Guard to stabilize containers on top of the ship. Then the trust of the bridge that is still on top of the ship needs to be taken off "so it can be tugged to a safe part of the port," Spellmon said. "By removing the vessel, that will allow us to reopen two-way traffic."
• Step 3: Take out the remaining 2,900 feet of steel and all the associated concrete and roadway that's at the river bottom.

"We're up to this task. We have what we need," Spellmon said.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-03-27-24/index.html

I wonder how long it will take them to clear the channel. 

The 6Z GFS looks good for Upstate NY... but that will change in 6 hours

Watching the video was insane... could you imagine being one of the last cars to make it over the bridge.  It looks like mostly construction vehicles on the bridge as it falls in the river.

I wonder if they will build another bridge or make it a tunnel.

Like usual. Precipitation is moving out faster than modeled

Where was this storm 2 months ago 

Well it looks like the GFS won this weekends storm... it has been rock solid for a week now.

Maybe my son will get to play baseball one of these weekends...lol

I got my glasses today.  They are from China, so I hope my eyes dont burn out.  If they do, I am going to write one hell of a nasty review on Amazon.

1 hour ago, Terpeast said:

Repeat of last years canada wildfires? 

They are still burning I believe

54 minutes ago, BlizzardNole said:

Already 72 in Germantown.  That smoke you're seeing is from an Oil tank fire at asphalt plant

Damn... it is already hot enough to set them on fire!!!

If anyone is still looking for glasses these are the ones I bought

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZK2TSTT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

4 hours ago, biodhokie said:

I'm planning to drive to Erie, PA for eclipse. I remember driving to Clemson, SC for the last totality event and holy moly was traffic crazy the day of so I'm ready for it this time. I'm expecting major arteries to be extremely busy. This one'll be my third but hopefully won't be clouded over like my first eclipse.

I am going to try Springville NY... I have family up in State College that I might stay at on Sunday night. Weather depending.

42 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

This map will let you click anywhere and the little popup will tell you exactly how long totality will last in your location:

https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/

I'm taking my family to Texas for the same reason as many others...seemed like the best chance for sunny weather. We should be looking at about 3.5 minutes of totality in our location which will be a lot of fun.

I was in upstate SC for the 2017 eclipse and traffic afterwards was a nightmare. I learned my lesson though and booked a spot right in the path this time, so no travel the day of will be required. Can't wait

I like this one better

https://nationaleclipse.com/maps.html

4 hours ago, Jebman said:

BAD LINK.

Try https://www.adorama.com/l/Optics-and-Binoculars/Binoculars-and-Accessories/Solar-Binoculars-and-Eclipse-Viewers

Yeah I was able to get some off of Amazon

2 hours ago, BlizzardNole said:

Gonna be another nice one before rainy Saturday.  I like the 6-10 day with way above avg temps.  Hope we stay above avg thru April then normal May and below avg June

Hopefully the models are honing in on a later start and it happens in the evening.  My son gets to play a scrimmage on the turf fields behind the Ironbirds Stadium. 

2 hours ago, Ji said:

We need to get psu on board. It’s just you and me right now

Best look all season. 

10 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

I’m not sure if it will be even as long as one paragraph!

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

Pouring over here. Can't wait for more this weekend. 

IDK... The system is not going to phase now... so mostly just a cold front on Saturday late afternoon to evening