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Official 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread - Sebestian (1 Viewer)

SoBeDad said:
There's a massive relief effort in South Florida to help the people in the Bahamas. Radio stations, tv stations, marinas, non-profits and churches are collecting water, diapers, canned goods, generators, etc. People are donating their planes and boats to help transport these donations. The cruise industry is offering help. There are deep ties between the Bahamas and South Florida, but most people who are donating supplies or time just want to help people in need. There are similar efforts in central Florida and elsewhere. This is humanity at its best.
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The Miami suburb I live in, Coconut Grove, has a strong connection to the Bahamas due to it being built and settled by Bahamians coming over to Florida to homestead and work in the mid-1800's.

Dropped off a bunch of our moving boxes that we don't need anymore to one of the local churches in the West Grove yesterday. They have a ton of supplies there and needed boxes to store and transport in. Every little bit helps. 

Tropic Ocean Airways has 7 seaplanes they are donating to the cause. They are going to survey the damage and have a bunch of air drops ready to go. 

 
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The Commish said:
Do you happen to have a list of organizations we can get in touch with to donate time for whatever they need help with?  I'm not finding much around me.  I've reached out to my local district rep but haven't heard back from her yet.
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This Is from 2 days ago: The Bahamas needs help following Hurricane Dorian. Here’s how you can donate

Bahamas Consulate General Miami: https://www.bahamasconmiami.com/

An airline that has planes with pontoons: https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane/planes-with-supplies-medical-help-head-from-south-florida-to-bahamas

That's very generous of you and your family and friends!

Unfortunately, scammers have already appeared, so please donate $$$ with caution.

 
Mjolnirs said:
I think of it as moving like a Tim Conway character.

Oh ...  Tropical Storm Gabrielle
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Gabrielle should go out to sea to die.  But it's what behind it that's concerning.  That wave will be blocked to the north by Gabe and the rest of the traffic currently taking its time moving east.  It could have a fairly clear and unabated shot to move east to the Caribbean.  That guy could be the next dangerous one.

 
SoBeDad said:
This Is from 2 days ago: The Bahamas needs help following Hurricane Dorian. Here’s how you can donate

Bahamas Consulate General Miami: https://www.bahamasconmiami.com/

An airline that has planes with pontoons: https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane/planes-with-supplies-medical-help-head-from-south-florida-to-bahamas

That's very generous of you and your family and friends!

Unfortunately, scammers have already appeared, so please donate $$$ with caution.
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Currently trying to see if there are any churches around me that are working with groups to get over and help.  That's probably going to be my best shot.  IF I donate in situations like this it always goes to Operation USA or American Red Cross.

 
The Commish said:
 IF I donate in situations like this it always goes to Operation USA or American Red Cross.
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The Red Cross is an international organization, so there are branches in most countries.

American Red Cross Hurricane Dorian donation page.

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It occurred to me that since The Bahamas are a Commonwealth nation, it would be worthwhile to check out the UK's Red Cross page. There is a disaster relief page there, as well, accepting donations for Dorian recovery in The Bahamas. 

 
Sheriff Bart said:
Sort of true.  There are warnings before tornadoes and when they do hit they are rather isolated.  If a tornado was going to cover the entire state like hurricanes can would have to move to another planet.
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Correct. We had a few tornado warnings here in the Twin Cities the other night (rare in September). There was a confirmed tornado approx. 12 miles to the north of me - didn't even register as a concern. Another was approx. 25 miles south - again, it may as well have been in Iowa. Yes there are large tornadoes (think Joplin, MO) but most are on a single path and very short lived. They can cause tremendous destruction where they hit but that is almost always a very small area (and a few people got very unlucky).  Are they scary? Yes. Earthquakes (west coast) and hurricanes (east coast) scare me 100x more than the threat of tornadoes (though all are very real to those impacted by them).

 
Doug B said:
The Red Cross is an international organization, so there are branches in most countries.

American Red Cross Hurricane Dorian donation page.

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It occurred to me that since The Bahamas are a Commonwealth nation, it would be worthwhile to check out the UK's Red Cross page. There is a disaster relief page there, as well, accepting donations for Dorian recovery in The Bahamas. 
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The Red Cross has massive reach, but how much of your money actually goes to benefit those in need is definitely up for debate.

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While Dorian has a very good chance of just shooting off the NC coast and being a bad memory, it is worth mentioning the disturbance out near Bermuda.  That could act as a little block that keeps Dorian's track slightly more west.  Not too much, but could be enough to allow some mid Atlantic states to feel some of the effects before he skirts off to Europe.

 
GroveDiesel said:
The Red Cross has massive reach, but how much of your money actually goes to benefit those in need is definitely up for debate.

Link
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I see people asking this question a lot. But what is the alternative? If there's another better charity I'd like to know.

But I do know that whenever there's a disaster the Red Cross is there. Whether its the absolutely most efficient organization? Probably not. But I think everyone knows that. Is there an alternative?

 
Murph said:
I see people asking this question a lot. But what is the alternative? If there's another better charity I'd like to know.

But I do know that whenever there's a disaster the Red Cross is there. Whether its the absolutely most efficient organization? Probably not. But I think everyone knows that. Is there an alternative?
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I think this is one of those things where the numbers when broken down make something look bad that's not actually bad.  It takes a lot of money to run an organization that big.  But they are doing a whole hell of a lot of good.  

 
Still tracking NW and lots of wobbling.  This could bring the center of the storm over a couple of locations.  Wouldn't be surprised to see multiple landfalls up the coast.  

 
Murph said:
I see people asking this question a lot. But what is the alternative? If there's another better charity I'd like to know.

But I do know that whenever there's a disaster the Red Cross is there. Whether its the absolutely most efficient organization? Probably not. But I think everyone knows that. Is there an alternative?
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Operation USA depending on what you mean by "better"

 
The Commish said:
Operation USA depending on what you mean by "better"
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"Better" meaning if I plan to give X dollars to help hurricane victims, what organization will do the most good. Understanding that this may be an impossible question to answer.

But I will look into them. Thanks.

 
Breezy and light rain most of day. Aside from my 4am wakeup call there's been nothing more than the occasional moderate shower and 25 to 30  mph gust. 

The one thing we did have was storm surge. Areas around St Augustine and the immediate beaches have had flooding. That will be the biggest problem from Savannah to Charleston especially since their ports/coastline face more to the SE.

ETA I'm 20 miles inland - most of the heavier rain bands died out on the East side of 95.

 
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JaxBill said:
Breezy and light rain most of day. Aside from my 4am wakeup call there's been nothing more than the occasional moderate shower and 25 to 30  mph gust. 

The one thing we did have was storm surge. Areas around St Augustine and the immediate beaches have had flooding. That will be the biggest problem from Savannah to Charleston especially since their ports/coastline face more to the SE.

ETA I'm 20 miles inland - most of the heavier rain bands died out on the East side of 95.
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Let's go to the video

 
In VA our local news is giving a much scarier projection on the coastal flooding than this morning, hopefully this thing pushes off shore some. 

 
GoBirds said:
In VA our local news is giving a much scarier projection on the coastal flooding than this morning, hopefully this thing pushes off shore some. 
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Stay safe.  Don’t play any games with coastal flooding on this one - it’s been putting down a lot of water. 

 
Dory is dipping right hand in the gulf stream and is deepening. Alot. Already s cat 3 at this point.    

I don't get sense the preparation is where it needs to be.  Come morning could see a complete freakout.  

 
culdeus said:
Dory is dipping right hand in the gulf stream and is deepening. Alot. Already s cat 3 at this point.    

I don't get sense the preparation is where it needs to be.  Come morning could see a complete freakout.  
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I’m in Mt. Pleasant and it is not pleasant to say the least.  And the worst of it is yet to come.

 
culdeus said:
Dory is dipping right hand in the gulf stream and is deepening. Alot. Already s cat 3 at this point.    

I don't get sense the preparation is where it needs to be.  Come morning could see a complete freakout.  
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I am more than a little concerned for coastal areas of South Carolina. 

 
I’m about 15 miles inland and the house is getting hit with pretty strong gusts and “stuff”. 

Before the rain started I had dropped the water level in my above ground pool about six inches. As it was getting dark it was above where it was to begin with.

 
JaxBill said:
Breezy and light rain most of day. Aside from my 4am wakeup call there's been nothing more than the occasional moderate shower and 25 to 30  mph gust. 

The one thing we did have was storm surge. Areas around St Augustine and the immediate beaches have had flooding. That will be the biggest problem from Savannah to Charleston especially since their ports/coastline face more to the SE.

ETA I'm 20 miles inland - most of the heavier rain bands died out on the East side of 95.
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GoBirds said:
In VA our local news is giving a much scarier projection on the coastal flooding than this morning, hopefully this thing pushes off shore some. 
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cobalt_27 said:
I’m in Mt. Pleasant and it is not pleasant to say the least.  And the worst of it is yet to come.
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Mjolnirs said:
I’m about 15 miles inland and the house is getting hit with pretty strong gusts and “stuff”. 

Before the rain started I had dropped the water level in my above ground pool about six inches. As it was getting dark it was above where it was to begin with.
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Stay safe GBs. 

 
This could get really bad for the Carolinas

@EricBlake12: One hazard of #Dorian that hasn’t been mentioned much is tornadoes- these outer bands have little supercells (with tornado potential) embedded within them near the NC/SC coast. Today- all effects from Dorian will greatly intensify there! #ncwx #scwx https://twitter.com/EricBlake12/status/1169538159396433920/video/1

@RyanMaue: Whoa, just checked the NWS forecast maximum wind gusts along the SC and NC coastlines from Hurricane #Dorian.
60-80 mph just inland
80-100 mph on the immediate coast
> 110 mph in the Outer Banks. https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1169455310261633024/photo/1

 
Even Canada will see hurricane force winds from Dorian.  Watch out Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.  Side note:  Has there ever been a more generic name for a place?  New York.  New Amsterdam.  I mean, at least they gave some effort in the name.  Not much, but some.  But Newfoundland?  C'mon.  <_<

 
TheIronSheik said:
Even Canada will see hurricane force winds from Dorian.  Watch out Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.  Side note:  Has there ever been a more generic name for a place?  New York.  New Amsterdam.  I mean, at least they gave some effort in the name.  Not much, but some.  But Newfoundland?  C'mon.  <_<
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Allow me to introduce you to Westwego, Louisiana. 

 
Henry Ford said:
Allow me to introduce you to Westwego, Louisiana. 
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Again, at least slightly creative.  

I liken it more to when I see Street Rd.  They day that road was named, there was obviously a pretty big party going on the night before well into the morning.  

 
Murph said:
"Better" meaning if I plan to give X dollars to help hurricane victims, what organization will do the most good. Understanding that this may be an impossible question to answer.

But I will look into them. Thanks.
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If you're looking for a place to donate I can personally vouch for these guys, Operation BBQ Relief. They roll in and feed the community and first responders for as long as needed. Sunbelt supports them with equipment so they can power up and I know a few of our guys that volunteer. Solid group, remind me a lot of the Cajun Navy :thumbup:

Side note, Kevin II hanging strong.

 
Haven't had a chance to really look, but I would guess that SC is getting hammered right now.  The eyewall is almost right on the coast.  

 
Grahamburn said:
Nearly $1M

Looks like Melbourne got a taste too.
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This is actually a common occurrence  here even with no Hurricane influence. Lots of plane drops in the ocean with boats making the pickup that get missed or aborted.  Usually more weed than coke though.  There are "fishermen" on the beaches early every morning on the lookout.

 
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