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Just weeks after hurricane Florence battered the US southeast with historic rains and flooding, another major hurricane is now bearing down on the Florida panhandle with 145 mph (~240 kph) winds and heavy rains forecast. From Ars Technica:
Hurricane Michael continued to intensify during Tuesday night, bringing an unprecedentedly strong storm to the northwest Florida coast on Wednesday. This is a serious situation for the Florida Panhandle and downstream areas in southeastern Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
As of the National Hurricane Center's 9am ET update, Michael had 145mph sustained winds, solidly in the range of a Category-4 major hurricane. Winds along the Florida coast were already rising above tropical storm strength at the time, all but closing the window for further evacuations as the storm nears shore and moves inland later today.
Perhaps most concerning, Michael's central pressure continued to fall during the overnight hours, down to 933 millibars by Wednesday morning. This is an indication of the storm's organization, and with Michael's satellite appearance actually improving as the storm approaches land, some slight further intensification is possible today before landfall near Panama City. If Michael's central pressure falls further, to 930 millibars, it would rank among the 10 most intense hurricanes to make landfall in the US on record in terms of central pressure.
Meteorologists are reacting to the rapidly intensifying storm with some measure of alarm. Mike Bettes, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, noted on Twitter Wednesday morning that his crew was pulling out of Apalachicola, a small coastal community to the right of Michael's projected landfall that will likely bear the brunt of the storm's winds and surge.
If you are in the path of this storm, please take whatever measures necessary to keep yourself safe.
(Score: 5, Funny) by donkeyhotay on Wednesday October 10 2018, @03:14PM (14 children)
"... to the right of Michael's projected landfall..."
Does that mean "East", numbnuts?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday October 10 2018, @03:26PM (4 children)
I had a "Millenials!" comment halfway to my fingertips, ready to be typed out. But, in fairness, the preceding generations haven't been much better. Learning to read maps is hard work, or some such thing.
(Score: 2) by donkeyhotay on Wednesday October 10 2018, @03:36PM (3 children)
I agree. Nevertheless, I would expect Soylentils to have an above-average understanding of cardinal directions and maps.
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Wednesday October 10 2018, @05:54PM (2 children)
Had nothing to do with Soylentils, except insofar as there was a misinterpretation on your part. That's a quote from the article, and quotes are not generally corrected by the editors.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday October 10 2018, @07:44PM
Yeah, all they really could have done was add a (sic) joke. :)
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(Score: 2) by donkeyhotay on Thursday October 11 2018, @02:36PM
Good point. I didn't catch that it was a quote from the article.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @03:52PM (4 children)
Only if the storm is traveling due north.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @04:03PM (3 children)
What if you were facing east?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @04:11PM (2 children)
Or if you don't use a map that has north up?
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday October 10 2018, @05:29PM
Or you have a map but it is of the Dordogne? Better just find a person that looks like they know where they are going and follow them. [c2.com]
This sig for rent.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @11:46PM
We never hear about the alt-right from aristarchus when it's relevant.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Wednesday October 10 2018, @04:27PM (2 children)
If the storm is moving, right and left are as meaningful as ahead and behind.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @05:22PM
If you assume "to the right of the storm" and not "to the right of some sucker on shore watching the storm make landfall," which, since we're talking about a group of people waiting on shore to watch the storm make landfall, is not an unreasonable interpretation.
(Score: 2) by donkeyhotay on Wednesday October 10 2018, @08:43PM
Just as meaningful? Uh yeah, right. Had a girlfriend once who got around by the same reasoning... she was always calling me saying she was lost.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 10 2018, @11:52PM
Don't even THINK about bringing up "counter-clockwise".