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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 15, 2005 6:47:08 GMT -5
From Weather.com 
Emily slated to get stronger again 4:59 p.m. ET Mon.,Jul.18,2005Tom Moore, Sr. Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Hurricane Emily has entered to the Gulf of Mexico after sweeping over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Emily weakened considerably over land but should become a bit stronger overnight. Meanwhile, hurricane warnings are in effect in Mexico from the Mexican border down to La Cruz. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings are in effect from the Mexican border northward to Baffin Bay, Texas. Emily may get back to at least category 2 strength and is likely to make landfall on the northern coast of Mexico late Tuesday night. Heavy rain, gusty winds and even tornadoes are possible across extreme southern Texas late Tuesday night through Wednesday. The good news is that southern Texas could use some rain. In the eastern Pacific, a new tropical storm blossomed about 170 miles SSW of Manzanillo, Mexico. Tropical Storm Eugene is expected to strengthen slightly but should remain a tropical storm for awhile with no threat to land. In the western Pacific, Tropical Storm Haitang has moved off the coast of Taiwan. This storm, as a hurricane, battered Taiwan with over a foot of rain and damaging winds. Haitang should remain a tropical storm as it approaches mainland China.
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Post by Brian the Flying Penguin on Jul 15, 2005 7:04:38 GMT -5
Any advice for people in the way?
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 15, 2005 8:47:28 GMT -5
1) Get supplies - Purchase supplies you'll need to survive a handful of days without water, electricity, or phones. Things such as non-perishable food items (canned foods are the bomb), bottled water, and flashlights and batteries are essentials! A battery powered radio or tv is a good thing to have, so one can constantly monitor the situation. Weather.com is a great tool to have. 2) Get safe and stay PUT! - If you live in a flimsy house or mobile home (trailer home or rv) get to a sturdy brick and morter home. Take your pets with you, if possible, or put them up in a secure pet motel or other animal shelter until the storm has past. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS OUTSIDE!! (my neighbors ar notorious for this, and it pisses me off!!!!!) If you don't have family or friends that will put you up for the duration of the storm, find a local shelter. Many facilities open their doors as shelter, and churches are a good place to go. They are sturdy and welcoming. 3) Plan to escape. - While monitoring the storm, have a clear and safe escape route planned in case the city/county/state/etc issues an evacuation order for your area. Make sure to have a place to stay in your evacuation area ready and on stand by. I'm lucky to have parents and family that live further in state than I do, and I know that I can go with them if things get that bad. I've lived through the eye of a major hurricane before (Alan, '87 or something) and I haven't had to leave home yet. ^.^ 4) Healthy Respect - Above all, have a healthy respect for Mother Nature, cause the moment you take her for granted, she'll chew you up, spit you out, then kick your *** for causing her the trouble. This has been Hurricane 101, with Claudia Carranza. Next week: Someone handle tornanoes. I've never seen one before and am clueless on what to do!  |
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Post by DN on Jul 15, 2005 10:34:30 GMT -5
Well, I'm sure that I shouldn't tell people what to do since I normally jump in my truck and chase after them.
(And before anyone says anything....."Yes I have been chasing tornadoes long before the movie "Twister" came out :-)" I typically have to make that statement every time)
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 15, 2005 10:38:26 GMT -5
ooh! You chase tonadoes? You're my hero!! After Emily's done, will you post some pictures of tornadoes you've seen??
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 15, 2005 15:59:53 GMT -5
Looks like there's hope yet. Emily's growing weaker. Update as of 1556 CDT 7/15 has her as a Category 2 hurricane, down from a Cat 4.  But don't dismiss her yet. She's still a strong cluster of thunderstorms and there's the hot hot waters of the Gulf to cross. The Gulf o Mexico has always been known to immediately strength tropical storms. Stay tuned! |
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Post by Brian the Flying Penguin on Jul 15, 2005 16:56:54 GMT -5
Yeah. That mangled corpse deposited on your lawn the day after the tornado? It's DN.
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Post by Pow! on Jul 16, 2005 1:06:53 GMT -5
 Hopefully nothing terrible happens and Emily fades...  Take care, everybody! |
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Post by Razgriz aka Dahaka on Jul 16, 2005 2:52:23 GMT -5
Be ssafe everyone
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 17, 2005 20:47:22 GMT -5
Pray for my friend's parents whom I just got word were vacationing in Cancun and have not been evacuated. We won't hear word until midnext week, just about the same time Emily's scheduled to slam into Mexico/South Texas.
Pray for me after Emily plows into the Gulf, as I live just inland from Brownsville.
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Post by DN on Jul 18, 2005 8:06:45 GMT -5
And as you approach the corpse, it says "Wheeee!!!!"
In all seriousness, the only pix of a tornado that I have is of one that I wasn't chasing.....it came after me! I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. In all of my storm chases, the only thing that I have caught have been some fairly good lightning pictures. If people are interested in the tornado and lightning pix that I have, I'll post them somewhere and let you all know where they are.
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 18, 2005 8:47:38 GMT -5
As expected, Emily weakened over land, and is regathering her strength before she slams into Mexico late in the night tomorrow. Hopefully, she'll be just far enough south that the devasting 100+ mile per hour winds miss me, but close enough that we get the rain our area desperately needs.
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Post by DN on Jul 18, 2005 12:43:42 GMT -5
Ok, I just finished posting pix of the tornado. You can find them at www.greenspiral.biz/tornado.htmlLike I said in the earlier post, I wasn't expecting this tornado. I saw the storm coming and I was preparing to begin photographing lightning on the ocean as the storm moved off shore. Needless to say, I got more than I barganed for. |
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 18, 2005 13:22:30 GMT -5
Ok, I just finished posting pix of the tornado. You can find them at www.greenspiral.biz/tornado.htmlLike I said in the earlier post, I wasn't expecting this tornado. I saw the storm coming and I was preparing to begin photographing lightning on the ocean as the storm moved off shore. Needless to say, I got more than I barganed for. Whoa, that is SO awesome. |
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Post by Claudia Carranza on Jul 18, 2005 14:44:28 GMT -5
Visible satellite imagery now available. We still don't know where it will hit.  |
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Hopefully nothing terrible happens and Emily fades... 
Take care, everybody!
