Hurricane Laura
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Topic: Hurricane Laura
Posted By: steve(ill)
Subject: Hurricane Laura
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2020 at 8:29am
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Look like its going to hit LA or east TX on thursday am... Only CAT 2 expected , but you never know.. Could be a lot of flooding... You boys in the path im sure are getting ready... Hunker down, good luck ! ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 7:09am
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The lastest I heard it could be a CAT4 by the time it touches the shore. It's building big time as it comes across the warm waters of the Gulf! I feel for all those folks down there. Can't do a damn thing but RUN! Looks like it's dialing in on the oil/gas refineries.... Oh boy, not good!! ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 3:15pm
Ist is a cat 4 and the gas prices here in our area of Ohio jumped $.20 per gallon 
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 5:00pm
------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 5:57am
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Due to the forecast storm surge they evacuated the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles. Their radar is down this morning so that means an equipment outage of some sort. The building and radar both have UPS and generators so I'm thinking the broadband lines to the office failed. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 8:47am
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500,000 without power. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 11:35am
We already have linemen heading that-a' way. We got new tires on our bucket trucks for the trip, went over the engines and hydraulics and sent them on their way. They left last night. You may see some Jersey Central Power & Light trucks on the news. Our First Energy Compares are heading from PA. & OH. also. Its not lookin' good. 20 foot storm surge they're talkin'. Yikes!  ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 1:08pm
| Everyone headed that way has 24 hour or better drive hopefully the water will be down and the wind stopped when they get there so they can go to work |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2020 at 2:39pm
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These are pics of the NWS Lake Charles doppler radar. The part sticking up on top of the tower is the pedestal. It is about 20' tall. The black circle is a entry hole. Two people can fit inside, standing up. The antenna dish that would be attached to the pedestal is 32' in diameter. That is a short tower, probably 40 meters. The one I worked on was 100 meters, A days hike! The first pic is the original installation.    ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2020 at 2:44pm
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oopsy... somehow it HAS to be Trump's fault....... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |