Hurricane Irma

[Jeff405]

My friend in Miami is leaving tomorrow, said its already crazy and packed highways.

 

[Chuckie]

Hurricane Irma is so strong it's showing up on seismometers — equipment designed to measure earthquakes.

"What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually become stronger as the hurricane gets closer to the seismometer on the island of Guadeloupe," said Stephen Hicks, a seismologist at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.

The noise is likely caused by high winds — which cause tiny motions in the ground — and also by trees swaying in the wind, which also transfers energy into the ground, he said. The seismometer is located close to the ocean, so waves crashing along the coastline reverberate around the island, also generating seismic energy, Hicks added.

The hurricane isn’t creating earthquakes, he said. "Earthquakes occur tens of (miles) deep inside Earth’s crust, a long way from the influence of weather events, and there is no evidence to suggest that hurricanes and storms directly cause earthquakes," Hicks said.

Meteorological monsters: Only 3 Category 5 hurricanes have ever hit the U.S.

It's not unusual for large storms to register on seismometers for hours to days as they pass over.

"We saw this for Hurricane Harvey on seismometers located close to Houston," he said. In the U.K., wintertime storms can sometimes make it hard for seismologists to see small earthquakes because the noise level generated by storms is so high.

As Irma approaches seismic sensors, "we will see a dramatic increase in the amplitude of the seismic recordings," Hicks said.

Dang!! My good thoughts go out to those soon to face their trial.

 

[RugersGR8]

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/09...all-comes-in-7th-behind-1935-labor-day-storm/
Hurricane expert Klotzbach: #Irma at landfall comes in 7th behind 1935 Labor Day storm
Anthony Watts / 1 day ago September 10, 2017

"While this won’t be of much comfort for those that are squarely in it’s path right now, it is a small bit of good news. Dr. Philip Klotzbach has compiled rankings of both hurricane Irma and Harvey when they made landfall. Compared to the 1935 Labor Day storm, Irma is a distant 7th, tied with the 1928 Lake Okeechobee storm."...

 

[adamsredlines]

My buddy in Melbourne came out unscathed thankfully.
Another buddy with a house in the Virgin Islands said no issues there, either.
For them, it was more bark than bite.

 

[D. Hargrove]

For them, it was more bark than bite.

Thank goodness!!!!

 

[SMS]

Bunch of hype. Went from "Cat 5 heading to Miami. You're all gonna die" to a Cat 2/3 making landfall in the middle of cow country Florida and breathless weather journalists focusing on flooded mall parking lots and busted palm trees.

 

[Mos Eisley]

As I occasionally tuned to the Weather Channel the guys trying to stand out in the middle of it all and make their reports made me wish for this...

 

[tRidiot]

As I occasionally tuned to the Weather Channel the guys trying to stand out in the middle of it all and make their reports made me wish for this...

No doubt! Man.... this wasn't a wimpy storm, in any way, but it looks like we may have gotten off somewhat more lightly than was being predicted. Certainly I would rather this than be blown away when you're expecting a slight breeze.

 

[dennishoddy]

I think the .florida.gov did a good thing with the information they had at hand. Parts of the Keys are devastated.
They positioned Power utility trucks out of state and shared service utility trucks from all over the country are enroute or already there. Local services are directing the trucks to the hardest hit areas. Very well coordinated by Florida.
You can't predict these storms with any accuracy, only hope for the best.
Our Oklahoma OG&E crews are in Texas helping with the recovery efforts there.

 

[D. Hargrove]

These Linemen are troopers and worth their weight in gold at times like this.