Tropical Storm Gordon Expected to Become a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico; Hurricane Warnings Poste

[jimLE]

Tropical Storm Gordon Moving Into Gulf of Mexico as it Soaks South Florida; Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warnings Posted

https://weather.com/safety/hurrican...ordon-hurricane-gordon-forecast-us-gulf-coast

 

[tiffanysgallery]

We're getting rain all this week. Supposedly from Gordon.

 

[jimLE]

Yeah.apparently us to.i watched the weather forecast last night.and it looks like we'll be getting it,at least.almost everyday this week.i didn't even turn the ac on,untill almost 5pm yesterday.

 

[tiffanysgallery]

According to The Weather Channel, A Hurricane Warning has been issued for portions of the central gulf coast. Hurricane warning in effect for mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida border. Tropical storm warning includes Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas. Storm surge warning in effect for Shell Beach to Dauphin Island Alabama. Voluntary evacuation issued for areas outside of levees in New Orleans. Rip current threat is high for Alabama and Florida panhandle beaches through Wednesday. Limited amount of free sand available at Gulf Shores Sportsplex; shovels and bags not included. Gordon is forecast to make landfall later today. Of course, all this could quickly change, so be careful and safe. We are 8 hours away from this area and are expected to have rain all week from Gordon.

 

[Meerkat]

Looks pretty close to Panama City Beach .

@tiffanysgallery , looks like I made a mistake ' again '. How nice of you not to point it out.

 

[jimLE]

Hope everyone directly hit by it.pull's through alright...we're suppose to get rain,untill at least Thursday of next week. Big change in nit getting any at all

 

[tiffanysgallery]

Speaking of Hurricane... Florence is going to be interesting...

 

[Peanut]

I've ridden out 3 major storms at sea. The first was a tropical storm with 71mph sustained winds. I assure you, there isn't much difference between 71mph sustained winds and 74mph (Cat1) sustained winds.

The last one was a hurricane that varied between a Cat1 and Cat2 hurricane. 3 dozen war ships played a war game inside this major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days. 4 days I walked to the galley for meals on the walls, not the floor, the ship was permanently tilted. Now that was interesting! Lots of subs for meals, no soups, stews or pasta! Couldn't even get eggs to order on Sunday. A tradition on Cans (destroyers)!

 

[Meerkat]

I've ridden out 3 major storms at sea. The first was a tropical storm with 71mph sustained winds. I assure you, there isn't much difference between 71mph sustained winds and 74mph (Cat1) sustained winds.

The last one was a hurricane that varied between a Cat1 and Cat2 hurricane. 3 dozen war ships played a war game inside this major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days. 4 days I walked to the galley for meals on the walls, not the floor, the ship was permanently tilted. Now that was interesting! Lots of subs for meals, no soups, stews or pasta! Couldn't even get eggs to order on Sunday. A tradition on Cans (destroyers)!

First off I keep wonderignwhat the spanish sig you have says.. But forget to ask you.

My son was on ship ' LPD' the whole time he was in navy. He said the swells were sometimes around 100 feet. Said it was awesome yet scary at same time. Said walking sometimes looked like the ship halls was twisting.
He said it was sad that beer day the marines who were not 21 had to watch everyone else drink their 2 beers. Said 18 marines they took to Iraq KIA didn't come back from that war, said whole ship was very sad.

Back to subject ..........hubby has family in Myrtle Beach Georgetown area who are watching the storms. They have ridden out some bad ones. One lives 2 blocks from beach.

 

[jimLE]

Florence Now a Major Category 4 Hurricane; Destructive Strike Likely on Southeast Coast
By weather.com meteorologists
less than an hour ago
weather.com

https://weather.com/

 

[Meerkat]

We won't know anything till Tuesday night or Wednesday morning , these storms are not that predictable.
Just hope all are prepared and ready to evacuate.

 

[tiffanysgallery]

Navy orders nearly 30 ships to leave Hampton Roads ahead of Hurricane Florence.
https://wtkr.com/2018/09/10/navy-or...ve-hampton-roads-ahead-of-hurricane-florence/

My Mother was a young bride and I was tiny when my Dad left Charleston, SC with his military ship to flee Hurricane Hugo. When the spouse leaves right before a hurricane it just adds stress during an already stressful time.

Best wishes to the military personnel fleeing the hurricane on the sea and to the military spouses and their children. Be safe!

 

[Peanut]

My Mother was a young bride and I was tiny when my Dad left Charleston, SC with his military ship to flee Hurricane Hugo. When the spouse leaves right before a hurricane it just adds stress during an already stressful time.

I remember Hugo. I got out of the navy at the beginning of sept89 in Norfolk. I had paid rent for the entire month. I took my time packing up my stuff, saying my goodbyes. I finally got headed down I-75 to Alabama just ahead of Hugo. I actually drove through the first rain bands of Hugo that got that far inland in SC.

 

[Terri9630]

First off I keep wonderignwhat the spanish sig you have says.. But forget to ask you.

I was curious too so I looked it up.


"Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" is a Latin phrase from Aeneid (II, 49), written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC. It has been paraphrased in English as the proverb"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts". Its literal meaning is "I fear the Danaans[Greeks], even those bearing gifts" or "even when they bear gifts". Most printed versions of the text have the variant ferentis instead of ferentes.[1]

 

[Peanut]

First off I keep wonderignwhat the spanish sig you have says.. But forget to ask you.

"Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" iIt has been paraphrased in English as the proverb "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts".

Sorry, you lost me on "Spanish" I had no idea what you were referring to or the word "sig". Had you used the words "Latin signature" I might have made the connection, maybe... don't count on it. Months ago my bank, or someone claiming to be a division of my bank I'd never heard of sent me a letter and refund check claiming that 8 or 10 years ago they had enrolled me in a program I didn't know about and charged me money for it.

They said they owed me money... then why didn't they deposit money in my checking account? This was suspicious to me so when I posted about it here in the forum. I used the old latin quote... "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts". I was suspicious if I deposited the check "these people" would then get my account number on the returned check.

So I went to the local branch of my bank in the big town and they verified that the check was legit... I had to drive almost 100 miles round trip to do this.... the check didn't cover my gas money.

 

[VThillman]

Peanut, when I see your posts they take me back to the 40s, and the family that lived next door. Peanut West (and his older brother Rayburn) served in WW2, Peanut in the Navy. I think he was still in his teens when he got home. Took him a year or two to 'civilianize'.