Eye of Hurricane Henri forecasted to go over my house

[c-series don 8,670]

Battening down the hatches today getting ready for tomorrow. It’s absolutely beautiful out now but it’s the calm before the storm. 

[stevasaurus 22,711]

I see they are talking 3 to 5 feet of rain.  

[c-series don 8,670]

I believe that’s 3-5 feet of storm surge, geez I hope not 3-5 feet of rain. It’s also a full moon so that will add to the high tides. Store shelves empty and long lines at every gas station. 

[Bill D 1,911]

Please be safe.  My prayers will be with you.

[squonk 41,039]

If you go out side naked when the eye passes over, good fortune will befall you! 

[stevasaurus 22,711]

Storm surge makes more sense.  I just saw the numbers, had the TV on mute.  

[8ntruck 6,991]

Good luck.  Bad Moon Rising by CCR just played on the radio.  Seems appropriate to your situation.

[WHX?? 48,796]

Hunker down Don and be safe! We don't want you ending up in Kansas ....heard tell horses are scarce ther.....

 

3 hours ago, squonk said:

If you go out side naked when the eye passes over, good fortune will befall you! 

That one musta backfired on you Squonky.... 

Hey Sylvia @SylvanLakeWH yer eyes burnin too?!?!? 

[squonk 41,039]

4 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

 

 

That one musta backfired on you Squonky.... 

 

We had the eye pass over us a few years back. Forget the storm's name. It's the one that went through Jersey. Anyway the eye passed at night. It was dark enough so no animals were harmed! 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,495]

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

 

Hey Sylvia @SylvanLakeWH yer eyes burnin too?!?!? 

[76c12091520h 3,608]

Stay safe and shelter those Horses!

[rjg854 11,351]

9 hours ago, c-series don said:

Battening down the hatches today getting ready for tomorrow. It’s absolutely beautiful out now but it’s the calm before the storm. 

 

Hope you're on high ground. We'll be praying for you.

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

You'll be fine Don!  I'm mustering all my hurricane-fu to push him to the East.  Latest forecast from NHC seems to show it's working.

 

In any case, be safe my friend!  Bring the patio set inside!

 

Looks like we're in the 30-40 MPH zone here at the Joisey Shaw.

[johnnymag3 2,517]

Looks like this hype is a bust....I am praying for you folks down on the Island and in the Stormy path !!

 

John

[WheelHorse520H 708]

I am in a good spot here. Not to rain on anyone’s parade or anything but the storm is going so far west of us we are getting some rain and winds around 20-30 mph. Two days ago we were expecting 40-50mph winds. Glad that changed. Good luck to all of you who are more in the storm.

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

53 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said:

hype

 

Once again the media blows it all out of proportion for the almighty ratings.

 

It did rain a lot last night but virtually no wind whatever.

 

 

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

On 8/21/2021 at 11:42 AM, c-series don said:

tomorrow

 

How'd ya make out Don?

[AMC RULES 37,130]

  For the almighty dollar.

Heard the city news early this morning, telling Long Island residents to get your gas and empty the shelves now.  

 

[squonk 41,039]

You guys are forgetting. Tropical storms have a mind of their own. They will turn, speed up slow down and even stop. This storm turned a bit east. It could of went west and went straight through NYC. The news stations get their info from the National Hurricane center. Yes they might dramatize it a bit. But would you rather have them say nothing will happen and then you get blasted? Be thankful we have a warning. Some countries are lucky to even have electricity BEFORE the storm hits.

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

25 minutes ago, squonk said:

forgetting

 

All True...

 

I'll never forget Donna though.  They said she was coming and she sure did!  Very scary night.

 

But... If she had changed course, and not hit, she would be a mere footnote in history.  And forgotten.

 

So yeah, Henri will become a forgotten footnote.

 

The Joisey Shaw won't forget Donna or Sandy though!

 

Some of us may still remember 1938 too!  Not a lot of warning for that one!

Edited August 22, 2021 by Jeff-C175

[c-series don 8,670]

3 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

How'd ya make out Don?

Looks like we dodged a bullet, as the storm center went to the east of us. The center went between Montauk point and Block Island. We have received a decent amount of rain and wind but so far so good. It appears that to the west of me they are receiving substantially more rain and less wind. I got a few calls with the fire department, wires down etc, but luckily nothing major. Stephanie Abrams from The Weather Channel was out in Montauk, I did want to go see her 😜

[ebinmaine 67,310]

59 minutes ago, c-series don said:

dodged a bullet

Glad to hear Don. We're forecast for 1 to 1.5 rain. About it.... 

[clueless 2,976]

So as someone who has lived with these thing all of my 67 years especially in the last 15 years, the one thing I can tell you for sure, take none of them lightly. Yes the news media and the weather media may hype them up some, but listen to them. If you live close to the ocean or gulf 40 miles or less then pay close attention to the wind speed, and less than 5 miles from the coast the title surge also if you live inland pay attention to the wind speed and rain fall, even a cat 1 hurricane can ruin your day or week or month. Not trying to scare anyone but after going through may tropical storms some cat 1 and 2 and 3 and possibly a small cat 4 depending on where you actually live, none are something to take lightly. So if you prepare for the worst and if not much happens you are FAR BETTER OFF than if  you did nothing and the damn thing came up your front door, been there done both. 

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

Good to hear Don. Yesterday they forecasted it was suppose to hit us directly in western ct. we got rain that is it. Now I can dump out the 140 gallons of water and out camper away. They forecasted 5-20 days with no power

[ebinmaine 67,310]

15 minutes ago, stevebo said:

140 gallons of water

Nice job on the prep there Steve. 

Glad ya didn't need it....