Was watching Bruce Katz on FOX 8 at 4 PM and he was showing the track of Iota vs Eta and how landfall was almost going to be the same spot. Bruce first said..."what are the chances? One in a million? one in a billion?" Unbelievable the odds that a major CAT 4 & 5 hurricane would strike the same (not nearby) location twice within 3 weeks.
The middle picture is the daylight view showing the "stadium effect" where the shadow of the tall eyewall clouds are cast over the eye. Viewing these monsters from afar is often seeing the beauty of Mother Nature, but this beauty will certainly also be very destructive & deadly. How ironic that maybe the last storm of the season will end up being the strongest (160 mph+)?
Here are the two tracks with Eta on top and Iota on the bottom. During my 45 year broadcasting career, I can only recall one other similar situation. Pensacola was struck by 2 hurricanes (Erin, Opal) in 1995 after going 69 years without a direct hit. 2 direct hits in same year!
Talk about kicking sand in your face after already being knocked to the ground. We pray that the casualties in Nicaragua & Honduras will be kept to a minimum.
We were driving to the North Shore this afternoon to visit with our friends Lem & Mary Jane when I noticed a big smoke plume ahead. I knew it was a big fire and sure enough, it even showed up on satellite pictures. We have dried out lately and our current air mass is certainly continuing that trend.
The next 3-4 days should see lots of sunshine with low humidity & comfy cool temperatures. With such low dewpoints (20s & 30s) night time lows will be almost chilly with 30s North Shore and 40s away from Lake P. south.
The frontal boundary has pushed deep into the Gulf with no signs of coming northward before the weekend. Get out and enjoy these beautiful Fall days before real Winter arrives next month. Stay tuned!
1 comment:
Bob, Safe to take down the storm shutters?
Alphonse P.
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