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Topic started on 22-9-2004 @ 08:58 AM by deeprivergal

Hurricane Jeanne, who's path has been very uncertain, is being projected to possibly hit somewhere on the southeastern coast of the United States. This deadly storm, which is the cause of more than 1500 deaths in Haiti could make landfall sometime this weekend or early next week. Hurricane Jeanne is currently packing 90mph maximum sustained winds.

foxnews.com
MIAMI — Deadly Hurricane Jeanne (search) could head back toward the United States and threaten the storm-battered Southeast coast, including Florida, as early as this weekend, forecasters said Wednesday.

It was too soon to tell where or if Jeanne would hit, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (search) in Miami warned residents from Florida to Maryland to watch the storm with 90 mph top sustained winds.

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It is not yet definate that this devastating storm will strike the US. Some computer models have the storm tracking to the east, however, others show it making a direct impact on the United States.

Heavy surf, rip currents, and swells associated with Jeanne, are likely for the United States southeast coast.

UPDATE
Hurricane Jeanne, currently a Category 3 hurricane is predicted to hit the Fort Pierce area late Saturday night. Jeanne is currently pouding Florida's east coast, picking up debris left from Hurricane Frances bringing more than an 8 foot storm surge.

abcnews.go.com
FORT PIERCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Jeanne pelted Florida with blinding rain and fierce winds on Saturday as it took aim at a coastal region still scarred from Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.

The hurricane strengthened and grew rapidly as it strafed the northern Bahamas on its way to deliver a record fourth hurricane strike in one season to densely populated Florida.

The powerful core of the storm was expected to come ashore in the Fort Pierce area late on Saturday -- a one-two punch for a region slammed by Hurricane Frances.

Long before landfall, Jeanne's 115 mph winds picked up debris and piles of tree limbs left behind by Frances' onslaught, and snapped power lines that had only just been fixed. The storm peeled off blue tarps that covered roofs damaged by Frances and huge waves pounded the Atlantic coast.

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Hurricane Jeanne is currently packing winds sustained at 115mph. Forecasters are warning of a chance of a possible strengthening of the storm before it makes landfall.

At least 3 million residents are reportedly evacuating the Florida coast. Governor Bush is warning residents to not try traveling, but to find a safe place to stay and wait out the storm. Many areas of Florida are already without electricity, and experts are concerned that more than 140,000 people may be homeless after the storm has passed.

UPDATED:

At least 1.5 million people are currently without power as Hurricane Jeanne roars through central Florida today. There are already casualties due to the storm, yet the total number cannot be determined until the storm passes and damage is assessed. Jeanne is predicted to track toward the northeast, through Georgia and the Carolinas by Wednesday.

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reply posted on 22-9-2004 @ 11:50 AM by MattMarriott

(400,000) Haitian-Americans try to get news from flood-stricken home (4 days and no photos yet)
www.miami.com...

Why after 3 days of hearing that there was no contact with Tortue island, do we hear that in the Island "nothing happened" ?
Why didn't we get any footage from the main impact area (Tortue island, Port au Paix), 4 days later ?
How is it possible that it takes 4 days to find out that "floods and mudslides had also gutted at least one-third of the homes in Port de Paix, an impoverished northern coastal town of 35,000," ?

reply posted on 22-9-2004 @ 07:17 PM by Muaddib

Originally posted by MattMarriott
(400,000) Haitian-Americans try to get news from flood-stricken home (4 days and no photos yet)
www.miami.com...

Ok, cover up for what exactly? is not like the US went there an invaded the island.....

Also, someone was saying that there wasn't enough tv coverage as to what has been happening in Haiti and La Tortue, but down here in Florida we have gotten news and footage of the area for the past 2 or three days. The region was devastated, and i really did not like seeing all the corpses of the children being shown on tv in small piles. I don't see any reason for there being a cover up, of any kind.

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reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 08:05 AM by deeprivergal

I have updated this thread, and will continue to update as information becomes available.

The next advisory will be released from the National Hurricane Center at 11am.

reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 08:10 AM by SpittinCobra

I swear it looks like someone has been using a laser pointer to direct the storm from a distance.

reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 02:45 PM by worldwatcher

This new forecast doesn't look good for me

reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 02:55 PM by Gazrok

Nor me....

It better be damned wrong.

I have important plans this weekend dammit...and being rained out isn't one of them...

reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 03:05 PM by worldwatcher

this is getting ridiculous, every weekend I make plans to take down the shutters completely and every weekend there seems to be a threat lurking...and after Jeanne we might still have Lisa to contend with.....arrghhhh...

and looking at that new forecast, it seems the entire state is going to be affected in one way or another. I can only hope the eye stays North of me. (but right now it's pretty damn close)

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reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 03:12 PM by marg6043

There we go again, we are having such a beautiful weather around here, and after patching up the house after Ivan we have to get ready for the posibility of Jeanne, this is not funny.

reply posted on 23-9-2004 @ 04:46 PM by dangermouse

Originally posted by Gazrok
Nor me....

It better be damned wrong.

I have important plans this weekend dammit...and being rained out isn't one of them...

Hey, why don't you just fly up tp NY?

reply posted on 24-9-2004 @ 02:40 PM by worldwatcher

Gas shortages already a problem in Broward county, lots of long of lines and some stations have no regular or super only premium left and a few have no gas at all already.

reply posted on 24-9-2004 @ 02:46 PM by Gazrok

Nya, not flying out for a mere Cat 2 storm, hehe.... Though if it's an option, my wife may go again...(just because she loves it up there so much, so do I). We went to Niagra Falls last time, so that was pretty cool (just about a 2 hour drive from Rochester)....

this is getting ridiculous, every weekend I make plans to take down the shutters completely and every weekend there seems to be a threat lurking...and after Jeanne we might still have Lisa to contend with.....arrghhhh...

f**k it, they're staying open this time... I'm only leaving the tape on the windows out of sheer laziness..... If it gets bad, they only take a couple minutes to secure anyhow... After 3 such storms, I'm pretty stocked up, and I'm tired of thinking about them at this point...hehe...

I'm ticked because we were taking our daughter to Adventure Island this weekend for her b-day, and now it looks like that will be pushed back a week....

reply posted on 24-9-2004 @ 02:55 PM by project_pisces

This has been formatted overlaying Maps of voting records for 2000 Presidential elections and the Hurricane paths. Coincidence?

Off topic slightly:
I sometimes think if a real live reptilian alien walking up and introducing himself/herself to you along with its permission to video tape it, take some good photos of it and take a blood and skin sample, many would still laff and say,,,,"silly conspiracy theorists as they rolled their eyes"

reply posted on 24-9-2004 @ 03:17 PM by Relentless

Originally posted by project_pisces
This has been formatted overlaying Maps of voting records for 2000 Presidential elections and the Hurricane paths. Coincidence?

How fascinating, but these paths are not even accurate.

Meanwhile, back to Jeanne - she's about hit all the Gore Counties, what should we make of that.

reply posted on 25-9-2004 @ 09:10 AM by worldwatcher

North West Broward County: Cloudy and breezy, we're supposed to be ready by noon for whatever. I am expecting power outages as soon as the winds get to tropical storm force. Jeanne is making me very nervous and I can only hope that the eye stays north of the Broward/Palm Beach line, but I don't mean to wish this hurricane on anyone else. I am really wishing it just skirts the coasts but so far it's not looking that way, this is going to be really close waiting for that turn.

As for my preps, I am as prepared as I can ever be for any hurricane, the downstairs shutters are back up, everything else inside or tied down. Well stocked, even though i had already donated some of my own supplies for hurricane relief efforts. I prepared for the worst but hoping for the best. I'm going to go outside and enjoy the outdoors as long as I can before having to hunker down. Good luck and stay safe to my fellow Floridians.

reply posted on 25-9-2004 @ 05:00 PM by deeprivergal

I have updated the storms 3 and 5 day track, I will update the story in a few. Watch out Florida, she looks like shes going to be pretty bad.

reply posted on 25-9-2004 @ 05:44 PM by worldwatcher

NW Broward County: Winds gusting in the 40mph range, squalls, some with heavy downpours. It is expected to get much worse starting around 8-9pm with the worst around midnight. Power is still on, which is sooo good, just wait and see now, but so far looks like we're going to get brushed by Jeanne same way Frances did us 3 weeks ago.

reply posted on 26-9-2004 @ 01:01 AM by Intelearthling

Originally posted by project_pisces
This has been formatted overlaying Maps of voting records for 2000 Presidential elections and the Hurricane paths. Coincidence?

Isn't election year always funny? Not in a humorous way, in a way that people will put out maps depicting "acts from God".

Florida happens to be experiencing one of those years that come by every-so-often. Next year, there may not be a hurricane come within a 1000 miles of Florida all season long! Just nature. I don't know if this has ever happened, but I know the residents of Florida wouldn't complain.

reply posted on 26-9-2004 @ 06:56 AM by Gazrok

Well, here we go again (I'm in the yellow area). Gusts average around 30mph right now, and about every 10 min or so. We're about a couple hours away from the real nastiness to hit, still a cat 2 hurricane.... Even witnessed a huge (about 18' or so) limb get snapped outside... Other than that, not much....yet. Still have power obviously, but that's the bigger worry in the hours to come...