Gulf storm later this week?

[OTRA15]

This "train" of rain is aiming right for Mobile AL IMO:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/so...r-radar?play=1

[OTRA15]

That tide gauge appears to be working again, and the water level reading is ~7' -- about five feet higher than the predicted 2' level. This is some serious, and long-lasting storm surge!

Originally Posted by OTRA15

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That tide gauge, linked recently, must have broken, as part of the red line is missing, and the chart no longer shows the 10' water level it did a few hours ago.
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Originally Posted by OTRA15

The storm surge water level is running about 3' above normal, and is rising at a fairly steep angle:

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/wa...tml?id=8764314
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[OTRA15]

Originally Posted by GMFL

Looks like we are in the clear for now in Miramar Beach, just a little breezy today. Those folks to the west of us, P-Cola to New Orleans are going to get a ton of Rain. Most don’t need it or won’t be able to handle it so I suspect there will be lots of Flooding for the low lying areas due to the slow moving storm.

Hope you made out OK with the NE quadrant of Barry dumping so much rain all the way to the Florida Panhandle. If you are still there, what shape are the beaches and campgrounds in? Any storm surge in that area?

Thanks,

Peter

[OTRA15]

Staggering rainfall forecast for the next 24 hours!

[Mollysdad]

Who thought building a city below sea level on the coast was a good idea?
New Orleans is habitable any time because the pumps run 24/7.

Ah! New Orleans wasn't designed to be below sea level, it sank!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Orleans

[uncle_bob]

Originally Posted by Mollysdad

Who thought building a city below sea level on the coast was a good idea?
New Orleans is habitable any time because the pumps run 24/7.

Ah! New Orleans wasn't designed to be below sea level, it sank!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Orleans

Hi

Depending on a bunch of pumps and power systems that Thomas Edison sold them just *might* not be the best of plans either ....

Bob

[McStreamy_]

Originally Posted by OTRA15

Hope you made out OK with the NE quadrant of Barry dumping so much rain all the way to the Florida Panhandle. If you are still there, what shape are the beaches and campgrounds in? Any storm surge in that area?

I'm in Destin on a business trip right now and the beaches seem to be just fine. Took a walk on the beach last night and this morning. Windy, but nothing major to report. Can't speak for the campgrounds though.

[OTRA15]

Thanks for the update, McStreamy!

Peter

[OTRA15]

Pretty amazing . . . this chart seems to reflect the center of Barry passing very close.

Originally Posted by OTRA15

Barry's track is forecast to go close to this station:

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_pa...?station=einl1

. . . where the following chart of combined data might prove interesting in the next 12 hours or so. Note that air pressure is dropping rapidly as the wind speed and gusts are increasing. If the eye of Barry comes close, that should be apparent on this chart:




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[OTRA15]

The Mississippi River at Natchez and Vicksburg MS got pretty high recently -- just shy of Major Flood Stage:








https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydr...jan&gage=vckm6