Here comes Earl

[Rocky]

Hurricane Earl is expected to pass over eastern Canada on Saturday and bring heavy rain and high winds. The exact track the storm will follow is still up in the air as is the ferocity, but the best guess is that it will pass right over Nova Scotia. It may be a strong tropical storm or a weak cat 1 hurricane by the time it gets here. Seven years ago Hurricane Juan hit us as a cat 2 and did enormous damage some of which is still evident today.
Everything loose at my cottage property has been stored, and since it's at a lake, I don't have to worry about ocean storm surges, but there are a lot of very old and large trees within striking distance.
So, in the meantime, all we can do is prepare as best we can and wait and hope.
Hurricane Daniele passed well out to sea, but dragged tropical temperatures and humidity in behind it. All this week we've been swealtering in 34C (93F) temps with a humidex of 41 which is well over 100F. These are wasted days as you can't do anything but sit around and suffer. We have very little use for a/c here because it's normally a moderate climate, but if this trend keeps up that may change.
OTOH, when Earl passes it's expected to be back to a normal 21C (70F) for this time of year.
Waiting and hoping with fngers crossed in Nova Scotia.

 

[The Seeker]

We've been in the 90s here regularly all through August, but Earl is bringing in 70 degree temps by Friday so I'm kind of glad it's coming.

Hope those old trees handle the winds for ya Rocky!

 

[DaveM]

Glad that you had an Early warning about Earl, batten down the hatches and keep safe :y18:

 

[CarlS]

Thinking of you, Rocky. I hope you suffer no damage. It will, no doubt, be a little breezy. Keep us posted.

 

[Rocky]

Earl will be here in 24 hours and now appears to be on a more northern track which means here on the southern coast we will get heavy wind (gusts to 100 kph [60 mph]) and rains rather than hurricane force winds.
In the meantime, it's still unbearably hot and humid (for us) and it's an effort to do anything without breaking a sweat.
If we lose power for any length of time I'll be AWOL for a while.

 

[DaveM]

I was watching the progress on it on Sky News this morning. Boy I am glad we don't get these weather conditions this side

 

[CarlS]

Hang in there, Rocky. It will pass quickly. We, in Florida, have learned that a generator is essential, even a small one to keep the refrigerator and freezer going plus a few lights. Please keep us updated.

 

[The Seeker]

[quote author=DaveM link=topic=10035.msg49780#msg49780 date=1283507463]
I was watching the progress on it on Sky News this morning. Boy I am glad we don't get these weather conditions this side
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Actually almost all of the hurricanes that hit the East Coast of the USA originate off the coast of South Africa!!

 

[Rocky]

[quote author=The Seeker link=topic=10035.msg49801#msg49801 date=1283523054]
Actually almost all of the hurricanes that hit the East Coast of the USA originate off the coast of South Africa!!
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This quite true - as odd as that is.
The revised forecast is that the winds will be bordering on hurricane force here on the coast so we can expect some wind damage with trees and branches falling. That will probably mean loss of electricity.
Yes Carl, I think the time has come to invest in a gas generator. Hurricane Juan was seven years ago so in the meantime I guess we became a little complacent. None to be had at this late date of course, so we'll just have to hope for the best.

 

[DaveM]

[quote author=The Seeker link=topic=10035.msg49801#msg49801 date=1283523054]
Actually almost all of the hurricanes that hit the East Coast of the USA originate off the coast of South Africa!!
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Ah so we do contribute something to the rest of the world after all :y114:

 

[Rocky]

Thanks Dave, we couldn't do it without your help

 

[CarlS]

Thanks heaps, Dave! :y114:

 

[DaveM]

Only a pleasure guys no need to thanks me really anything to help :y24:

 

[Rocky]

Earl has shifted course and will now pass along the southern coast and right over my head. The very dark skies, increasing winds with rain are now upon us, but the bad stuff is still to come in a couple of hours. It's not going to be as intense as Hurricane Juan seven years ago, but there will be storm damage.
The trees are in full bloom with leaves and act as sails so there seems little doubt that we will lose power sometime today so this may be my last post for a while.
Oops, the electricity is starting to fluctuate so I'm outta here.

 

[DaveM]

Wow Rocky I am tracking it here http://www.stormpulse.com/ and this is scary, keep safe and keep us updated when possible. Looks like it will hit Halifax in +- 6 hours at 65 Miles wind speed :sad:

 

[DaveM]

Rocky I see it has passed you now 82 miles on it way out, hope you came through it all ok :y18:

 

[CarlS]

I suspect Rocky is without power - and I hope that is all the damage he gets. He was directly in the path.

 

[DaveM]

Yes he must be without power I see it is now 466 miles passed him

 

[CarlS]

I have no idea how well they are,prepared for massive power outages in his neck of the woods. Here we would have power back in two to three days on the average, sometimes as long as a week.

 

[DaveM]

Well here we just lucky to have power :silent: :ya2: