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1 hour ago, johnmck said:

We are just south of Polesworth, tethered to the bank and not moving! The majority of the boats passing us are not hire boats...

I question why anyone would even want to move in this weather.

I've realised we shared the water point with you at Hawkesbury Junction on Sunday.

We are now sat in the garden of the Folly Inn hoping their gazebos don't blow away.

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He's a good lad really.

 

Anyhow, back on topic...

The Irish Weather service doesnt think this will end any time soon....

Status Orange Rainfall Warning In Place For The Rest Of Your Miserable Lives: Met Eireann

August 25, 2020 - BREAKING NEWS, LOCAL NEWS

Storm-Francis.jpgA STATUS orange rainfall warning is to remain in place for the rest of your miserable life so you better get used to it, Met Éireann has said at a press conference today.

“Heavy rain mixed with wind is expected to dominate the majority of your existence on this forsaken island and if you have any delusions contrary to that fact then you should probably just move somewhere a bit warmer and less on the edge of the Atlantic ocean,” a fed up Met Eireann spokesman explained.

With storm after storm battering the country one after the other throughout the year, the Irish National Meteorological Service suggested naming the weather fronts a ‘storm centipede’, as opposed to one individual name for every storm that comes thrashing around.

“The storms are basically sucking out of each others arseholes and creating a long line of warnings for us to name, which is becoming a bit tedious at this stage,” the spokesman added, sighing deeply with the thoughts of yet another Winter ahead of spewing the ‘same auld shite’.

“Just take it from here on in that there will be a constant stream of status yellow rain or wind warnings in place and try to somehow compartmentalise that fact with all the other God awful things going on in your miserable lives,” he said, before throwing a coloured satellite image of  Ireland with a storm approaching at reporters, “here, just use that image for every storm from now on. I’m not wasting anymore printer ink on this crap, it’s always the bloody same anyway”.

 

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Anyhow, windy, August, look what the Gulf Coast of Trumpland will be dealing with in 12 hours.....

Rivers are already several feet higher than normal, and the tide didnt go out this afternoon as would happen normally.

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The storm surge will unfortunately cause more deaths and damage than the wind....possibly a Cat5 hurricane....

 

Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline. #Laura pic.twitter.com/bV4jzT3Chd

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2020

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10 hours ago, matty40s said:

Anyhow, windy, August, look what the Gulf Coast of Trumpland will be dealing with in 12 hours.....

Rivers are already several feet higher than normal, and the tide didnt go out this afternoon as would happen normally.

20200826_211707.jpg

 

The storm surge will unfortunately cause more deaths and damage than the wind....possibly a Cat5 hurricane....

 

Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline. #Laura pic.twitter.com/bV4jzT3Chd

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2020

Saw this on the news last night. Fingers crossed it isn't as bad as they predict it will be. :(

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It is as bad as they said it would be. Some coastal towns like Cameron will not exist now. Awesome footage from inside the eye about 1/2 hour ago....even though it's dark. 

People were staying on against advice, even some in trailer parks. 

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49 minutes ago, robtheplod said:

does this mean everyone in this storm will die?  sounds a bit harsh?

The US Met office states that with a wall of water two stories high, travelling inland for up to 40 miles, coupled with 150+ mph winds, some of those who don’t evacuate are likely to lose their lives. 
 

 

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Latest news is that the authorities informed the public that if they didn’t evacuate then they would be unlikely to receive any speedy assistance and that they should put their name, social security number, and next of kin into a ziplock bag somewhere about their person.
 

Some folk who didn’t evacuate are already calling for help...

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7 minutes ago, WotEver said:

Latest news is that the authorities informed the public that if they didn’t evacuate then they would be unlikely to receive any speedy assistance and that they should put their name, social security number, and next of kin into a ziplock bag somewhere about their person.
 

Some folk who didn’t evacuate are already calling for help...

I heard that, you would think that sort of rather chilling warning would kick people up the arse wouldn't you

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8 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

I heard that, you would think that sort of rather chilling warning would kick people up the arse wouldn't you

Excellent application of Nudge theory that.

 

If you don't believe your government when they tell you to evacuate, don't expect them to be able to help you later but do try and make it easier to identify your corpse ... 

 

 

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1 hour ago, WotEver said:

Latest news is that the authorities informed the public that if they didn’t evacuate then they would be unlikely to receive any speedy assistance and that they should put their name, social security number, and next of kin into a ziplock bag somewhere about their person.
 

Some folk who didn’t evacuate are already calling for help...

The next of kin may be unwilling

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6 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

The hurricane has been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane and is weakening as it moves inland.

Yes, fortunately it did what most hurricanes do when they hit land and very quickly diminished.

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