Weather nerds........Milton

[Pars]

 

[CochiseCowbell]

This brings up an interesting thought...has anyone ever had to bail out in a hurricane?

 

[thatsbaseball]

17 all this political BS. Time to get down to some serious forecasts. Where's Cantore ?

 

[Podgy]

Doesn't State have some storm chasers?

 

[MSUDOG24]

This brings up an interesting thought...has anyone ever had to bail out in a hurricane?

I always think at some point someone said .... Hey I've got an idea, let's fly an airplane straight into it. Who wants to go first?

 

[Pars]

Probably just going in to change the direction of the path. New voter registration data came in *******************************************

 

[thatsbaseball]

I always think at some point someone said .... Hey I've got an idea, let's fly an airplane straight into it. Who wants to go first?

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

Hey @615dawg... When you read through a thread like this and see how stupid some Mississippi State fans (and presumably graduates) are, it kinda feels like we may be overrated in the USNWR academics ratings, no? Anything better than 450 is probably too high with some of these morons dragging us down.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

God speed Florida folks... Unless of course your an idiot that thinks the gubment made these hurricanes. In your case, go rest high on that mountain....

 

[RocketDawg]

I always think at some point someone said .... Hey I've got an idea, let's fly an airplane straight into it. Who wants to go first?

I'd think turbulence and downdrafts would be the biggie. The cruising speed of an airliner is maybe 550 mph (in much thinner atmosphere) but landing speed is pretty close to the wind speed of Milton. You get bounced around a lot more flying into a hurricane, but the relative wind speed, if that was the only factor, shouldn't be a huge deal. That said, I'm not going to fly into a hurricane.

 

[RocketDawg]

That’s what all the local Tampa and Orlando weather guys are saying too. My family is at Disney now. We got here before they were sure exactly what this storm would do. By the time they figured it out, a flight out was virtually impossible.

I grew up in Tampa, so I’ve been through a few of these. Typically, as far inland as Orlando is usually fine… but I’m still concerned. I’m more concerned for friends and family in Tampa though. That is a town with a flooding problem anyway and looks like the worst of this storm will be the surge.

Disney is closing everything in phases starting tomorrow, I think at noon. I believe the forecast is for 100 mph winds in Orlando.

 

[Podgy]

This would be a great time to stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

 

[Darryl Steight]

Use less C02. They didn't drive cars either. I don't think they had TikTok either. I think they lived differently if I'm not mistaken and there were fewer people. They didn't live as long but I think that's because they were vaccinated***
Seriously, do most people who think there's no such thing as climate change, with part of it is because of how we live, because they studied the science and think scientists are idiots? Or is it because of some crazy policy responses proposed by far lefties?

My guess is any negativity toward "climate change" in general would be the second thing. Plus, a certain faith in humanity to adapt. As has been said in this debate a few times, humans' inventions (like say, medicine, air conditioning, insulation, etc.) have saved way more lives than they have caused deaths.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

It can weaken and still be the most costly and destructive hurricane of all time simply due to where it makes landfall. The insurance industry is about to have a real stress test. Tampa is the ONE city that they never wanted to see take a direct hit. We're also about to see just how robust the worldwide reinsurance industry is. Lloyds hasn't seen anything like this. Capital may be hard to come by for new reinsurance purchases next year.

Why and how did we get to a place where we think Tampa would not get hit with a major hurricane at some point in time? These storms have always happened and we continue to build bigger, more concentrated and more expensive every time they hit. Insanity anyone?

 

[Podgy]

My guess is any negativity toward "climate change" in general would be the second thing. Plus, a certain faith in humanity to adapt. As has been said in this debate a few times, humans' inventions (like say, medicine, air conditioning, insulation, etc.) have saved way more lives than they have caused deaths.

Yes they have and science and technology will likely help mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Ignore the unformed on the extremes and let scientists and engineers figure out solutions that are reasonable. I'm not giving up air conditioning, air travel, modern medicine etc.