Posts Tagged: Misc/Personal
Hurricane Noel - Sunday Morning Update
Posted by on Sunday, November 4, 2007 in - 1 comment
Last night was fairly tame. Aside from some heavy rain and mid-speed winds it went off without a hitch. This morning around 7am we started a tour of the damage. There really wasn't much to speak of. A few garbage bins blown around, etc. At 8am we made our way out to Rice Point, PEI on the southern …
Hurricane Noel - Saturday Night Update
Posted by on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in - leave a comment
It started raining a few hours ago here in Charlottetown. The winds picked up this evening and as of now (10:55) they are gusting to around 65 km/h. The storm is still well off of Nova Scotia's South West coast. The centre of the storm should pass west of PEI around 4-5AM. • If you haven't been …
Hurricane Noel - Strongest Predicted Winds
Posted by on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in - leave a comment
"The strongest winds are expected to be in the Wreckhouse Newfoundland Area and in Les Suetes in the Cape Breton Highlands... 100 km/h gusting to 180/160 respectively." • Source: Canadian Hurricane Statement
Hurricane Noel - Here It Comes
Posted by on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in - 4 comments
And it starts...
Hurricane Noel - The calm before the storm
Posted by on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in - leave a comment
Post-tropical storm Noel is bearing down on the Maritimes today. While it makes its final moves and dekes the good folks at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax are doing their best to decipher the data. • Even though the storm has changed into a post-tropical storm the forecasters are still …
Hurricane Noel - Might not be a hurricane...
Posted by on Friday, November 2, 2007 in - leave a comment
"Although we are calling it a post-tropical storm we expect it to be accompanied by hurricane Force winds as it passes." • and • "The strongest winds are expected over portions of Nova Scotia ...Hurricane force gusts to 140 km/h at the coast and and localized gusts up to 120 km/h inland. Wind …
Hurricane Noel - Friday Morning Update
Posted by on Friday, November 2, 2007 in - leave a comment
Hurricane Noel survived the night. With the additional 12 hours of forward movement we now know the path is virtually guaranteed to go through the Maritimes. • Noel is forecast to change into a post tropical cyclone later today. While that doesn't sound as scary as a hurricane it still is …
It's Official - Hurricane Noel
Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2007 in - leave a comment
“"MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NOEL IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NOEL SHOULD THEN STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE IN SIZE …
Hurricane Noel Heads Straight for Prince Edward Island
Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2007 in - leave a comment
Tropical Storm (and potentially a hurricane) Noel has veered left of its last forcasted track and is now bearing down on Prince Edward Island. This seems to have saved me a drive to Cape Breton. • I've got a digital video camera, a sunroof, and a willing wife. Should be legendary.
Hurricane Noel Heads For the Maritimes
Posted by on Thursday, November 1, 2007 in - 3 comments
I'm an extreme weather junkie and this is the kind of thing that really gets me going. It's not a hurricane yet but is forecast to be one. • I'm charging the camera & GPS batteries, prepping the car, and patching up the Goretex.... Check back here for updates.