Battery-operated AM/FM (this one doesn’t have weatherband) Radio.Oatmeal Snack Bars (relatively healthy and good for energy requires no heating to eat).Juice (the 1 gallon plastic jugs they’re in are useful afterwards for water storage for flushing the toilet).First Aid Kit (contains various bandages, cleaning wipes, antibiotic ointment, burn ointment, tweezers, aspirin, etc.).Looking back once again, you see our Emergency Preparedness “kit” is well stocked and ready in case there’s an event they may be needed…
My prayers go out to you folks that these will have minimal impact. The south-eastern side of the US is now being threatened with 3 systems: Claudette, Ana and Bill. A good sign indeed.Īgain, we’re still watching Guillermo closely, yet optimistic this one will pass us without much effect. Notice how the once-prominent “eye” in the center disappeared. Hurricane Felicia as a category 2 storm on August 9, 2009 Within the same day (and night), she weakened considerably as she moved over cooler northern tropical waters, going from cat-3 to cat-2, to cat-1 Hurricane force winds within 24 hours… Hurricane Felicia as a category 3 storm on August 9, 2009 Here’s Hurricane Felicia barelling towards Hawaii on August 9th as a category 3 storm… Hurricane Felicia NOAA track on August 8, 2009 This was Hurricane Felicia’s NOAA track posted on August 8th… Based on NOAA’s current “cone of error” track, it’s expected to blow far north of Hawaii and fizzle out as well once it hits cooler waters. We’re still keeping our eye on Hurricane Guillermo, which as of this writing is located 20.1 N 138.77W, heading in a west-northwest pattern at 15mph, packing sustained winds at 100 mph. Fortunately she fizzled out by the time she hit cooler waters while approaching the northern central Pacific, bringing nothing more than some humidity and scattered rain showers to our islands, which the latter of we needed anyway.ĭue to the return of El Nino, this has been an active Hurricane season in the pacific, yet again Hawaii’s had the good fortune to “dodge the bullet” of damage that Felicia could have been.
Hurricane-force winds extend up to 25 miles from Felicia's center and tropical storm-force winds extend up to 70 miles.įelicia is expected to weaken to a tropical storm Wednesday morning as it approaches the Central Pacific, according to weather officials.As you see by the items shown above, my household was well-prepared for what was at one point designated a category 3 hurricane named Felicia. However, slow weakening is expected to begin tonight and continue through this weekend. Some additional strengthening could occur today, with Felicia possibly becoming a Category 4 storm later this morning, forecasters said. Felicia is expected to continue on this course today, possibly turning to the west late tonight or early Saturday. Packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, Felicia was located 2, 226 miles east-southeast of Hilo, heading west-southwest at 8 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. PREVIOUS COVERAGE Now a Category 3 hurricane, Felicia continued to strengthen overnight. While the storm is still too far away to know how it may affect Hawaii's weather, authorities say it is a good reminder for all residents to check and restock their emergency kits, and to review their emergency plans. The projected track has the storm moving southwest early next week, which would take it farther away from Hawaii. The current five-day forecast has Felicia entering the Central Pacific-still more than 1, 000 miles away from Hawaii island-on Wednesday as a strong tropical storm.
0 kommentar(er)
