Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

The long term track is right into New England by Sunday (obviously it will be weakened severely) but, stay tuned Sportsfans.

I wonder how much punch it will have left. It strengthened quite a bit today so I wonder if it will hold on to tropical storm status by the time it reaches us...?

How much punch it will have will probably depend on where you are.

There's nothing more fun than hiking on Mt. Washington in 80+mph winds,
except maybe hog wrestling in knee deep mud. :lol:

 

[SilentCal]

Figures..... I win tickets to see the Sox this sunday against Chicago and its going to pour. Mother Nature better come through with spades on Flags day.

 

[Greg]

Have a dry weekend, everyone...

 

[MichaelJ]

Looking out at that sun and clear blue sky, I'm wondering what the #$%@! I'm doing at home?

Stupid weather forecast...

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

I'm going hiking today, tomorrow, and Monday and Tuesday as well, fudge the forecast.

As of this morning, it looks like they expect the storm to move through fairly quickly, clearing late Sunday night.

 

[MichaelJ]

I fear high water crossings, ever since getting on the wrong side of the Wild River. I'm okay with housecleaning today (and a quick 20-mile bike ride just to get outside).

Dang!

I just realized the bike is still coated with sand from the Vineyard and salt from the ferry ride home! I'll have to clean it, lube it ... ugh.

Don't you hate it when fun turns so quickly into a chore?

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

After attending the sale at REI, a couple of friends and I went and hiked Mt. Monadnock. It was a beautiful day.

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

Latest storm track for Charley indicates it may miss the northern White Mountains completly. Possibly just light rain NW of the lakes region.
It continues to turn Eastward as it approaches Ma.

 

[MichaelJ]

Arrrgggghhhhh.

Shoulda gone on the backpack.

Crud.

 

[MtnMagic]

All the forecasters predicted showers this morning, rain with t-storms, heavy at times, for this afternoon. I was to go on a Wildcat hike with 7 others today. So I cancelled only to find it did not even rain. Dang!

 

[skijay]

Hi everybody!

I got back from Florida on Saturday 8/14/04. Let's just say I know what it is like to be in a hurricane and evacuated and then find out where you ran to was going to be hit. Fortunately we were a little East of the worst of it, but nervertheless, I lived through 80mph + winds and witnessed damage.

I need to thank God that we were smart enough NOT to evacuate from Lido Beach (Sarasota County) and head towards Port Charlotte, Arcadia or Orlando. Just so you know Sarasota / Manatee counties were among the first to evacuate people from barrier islands such as Lido, Siesta and Longboat. I also want to say Song Airlines is the best. They rebooked us on Thursday to a 7:30pm flight out of West Palm and then again rebooked us to an earlier flight on Saturday, no charges or crap! Verizon Wireless worked everywhere we were driving to in Florida. It worked during the storm! The rental car company....well I am trying to fight a "drop off" fee.

I could go on and tell you a lot more, but it would take a long time!

I did a recap of events that I am sharing with friends & family on my site.
http://www.skijay.com/charley.html

I am now off to a vaction for a few days after this!


Tim

 

[MichaelJ]

Great story! And most importantly, we're glad you're safe!

 

[smitty77]

Great story! And most importantly, we're glad you're safe!

I'll second that. The reports from the Port Charlotte area do not sound good. The evening news showed one of the barrier islands was "washed" in half. Some roads have completely disappeared and were replaced with sand. For me personally the storm could not taken a better or worse track.

Good because: My cousin lives in Tampa, and my aunt lives in Naples. The storm passed right between.

Bad because: Last week I begged for vacation time in October so that I could spend a week at a condo on Fort Myers Beach. My in-laws rent a house on the beach for 5 weeks every year and last year we finally had a chance to go. When I say on the beach, I mean 100 feet from water. Right on the frigging sand. Now, we don't even know if the structure is still standing as the authorities still have the island closed. My hopes aren't high as they were reporting 12-15' swells, and the house is about that high above mean sea level. If it is standing, there's probably no water, sewage, or power and the beach is probably now in the heated inground pool. Just glad I haven't booked airline tickets yet...

What a wonderful forecast this weekend, huh? Where I am it was done raining by 9 am Saturday, and very nice the rest of the weekend. So much for it being a "washout".

Smitty

 

[ChileMass]

Had to move the camper Friday night after a deluge at the campground. Started raining like hell just after we got the tarp up (possibly 2-3 inches in about 90 minutes), and not only was the Ellis River coming up (we were right on the riverbank), but the field behind us was filling up with a small lake. However, we thought we were OK and were just planning to head out for some dinner (too wet to grill outside) when the lake above us let loose and flooded our site with knee-deep water in about 15 minutes. It was crazy. The trailer hookup was almost under water when we got the van in place, and I got stuck momentarily in the mud driving out of there. Found some higher ground and regrouped in the pouring rain. Fortunately we had many friends around to help, and my wife is a trooper. It was a tense couple of hours, but we got thru it. The river rose almost 2 feet in an hour and came up to just below the bank. It was unreal to watch it come up that fast. But by morning it was way back down to about where it had started. Saturday was beautiful (see hiking report for Jefferson), and then Sunday cleared off completely by mid-afternoon. We spent the afternoon at our favorite swimming hole on 302 and it was terrific.

Hope everyone else got out on the bonus Sunday - !!

 

[ChileMass]

Hi everybody!

I got back from Florida on Saturday 8/14/04. Let's just say I know what it is like to be in a hurricane and evacuated and then find out where you ran to was going to be hit. Fortunately we were a little East of the worst of it, but nervertheless, I lived through 80mph + winds and witnessed damage.

I need to thank God that we were smart enough NOT to evacuate from Lido Beach (Sarasota County) and head towards Port Charlotte, Arcadia or Orlando. Just so you know Sarasota / Manatee counties were among the first to evacuate people from barrier islands such as Lido, Siesta and Longboat. I also want to say Song Airlines is the best. They rebooked us on Thursday to a 7:30pm flight out of West Palm and then again rebooked us to an earlier flight on Saturday, no charges or crap! Verizon Wireless worked everywhere we were driving to in Florida. It worked during the storm! The rental car company....well I am trying to fight a "drop off" fee.

I could go on and tell you a lot more, but it would take a long time!

I did a recap of events that I am sharing with friends & family on my site.
http://www.skijay.com/charley.html

I am now off to a vaction for a few days after this!


Tim

Tim - Glad you're in one piece - welcome back!

 

[Greg]

Tim - Glad you're in one piece - welcome back!

Agreed.

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

I had a great time hiking Lionshead under partly sunny skies and great visibility.
Never trust the weatherman. He's just trying to spoil your weekends. :evil: