Zeta

[rsmith]

Wonder what Louisiana did to piss off the hurricane gods. Running out of the Greek alphabet now

 

[Boatsb]

That area needs a break. Its been the target for almost every storm in the gulf this year.

Good people out there in the swamps and bayous. Can't we just make it hit Austin.

 

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Wonder what Louisiana did to piss off the hurricane gods. Running out of the Greek alphabet now

Not hardly. You know, the Alpha and the Omega.

 

[bigbill]

looks like my area again. just put the top and antennas back up and removed all hurricane lines because we were going to go out today, weather wasn't the best so we decided not to go today. now i might have to pull stuff down and tie up with more lines in the coming days. only the 4th time this year

 

[Briankinley2004]

Was offshore today and surface temp is down to 77 degrees on FL West coast. Hopefully the cooler temps won't let it build much

 

[bigbill]

after hitting lower louisiana zeta looks to be coming directly over me... time to hunker

 

[Pascal]

Another case of unexpected rapid intensification. Yesterday at 5pm forecast was for 80mph at landfall. Turned out it’s 110mph

 

[rustybucket]

Looking like we might get lucky in Pensacola and skirt the edge this time... but then again, that's what we all thought with that bitch Sally.... Prayers to all in the path, I've just about had my fill of hurricane season this year....

 

[Briankinley2004]

It hit Port Fourchon pretty good. Guy I know that rode it out said there are shrimp boats all over the roads. Buddy of mine decided to go with the shrimpers and leave his stuff. His camper is laying on its side and cant find his 30' catamaran that was on a trailer. Storm surge wasn't too bad. Got 6" or so in the ground floor of the camps. Was more of a wind event than water.

 

[rustybucket]

All good in Pensacola. We saw winds of 50ish in the slip, maybe a few gusts in the 60's, but overall it was a light breeze compared to the hours of 90+ we saw with Sally.

Looking out in the bayou looks like a couple of boats may have pulled anchors, not sure where they ended up. Our surge was only a foot or two, didn't even touch the bottom of the dock (that was 4' underwater in Sally).

Hope everybody over in LA/MS is safe.

 

[bigbill]

finally got electricity and internet back.... it got pretty nasty here in pass christian. about 11 ft surge and 90 ish winds with a 104 recorded gust. bent my anchor cross bar and a chip in the swim platform, i guess i left just a tad too much slack for surge, also missing a piece of dodger board. very little damage to the house. i am very thankful for the small amount of damage that we got.. oh and by the way, i wont stay at the house for another cat 2, it was pretty scary

 

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Glad you made it OK. So many power company/coop linesmen from around the country have just about relocated to the Gulf. A neighbor of mine talked about his small coop (Pickens, SC) sending 18 guys and 16 trucks in August. After two weeks, they sent another group to relieve the first. Then, they did it again. The trucks ran continuously and a few have just flat worn out. His description of the infrastructure damage was frightening. Just as they returned home to upstate SC, Zeta knocked out power to 40K there. No rest for the weary.

So much misery in the Gulf and little more than rip currents around here. I hope the books aren't balanced all at once in '21. Let us know what we can do to help.

 

[rustybucket]

oh and by the way, i wont stay at the house for another cat 2, it was pretty scary

It's hard to describe the intensity of a cat 2+ and how much more violent it is than a cat 1. Once the winds hit 90+ it's amazing what they can do and how much sheer power they have. In all the cat1's I've been in I still felt in-control of the situation.

For instance, if something happened and I needed to do something (like pull an anchor, move a dock line...etc) I could do it. In a cat2 you are pretty much at the mercy of mother nature, not much you can do physically other than just attempt to damage control.

In 100mph winds whatever is going to happen, is going to happen, not much you can do to stop it.

I too, do not care to experience any more cat 2's.

 

[oldawg]

Hopedale, LA. Where my boat shed used to be. Sorry for the sideways view.

 

[Briankinley2004]

Port Fourchon. The photo is not sideways but the camper is

 

[Briankinley2004]