2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Running Thread

[2muchcoffeeman]

This thing is booking it. Probably five hours ahead of schedule. It'll get in and get out quickly, I hope.

Yeah, it's hauling the mail and is much further south than expected. The expected wind shear is kicking in, as well. I'm fairly pleased about that. I want this thing to head off to Bermuda.

I'm at my brother and brother-in-law's house, about 45 minutes away as the truck flies from the evacuation zone I live in. We're getting a lot of rain but less wind than we expected. Power is still on for the moment. Somehow Osceola County, well to our south, has the bare minimum of reported power outages. I attribute that to a combination of lots of generators at Disney World and mostly cows everywhere else down there.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Also, former board poster mentioned on Twitter that some guy in Tampa left his sprinklers on today.

 

[Twirling Time]

Inland Florida is as desolate as it can get. It'll suck out your soul and spit it out along with the orange seeds.

 

[swingline]

What would be the most interesting US market for a meteorologist to work? Anywhere in Florida is important now, but for 10 months, every day is basically the same: sunny and 85-92 with late afternoon thunderstorms. So I'm not sold there.
Buffalo might be my call because of the wide variation in snowfall from lakefront to downtown etc.
Any other ideas?

My ex's cousin is a meteorologist for the national weather service in North Carolina.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

 

[Twirling Time]

What would be the most interesting US market for a meteorologist to work? Anywhere in Florida is important now, but for 10 months, every day is basically the same: sunny and 85-92 with late afternoon thunderstorms. So I'm not sold there.
Buffalo might be my call because of the wide variation in snowfall from lakefront to downtown etc.
Any other ideas?

Texas not because it's a big state (although that has a lot to do with it), but you get everything possible: from hurricanes to tornadoes to blizzards to extreme drought to weather that's freaking gorgeous. heck, they even get earthquakes too.

 

[Liut]

We remind you that the Trumpists who came up with Project 2025 want to get rid of the National Hurricane Center and make the NWS a paid service.

Too early. Lives are on the line. Take that itch to the politics thread.

 

[dixiehack]

I've often wondered what is the career path to being a legit TV meteorologist. You obviously have to have the science as well as on on-screen personality/look. I've always figured the local guys weren't top of their class, but I also give them the benefit of the doubt that they actually did their own work and knew what they were talking about. How did it work in old days with the weather bimbos?

Of all places, Mississippi State is considered the gold standard for those looking to break into broadcast meteorology. (There are more schools where you can do straight meteorology, and then try and pick up the TV skills later.)

 

[dixiehack]

Also, former board poster mentioned on Twitter that some guy in Tampa left his sprinklers on today.

OK, now this is making me curious if an ex-coworker was a member here and I never knew it. Either that or multiple journalists were watching the Weather Channel and found it funny.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

OK, now this is making me curious if an ex-coworker was a member here and I never knew it. Either that or multiple journalists were watching the Weather Channel and found it funny.

Probably the latter.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

You heard it here first, and not from Gannett's TSwift aggregator:

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Parts of the roof has been ripped off of Tropicana Field, two panels are ripped off and you can see right into the stadium.

That has been the home for thousands of linemen waiting to be dispatched to turn power back on as soon as daylight hits.