Hurricane Nate appears to be heading for Mississipppi

[malaise]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT16/refresh/AL162017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/092756_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png

80mph and moving at 22mph

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The governments of Cuba and Mexico have discontinued all watches and
warnings.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Grand Isle Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida border
* Metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Morgan City Louisiana to the Okaloosa/Walton County Line Florida
* Northern and western shores of Lake Pontchartrain

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Lake Maurepas
* West of Grand Isle to Morgan City Louisiana
* East of the Alabama/Florida border to the Okaloosa/Walton County
Line.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Lake Maurepas
* East of the Alabama/Florida border to the Okaloosa/Walton County
Line
* West of Grand Isle to Morgan City Louisiana

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* East of the the Okaloosa/Walton County Line to Indian Pass Florida

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* East of the Okaloosa/Walton County Line to Indian Pass Florida
* West of Morgan City to Intracoastal City Louisiana

[BigmanPigman]

1. There aren't many "brown" people there so I suppose they

will get a presidential visit and FEMA aid before 10 days pass.

[Skittles]

2. can we just wish them well?

[BigmanPigman]

3. That goes unsaid of course.

[Skittles]

23. by the way, I lived in Mississippi for USAF tech training

I remember quite a bit of diversity there

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. Including the Vietnamese fishermen down here.. n/t

[Achilleaze]

4. Absolutely. And also wish them freedom from ...

republican lies about climate change, so they can take intelligent action to protect themselves, their families, and the future for their children and grandchildren.

[onenote]

5. either you're being sarcastic or you know very little about Mississippi

Mississippi is one of the "brownest" states in the country. Less than 60 percent of the state's population is white. Hattiesburg, which is probably the largest city in the state currently at risk from Nate, is majority African-American.

[Hortensis]

9. That did kind of leap out. Could have been a brain glitch. A certain number

of people here get so carried away with unquestioning bias against southerners, though, that they seemingly never get around to actually knowing who southerners are.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I am being sarcastic. I guess I should have used the symbol.

[doc03]

6. I believe this is God's punishment for electing a lying, racist,

dishonest, sexual predator president. Hey you know Pat Roberson would be saying it was God's punishment
for whatever happened if Hillary was president.

[malaise]

7. LOL

And it's getting a little stronger - you think those two Corinthians are coming for him?


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

[Dustlawyer]

8. We can only hope!

My friend from Mobile and his family are coming here today. He and his wife have a 6 week old and 2 year old, it will be different for a while!

I am afraid those two corinthians are inviting friends and the group will be stronger when they get there tonight! I predict that Nate & COrinthians are going to be stronger than weather experts predicted.

[malaise]

12. Yep

There are folks suggesting it could be stronger because the center never went over land. Not sure because it became a hurricane last night as predicted.

[Hortensis]

10. Lol. Poor New Orleans and coast folk. Dustlawyer, sounds like a

very personal little storm is about to lay your serene life in ruins. Hope you all enjoy the destruction while it lasts.

[malaise]

13. I think NOLA will be OK

The good news is that Nate is moving quickly.

[Hortensis]

14. Mercifully, if that's the word. We now APPRECIATE fast-moving hurricanes!

"Learning curve" given a whole new meaning.

[malaise]

15. LOL - latest from Alabama

Link to tweet

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[Hortensis]

16. Poor Alabama. Nate is predicted, like Irma, to pass as a

diminished storm to our west, but even then four of our trees were blown down and power lost for a week from just glancing breezes, relatively speaking.

[malaise]

18. Well Nate will not be Irma

At worst this will be Cat2 - more likely a high end Cat1. Storm surge plus high tide and rain will be a bigger issue but it is moving very fast for a hurricane

[Hortensis]

21. Yes, but are we forgetting how BAD a cat1 is while being glad it's not a 4 or 5?

That's what I meant. The tropical storm that devastated our area was nowhere near a cat1.

[malaise]

22. Very true - if we heard Cat1 in Jamaica

we'd all be preparing but I guess after a season with Cat4 and Cat5s we're way too relaxed.

I hope they're preparing the casino cruise business for Nate.

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. Ala. checking in.

I am about 90 miles north, straight line from Pensacola.
we are getting rain storm bands, as Nate's eastern side starts swirling onto this area.

Happily we are not in any flood potential area. Just wind and rain, looks like.

[malaise]

31. Stay safe sis

[LeftInTX]

27. They have concerns about pumps in NOLA

I know...I know...

Should have been fixed a long time ago. I guess this is what happens when the government is not funded properly.

[Dustlawyer]

24. We are on the "Dry Side" as they say well away on Texas/Louisiana border.

Our Dry Side is currently raining, but not hard. The Weather Channel is telling me we only have a 20% chance of rain. That means we will get all 20%! Lol

My buddy from Mobile has a house on the East side of Mobile Bay, on the bay. Being close to the entrance and Dauphin Island the water won't pile up as much as it will in the back of the Bay by downtown. As it stands it will come over his bulkhead. It is a cinder block house so he just sandbagged the doors.

[FLPanhandle]

17. I was hoping it would come over my way in the panhandle

It's only a category 1 storm. We were prepared to have a hurricane party at my waterfront home to drink and watch the waves if it was forecast further east. Oh well...

Category 1 storms for Gulf Coasters are nothing we worry about. It does clear the tourists out and makes travel easier though.

[malaise]

19. LOL

You are clearly a seasoned hurricane alley resident

[Hortensis]

20. North Gulf Coast Hurricane Landfall in October or November "Rare," normally would be Florida.

But, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Normal Times anymore." These are maps of historic patterns.

"As hurricane season begins to wind down, the threat of a hurricane lessens for some parts of the Gulf Coast." "Cold fronts often push tropical systems toward Florida and away from Texas and Louisiana in October and November."

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https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/october-northern-gulf-coast-hurricanes-rare

[DavidDvorkin]

25. Landfall will coincide with a very high tide.

[Glorfindel]

26. Poor Mississippi. I just moved from south MS a year ago this month, back to north GA

after living and working in MS for 18 years. There are some truly wonderful people there, and I wish them well. We're under a flash flood watch here in north Georgia. Hurricane Opal did tremendous damage here in 1995. It was also an October hurricane.

[dembotoz]

30. So how far down the list will the poor folks in Puerto Rico be pushed now?

[malaise]

32. Well if it's below this Cat1 the Con should be impeached

for genocide