Thursday, September 16, 2004

Ivan tidbits I spent my unscheduled day off doing meteorology homework that piled up while I watched Ivan.  Here's a couple of tidibits: Robin Jones survived Ivan in Mobile. Pensacola News-Journal reports that pretty much every bridge in the area sustained significant damage and that all are closed at this time.  They have an extensive Ivan photo gallery  posted. Weather comment []10:41:10 PM   trackback []

Hurricane Ivan Update 161100L At 10 AM CDT, the center of hurricane Ivan was 65 miles west-southwest of Montgomery Alabama moving towards the north at 14 mph. Maximum sustained winds are down to 75 mph. Hurricane force winds extend 50 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend 290 miles from the center (mainly southeast from the center) Hurricane Ivan advisory Number 57 Ivan is weakening and the next problem continues to be the prospect of him stalling over the southern Appalachians Hurricane Ivan discussion Number 57 News from Florida - In addition to the two people killed in tornados near Panama city, five were killed in tornados in Blountstown. - In Santa Rosa County, there was a Child killed when a tree fell on her parent's mobile home. - A section of east-bound lanes on I-10's Escambia Bay Bridge has been lost to the sea. - Escambia County hosopitals have sustained "significant damage" From Alabama: - The broadcast tower of Moible's NBC affiliate, WPMI is down and for a period of time, the only people watching them were those watching the webcast (they are now being broadcast by the UPN affiliate for the area). - Their reporters are saying that Gulf Shores took heavy damage and report that large amounts of water have flooded the area . No film in yet. - There are unconfirmed rumors that the Floribama, the famed bar that sits on the coast at the border of Florida and Alabama is 'gone'. One WPMI reporter was going to investigate, but at least part of the road leading to it is gone. One witness says that the front of it can be seen, but not the back. And finally, just to make sure there was continuity, Jeanne became a hurricane this morning. Weather comment []11:17:11 AM   trackback []

The eye starts to come ashore The eye of Ivan is just starting to come ashore in Baldwin County Alabama and extends from Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores.  That strip of beach running from there northwest to Pensacola is going to have a rough night.  When the sun rises, some of it may not be there anymore.  This is my last post of the evening.  I'll fall asleep listening to Mobile's WPMI . Weather comment []2:43:44 AM   trackback []

Mobile Alabama tv station webcasting Just as Fort Myers' NBC affiliate did for Charley, Palm Beach''s afilliate did for Frances, and Orlando's did for both, Mobile's NBC affiliate, WPMI has a live webcast going. And I'm watching; just as I did in the previous storms. Weather comment []12:03:17 AM   trackback []