Glad you're part of it to keep it real, avoid any "The sea is rising
because Trump!" nonsense.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 9:54 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 7.4' high tide last night, 7.6' tonight, 8.2' on the Peninsula
> (Charleston). New moon perigean high tides Last night there were lots
> of streets flooded in town, will be worse tonight. Latest models
> showing 20+" rainfall predictions for the coast and here, we will still
> be in higher tide mode Tues/Wed when the storm is forecasted to blow
> through here. If it hugs the coast the onshore winds will be pushing
> surge onshore while the rain is trying to drain off.
>
> Interestingly enough the NOAA strom surge models ("SLOSH" models) do not
> account for rainfall, only tidal and wind-driven surge. So layering
> several inches/feet of rain on top of any surge creates a much worse
> event. My buddy is working with a colleague at the College of
> Charleston to see about incorporating real-time rainfall modeling into
> GIS terrain models and flow-path analysis here on the Island, that would
> be amazingly cool but it takes a lot of real-time data input and
> computing power to do anything like real-time/predictive anaylsis. But
> it does look possible, we are going to be looking into getting some $$
> to set something like that up.
>
> We probably won't have any probe data to show until end of the week
> (next) at the earliest, we will have to pull the data and crunch it a
> bit then do some analysis. We had some interesting data from last year,
> a couple of storm events where we got 1.5" and 3.5" of rain, this will
> be amazing if we get multiples of those rainfalls.
>
> If anyone is interested, I set up a FB page for our local issues, we
> will be posting info about this event and other stuff as we can.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/Lowcountry-Flooded-States-of-America-104813727544555.
>
> Our efforts, and those of others we are sorta affiliated with, are
> getting national and international attention, we are very clearly
> influencing our local political situation and are trying to get a new
> mayor elected who will pay more attention to these issues.
>
> --FT
>
> On 8/30/19 8:55 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
> > King tides are occurring this week, making things even worse with the
> hurricane. Most people don’t understand that the majority of the damage
> from hurricanes isn’t from the wind, but from the water in the forms of
> rain, flooding and storm surge.
> >
> > -D Hatches ready to be battened
> >
> >> On Aug 30, 2019, at 8:20 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yeah and likely coming up and over us mid week with some wind and
> probably lots of rain.
> >>
> >> My buddy and I are going out this weekend to deploy our water
> monitoring gear to get some good data from a large storm event. We have 4
> probes to place.
> >>
> >> Last night I was coming home over the bridge at sunset and the tide was
> VERY high, will be a bit higher tonight even, it was beautiful in the
> marshes.
> >>
> >> --FT
> >> Sent from iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Aug 30, 2019, at 5:04 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Looks like the forecast has been revised to have it landing down south
> and moving up the peninsula much like Irma.
> >>>
> >>> -D
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 30, 2019, at 3:35 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Right, and the fringes are where you get the tornadoes.
> >>>> Gerry
> >>>>
> >>>>> You’re on the fringes of the cone, buddy, so don’t be so sure it
> won’t end up in your backyard.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Not worried here. At least not until Saturday, when there will be a
> far better idea where it will end up.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -D
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Aug 29, 2019, at 1:42 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Looks like CAT4 as it hits the coast, CAT1 inland, LOTS of rain all
> over
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
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