HURRICANES IGNACIO AND JIMENA TRACKING NORTH

[Clayjacks]

So next up? Kevin.
I'd really hate it if a storm named Kevin roared ashore.
I don't even wanna mention Marty...

[terracore]

Not a leaf stirring in Orchidland. In Hilo the gusts were blowing strong enough to bend the palms over. I thought, "oh no, that's going to crash down some albezia I bet the power will go out." Then I drove home and there is no wind at all. Just hot and humid.

[terracore]

"emphasis mine to maximize the fear monger factor by instilling terror and promoting hysteria. "

There is nothing wrong with being prepared. After Iselle we were loaning out water containers and fed two families who did not take minor tropical storms like Iselle seriously.

One of the most serious mistakes people make is failing to plan ahead. And ahead. The Japanese had prepared for a strong earthquake, and they had prepared for a strong tsunami. They did not however plan for a seismic activity of that magnitude, nor had they planned for it to cause numerous reactor meltdowns. In Louisiana they were not well prepared for the hurricane, the storm surge, the levies breaking, or that people wouldn't evacuate to shelters that don't allow pets. They say that disasters come in 3's. Of course that's a wives tale but very recent history shows it happens all the time.

Yes we keep dodging "the big one". Be it earthquake, tsunami, lava flows, hurricane, or massive wildfires. Only a fool prepares for none of them, a reasonable person plans for at least one major event, a prepared person plans for two, and a survivor plans for all of them.

I'd rather be one of the people feeding the unprepared than one of the people looking for somebody who can help feed their children. But that's just my hysteria talking again.

[shockwave rider]

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Originally posted by terracore

Not a leaf stirring in Orchidland. In Hilo the gusts were blowing strong enough to bend the palms over. I thought, "oh no, that's going to crash down some albezia I bet the power will go out." Then I drove home and there is no wind at all. Just hot and humid.

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Same for me, whitecaps all over Hilo Bay and palms leaning almost to the ground at 4 and still as a painting at home in HPP.

[David Shaw]

Aloha Wx fans: Mahalo to Terracore for reasoned and dare I say erudite reiteration of the 'be prepared' motto.
Just to weigh in-- 87 in the house, 85 on the lanai, no tree movement to speak of in lower Leilani...

-dwajs

[PunaMauka2]

Terracore, I don't see how unnecessarily trying to scare people by cherry picking the more frightening portions of information while leaving out additional information vital to estimating the actual degree of threat equates to "being prepared". Actually, unnecessarily frightening people will eventually lead to alarmist fatique, which can actually produce the opposite effect. And then some people just seem to get some sort of kick out of heightening the fear factor.

[shockwave rider]

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Originally posted by PunaMauka2

Terracore, I don't see how unnecessarily trying to scare people by cherry picking the more frightening portions of information while leaving out additional information vital to estimating the actual degree of threat equates to "being prepared". Actually, unnecessarily frightening people will eventually lead to alarmist fatique, which can actually produce the opposite effect. And then some people just seem to get some sort of kick out of heightening the fear factor.

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I think you may be confusing people passing on what struck their eye in newscasts with deliberate scare mongering. Our local news sucks, the local paper is days behind local news blogs on reporting possible weather events, and the rest of the news media is based on Oahu. I find the PW weather junkies to be a source of a lot of really good weather news resources, and since the weather forecasts are so uncertain at 5 or more days out, I appreciate getting good sources of information from which to make my plans.

Right before Iselle I had to tell a very nice young lady who lived in Kapoho that there was a storm coming, she had no clue at all. We hauled water and food for people on our street who were completely unprepared for Iselle for almost 3 weeks, including a household with 5 kids ranging in age from 9 months to 17 and another one with several senior citizens with serious health issues. I wish those folks had all taken the warnings more seriously.

[beepbeep]

What's important to me is that all of you are ok []

Pam in CA

[PunaMauka2]

shockwave rider, I was referring to the need of addressing the full scope of information as provided at the source by the professionals at the National Weather Service via the National and Central Pacific Hurricane Centers. Not zeroing in on "CATEGORY 5", etc. while leaving out the rest of the information vital to best understanding the actual situation and properly gauging the current degree of threat. Otherwise people just get desensitized from a constantly inflated level of heightened anxiety.

[PunaMauka2]

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Originally posted by beepbeep

What's important to me is that all of you are ok []

Pam in CA

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I think it's safe to say we all appreciate that sentiment!