Hurricane Delta

[Jo Farrow]

Landfall FRiday evening local time but effects from Friday morning as TRopical storm force winds arrive and water levels begin to rise at the coast.

[Ryukai]

That's a pretty big lump of 110 kt (125 mph'ish') winds right there in the NE on the latest pass. o_O

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

https://www.livenewsnow.com/american/weather-channel.html

[Iceberg]

Raw T numbers correspond to a mid Cat 4, adj to a low-end cat 4.

Deeping and drying eye.

Hot towers and very cold. Cloud tops.

Delta is strengthening rapidly.

Recon should pass just before the next update, but a Major is very likely imo.

[summer blizzard]

Stronger again, now 105mph with a clear and closed eye, strengthening.

https://www.americanwx.com/bb/uploads/monthly_2020_10/DAA70504-CA9D-44FE-92D9-65B23188A8AD.jpeg.b52a805023a42a8a26738440f1527dab.jpeg

[Iceberg]

Pressure just recorded of 954-955mb quite a bit lower than the last update of 966mb

[Iceberg]

6 recordings of flight winds between 110-120kt in the NE wall. 
Major again at next advisory 

[Iceberg]

NHC have just officially raised it back to a Major Cat 3 storm 100kts but with more strengthening to come. 
I can’t see how a cat 4 won’t happen personally and raw T numbers are 6.7 only .3 Below a cat 5. Which is possible but unlikely 

DELTA REGAINS MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON FRIDAY...

Edited October 8, 2020 by Iceberg

[Allseasons-Si]

Delta is at 115 mph now

all you need to know on delta.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delta?src=hashtag_click&f=live

i want to call it Delta force

although i hope that everyone adheres the warning and stay safe over there peeps.

Edited October 8, 2020 by Allseasons-si

[matty40s]

This guy is either a NOT funny comedian or someone that thinks Covid vaccines contain microchips and Trump is a winner.

 

[crimsone]

So, less of an observation and more of a genuine meteorological question here.

Despite the second bout of really quite rapid intensification, Delta has really struggled to form a coherent eye on both occasions. Before Cancun it managed a really tight 4nm eye it never cleared, and it left the peninsular without one at all. Now it's got one again, at 30nm, open southeast.

Usually by now a hurricane of this strength has formed a well defined eye and cleared it for a decent duration. What gives?

Edit: Looks like there was a brief appearance of the eye on visible satellite for a couple of hours just recently, albeit ragged, but the question still stands. What's special about Delta's situation in respect of the eye?

[crimsone]

Somewhat sobering observation here:
 

 

[crimsone]

Recon has just found a pressure of 957mb, measured a strongest surface wind at 100kt in the NE eye, and found the eye to be 30nm and open to the south.

Delta is not currently intensifying. It may be getting bigger, but it's not gaining power. Not as yet anyway. the window for further intensification is closing quickly now.

[summer blizzard]

955mb, 120mph at the latest update. It looks like it's losing convection to the south which suggests it may be starting to feel the shear. 

Crimzone, while not the norm its worth saying that Laura never popped an eye until it was a category 4. It may just be indicative of some shear further up the atmosphere tilting the vortex slightly since the eye was clear on non-visible, that would also fit with the lack of normal height for a system of its strength and the pulsing core convection rather than persistent (even when it was strengthening pre-Yukatan). Essentially some upper shear and dry air attempting to cap convection and tilting the upper vortex enough that while not damaging the core, it prevented the normal visible stadium eye. 

Edited October 9, 2020 by summer blizzard

[FetchCB]

As of 10.40 an oil platform 40 miles NE of center as fixed by Mission 18,observation 19 reported sustained winds of 78 mph and gusts of 98mph

[crimsone]

Recon just penetrated from the north and found a surface wind of 94kts. Dropsonde found a pressure of 960mb.

The core is now approaching the edge of the coastal shelf proper, currently exactly due south of the LA/TX coastal border.

Edited October 9, 2020 by crimsone

[Ryukai]

Live Storm Chasing are setting up some remote Live Streaming cams, find them here ~

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Also Jeff Piotrowski will be (trying) to Livestream on his Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TornadoAlleyVideo

Edited October 9, 2020 by Ryukai

[matty40s]

Poor old Lake Charles

[Hurricane Debby]

3 hours ago, Ryukai said:

Live Storm Chasing are setting up some remote Live Streaming cams, find them here ~

Live Storm Chasing

LIVESTORMCHASING.COM

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Watch live feeds as storm chasers try to see if their target verifies. Tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and floods - we've got it all and...

 

Also Jeff Piotrowski will be (trying) to Livestream on his Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TornadoAlleyVideo

Always with watching Brett Adair

[Hurricane Debby]

Just now, Hurricane Debby said:

Always with watching Brett Adair

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[Hurricane Debby]

Truly sad actually. They haven't even got over Laura and now they have this...

[Had Worse]

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Skycams

WWW.KPLCTV.COM

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Jennings is working and getting shook about.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 

[matt111]

 

[crimsone]

 

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So, that guy is basically driving through the GoM right now. Not convinced he meant for that to happen. oops.

Edited October 9, 2020 by crimsone