Bonnie lands near Miami, headed for Gulf oil spill

[Scurrilous]

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"Tropical Storm Bonnie has made landfall in Florida south of Miami with top sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph).

The storm was headed over South Florida on a track to cross the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the massive BP oil spill by Sunday.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the eye of Bonnie came ashore Friday midday near Cutler Bay, about 20 miles south of Miami.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the storm that so far has just spread some rain across South Florida."

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"Bonnie is expected to strengthen when it moves over the Gulf late Friday and Saturday. The storm is moving west-northwest near 18 mph (30 kph)."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/23/1743909/bonnie-lands-near-miami-headed.html#ixzz0uWZFwBHm

[monmouth]

1. I'm a little north of there but it's a little overcast, temp. is about 83 and

to tell the truth it's just another rainy day. Of course we are getting the fringe of this storm but now the sun is trying to come out.

[Edweird]

2. Whole bunch of nothing.

[Baclava]

4. No one was expecting much for Miami - it's pretty ragged now

hopefully it stays that way

[Edweird]

6. I was hoping for some lines down - I need the work...

[kentauros]

7. That may still happen

especially if it turns into the excessive flooding-type storm. Tropical depressions that stall halfway onto the coast are as bad as hurricanes for overall damages done...

[Edweird]

8. Nah. It's been over since noon - and it was nothing.

Plus, it's moving fairly rapidly. My only chance for work out of this storm is if it blows up into a monster that slams the gulf coast so hard they need assistance.

[kentauros]

9. I don't think strengthening is forecast for Bonnie.

But if it stalled either on the coast or just inland, you might still be called for assistance. Were you called in when Tennessee had all of their flooding? I don't know what kind of damage flooding does to overhead lines, only the ones on the ground or underground...

[Edweird]

11. The last storm we mobilized for was Ike. Things have been slow.

[kentauros]

12. I was in the path of Ike

and suffered through it (our offices were shut down, so no work) though not nearly as much as everyone else in my neighborhood. Our apartments weren't without power for more than a day, unlike the three weeks for the rest...

[Baclava]

10. Zoom - it's freight-training the hell outta town - no luck there

keep it up Bonnie - the faster the better

[uppityperson]

3. Jeff Master's...oil impacts on LA coast...similar to or less than...Alex

Hoping for minimal impact.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1554
"Bonnie has sped up more than the models expected, but they are in pretty good agreement about a continued track to the west-northwest to northwest with a landfall between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle. The latest set of model runs from 2am EDT (6Z) are very similar to the two previous sets of runs, and this degree of consistency gives me confidence that Bonnie will stay within the cone of uncertainty depicted on the track forecast images. The projected track will take Bonnie over the oil spill region, and the storm's strong east to southeasterly winds will begin to affect the oil slick on Saturday morning. These winds, coupled with a storm surge of 2 - 4 feet, will result in a substantial area of the Louisiana marshlands getting oiled. The latest oil trajectory forecasts from NOAA (Figure 2) predict potential oil impacts along a 150-mile stretch of Louisiana coast on Sunday. Given Bonnie's rapid forward speed, small size, and expected landfall intensity of 50 mph or less, oil impacts on the Louisiana coast will be similar to or less than what was experienced during Hurricane Alex in June. That storm brought a storm surge of 2 - 4 feet and sustained winds of 20 - 30 mph that lasted for several days."

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Poor Louisiana.

First Katrina, then Jindal, then BP, and now yet another un-needed storm blowing oil ashore.

I am hoping we can break our heat wave ( high of 97 today) with
clouds at least, some rain would be wonderful. Usually on the track Bonnie is taking we get a bit of a cooling off in SW Ala.