Preparing for Isabel? 67
Bonker asks: "Hurricane Isabel has been categorized as a Class 4 hurricane by the the National Hurricane Center. It's expected to grind somewhere into the U.S. East Coast sometime this evening. The Carolinas, Virginias, and even Maryland are in states of high tension. If you live in an area threatened by Isabel, what are you doing to protect your own or your company's data and computer hardware from Isabel?"
Virginia_s_? (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, West Virginia, too ... (Score:3, Informative)
West Virginia might be inland, but the projected storm track [weather.com] puts the eye of the storm as far west as Charleston, WV.
Category 3 over the ocean, Category 2 over North Carolina, Category 1 over Virginia, Tropical Depression (and tornados) over West Virginia.
Re:Yes, West Virginia, too ... (Score:1)
Although, NOAA has a lot [noaa.gov] of nice pictures, what I'd really like to see is a real-time vector analysis of the wind on the coast.
Data protection (Score:2)
My Disaster Management Protocol (Score:2, Funny)
Re:My Disaster Management Protocol (Score:1)
Re:Shades of 4 years ago . . . (Score:1)
Re:Shades of 4 years ago . . . (Score:1)
Due date is off (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Due date is off (Score:2)
It probably was still a category 4 when the article was submitted.
Re:Due date is off (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Due date is off (Score:1)
You've confused the posting time with the submission time. The article was posted 20 minutes after the downgrade. However, the article was probably submitted, and likely was approved, hours before then.
Re:Due date is off (Score:1)
At what time do you suspect it was proof-read and the facts checked? Oh, wait, never mind. I forgot where I was for a second.
Re:Due date is off (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Due date is off (Score:1)
Screw the hardware! (Score:1, Funny)
What am I gonna do? (Score:1)
Other than that, if I'm in a decent, sturdy building that's not low-lying and could get flooded - check my backups. And then make one more set just in case.
Oh yeah, and make a set of backups and check that they're good.
Arrange for somebody to shut everything down if it gets really bad or the power or connectivity goes ( which it probably will ).
Oh and while I'm thinking ab
Re:What am I gonna do? (Score:2)
and buy some batteries for that gba.
Re:What am I gonna do? (Score:2)
1 There really is not such things as a decent, Sturgy building when are are talking about a cat 4 or 5 and you are any where on the coast.
2. Check to see if you are in a flood plain.
3. Offsite staff and backups.
4. Have a hurrican plan and use it. If you do not have a plan and this storm passes you by consider this a warning. Make a plan and practice it.
Good luck to those in the path and I hope it turns east and heads
evolution and God? (Score:2)
Do you really believe that God and evolution are both extant?
If so, I'd like to understand how you can believe that.
Respectfully,
Anomaly (tom_cooper at bigfoot dot com)
Take backup twice a day and send out to remote loc (Score:2)
Take backup twice a day and send out to remote location if you are in the path:
Projected Path [noaa.gov]
Full disaster plan (Score:5, Interesting)
Backups: Check
Backup Server: Check
Natural Gas Generator: Check
Backup Network paths to PA office: Check
Private Company plane fueled and ready to go to PA office: Check
And while this may sound tounge in cheek, I'm 100% serious.
Re:Full disaster plan (Score:1)
We'll leave the light on for you.
Re:Full disaster plan (Score:2)
Living directly in its path.... (Score:4, Insightful)
Backup and contingency plans need to be made well in advance of a natural disaster. If you haven't made such plans already, it is likely too late for them now, at least for this event.
But, the things you may come to realize, should you ever experience a major disaster, might surprise you. The first and most shocking thing is that there is no amount of planning or preparation that will withstand the likes of a major hurricane. The next not so surprising thing is that after such an event, people are generally more interested in the tangible aspects of life, internet and network type resources are of little or no importance for several days after such a catastrophy. Food, water, shelter suddenly become much more important and much harder to find. And the least surprising thing of all, that most people don't realize until after such a disaster is that people come first. Family and friends are of the greatest importance.
So, if you don't already have backup and contingency plans in place for your network, you're too late for this one. If you do, then consider this a test of your plan and hope for the best. But, most importantly, forget the network. Get yourself and your family well out of the way of this beast and you will live to rebuild your home and the network another day.
Uhm... No? (Score:2)
Uh, no? Every single report I've read says it won't strike the US until Thursday. Today is Monday. You do the math.
Re:Uhm... No? (Score:3, Funny)
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You're Not Backed Up, Dude! (Score:2)
But after you make double copies of backups of your system, verify the UPS and backup generators work,
[Back in `86 when Gloria rode up the east coast, I stayed at work, mainly because it was one of those concrete edifices that would stand through winds a lot higher than my apartment building.
Bring plenty of bottled water, battery-powered radios, cell phone, books to read, munchies, blankets and a pillow.
yawn (Score:1)
I wonder about companies in Ontario and Quebec... (Score:4, Interesting)
As it stands, Isabel stands a good chance of blowing through to that far off the coast.
Unlike most places that may get hit by Isabel, they won't be used to preparing for hurricanes, as Ontario has (supposedly) only ever had one hurricane ever [ec.gc.ca].
I don't (Score:2)
Re:I don't (Score:3, Interesting)
Hurricane Hazel (which followed the same path Isabel is predicted to take) hit Ontario AS A HURRICANE.
Not a former hurricane - it was still classified as a hurricane when it blew into Ontario. A weaker hurricane than when it had made landfall from the Atlantic, but still a hurricane. Infact, the eye of the storm had previously dissipated as it travelled inland, but REFORMED while over Lake Ontario.
As for storm surges, Hazel caused storm surges along the wat
I still don't (Score:2)
I've lived through storms w
Re:I still don't (Score:2, Interesting)
Storm surges?
I concede the weight of evidence (Score:1)
What if? (Score:1)
What if the USA were to detonate one of their biggest nuclear bombs in the eye of this hurricane (or in its wall)?
What are the comparative energies here? Would a nuclear blast have any effect on a hurricane?
Then again, could it make it worse? I remember reading about a theory that large meteorite impacts in the ocean could trigger "hypercanes" (think really brutal hurricane) due to the superheating that would occur.
Re:What if? (Score:2)
It could probably kill millions of people. And from slow melty-like diseases, not incineration.
Re:What if? (Score:2)
The possible human effects weren't part of the question - they should be pretty damn obvious. I for one am curious about something like this. Exactly what kind of power does a category 5 hurricane pack? Has anyone ever tried to quantify something like that, or is it just too damn big and random to even warrant a guess?
Re:What if? (Score:5, Informative)
Would a nuclear blast have any effect on a hurricane?
No [noaa.gov]
Re:What if? (Score:1)
A fully developed hurricane can release heat energy at a rate of 5 to 20x1013 watts and converts less than 10% of the heat into the mechanical energy of the wind. The heat release is equivalent to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes. According to the 1993 World Almanac, the entire human race used energy at a rate of 1013 watts in 1990, a rate less than 20% of the power of a hurricane.
That is quite st
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful... (Score:4, Informative)
Checking on Weather.com today I was struck by some ironic use of advertising [panix.com] (note pink arrow).
I've got plywood cut to board the windows unless we get some good news in the next couple of days. My main concern is evacuation... i.e., I don't wanna, but it's probably not in my best interest to refuse in the event of a mandatory evacuation like the one ordered today at Ocracoke Island, NC (there is concern there of the only road to the mainland washing out).
The Great Storm of 1933 tracked very close to Isabel's path, and was a smaller storm. The '33 storm flooded downtown Norfolk quite badly, destroyed lots of buildings and piers on the coast, and destroyed many boats and ships. In my native Mathews, that storm deposited fishing boats in the woods and was responsible for separating New Point Comfort Lighthouse [newpointcomfort.com] from the mainland (I also believe that it separated the Hole in the Wall Beach from the mainland as well).
Wish us luck, and ask your diety or animistic spirit of choice to spare us from excess wrath.
Re:The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful. (Score:1)
Re:The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful. (Score:2)
Re:The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful. (Score:1)
Doing nothing new. (Score:2)
Not much I can do about the heavy objects, but it's always humid so I always do what I can to keep electronics cool and dry.
It's common sense, I think, to keep some
1st, get the cat in. Seriously. (Score:5, Informative)
ALso, if youre worried about the wind,cover the windows you can, and criscross the rest with tape. Wont save whe window, but will help stop shards of glass from cutting you into hamburger.
Also, look in your yard, and anything you an pick up and carry, get it inside a structure. If YOU can pick it up, so can the huricane. THink trash can coming at you at 60 miles an hour.
Also, WATER!!. Screw the food, but youll be thirsty in hours if you dont hve fresh water. Fill up the bathtub and all the sinks if you cant get containers of it. Batteris will be worth their weight in gold, as will be small battery radio.
Re:1st, get the cat in. Seriously. (Score:5, Informative)
Ill be damend. (Score:2)
what am I doing? (Score:1)
Hurricane Recipe (Score:3, Funny)
1. You should already have your tech disaster plan in place and everyone drilled.
2. If the local authorities advise you to evacuate, do so immediately. If your boss says you have to stay, resign.
3. Before you evacuate, secure anything around your home or business that could fly around - chairs, toys, swings, signs,etc. Also, board your windows if possible.
4. If you get stuck in the hurricane, or once you get to the evacuation location, mix up a blenderful of Pat O'Brien's Hurricanes.
1 oz White rum
1 oz Jamaican Rum
1 oz Bacardi 151 proof rum
3 oz Orange juice with pulp
3 oz unsweetened Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Grenadine
Crushed Ice
Combine all ingredients, mix well (shake or stir). Pour over crushed ice in Hurricane glass. Best enjoyed through small straw. Garnish with fruit wedge if desired. Serves 1.
Make a lot of that - you can do the math to fill a pitcherful. By the time the storm hits, you'll all be three-sheets-to-the-wind and it will be the most exciting and fun weekend you've ever had. At least, that's how we do it down here.
Drive to Hatteras (Score:2)
CAT 4 Hurricane? (Score:2)
1. Bend Over
2. Place Head Between Legs
3. Pucker Up
4. ???????
5. Profit!!! (If you survive).
We're already long prepared. (Score:2)
Hurricane Bob came through here years ago, but even at a Category 2, that didn't stop it from taking dozens of large boats out of the harbor and sticking them 500-800 feet away in the field of a private school. Skycranes were rented at over $1000/hr to pull them out, and boatyards were pulling $300/hr for emergency boat rescues during t
Slightly on-topic (Score:2)
Pictures:
GEOS [nasa.gov]
Space Station: one [nasa.gov] and two [nasa.gov].
Pretty awesome.
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Worried (Score:1)
my $0.02 (Score:2)
If you're just dealing w/ your office data and infrastructure:
make sure you have backups
make sure you have a backup source of power for anything critical
move everything to an enclosed room w/ NO windows
turn off the power before you get hit. When transf
Gasoline and other assorted suggestions (Score:1)
1) Gasoline - without power, there won't be any way to buy gas for your car, boat, or
2) Generator - a small one will suffice to keep your fridge running, a fan blowing, and a light on.
3) Solar hot water bag - great for heating water during the day so you can get a warm shower at night. Of course, this assumes you will have...
4) Water. Fill the tub fo
What's RedHat doing? (Score:2)
As it turns out... (Score:2)
Category 5? Humph.