Hurricane Isabel
Sep 15, 2003 | 9:56 am
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Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel is quickly heading towards the eastern seaboard, and looks like it will be pretty strong.
http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atl...ath_large.html
How will this effect travel this weekend? Obviously none of us can predict the weather, but how far away does the storm need to be for an airport to operate normally?
I ask because I am flying ORD-CLT-TLH (Tallahasee, FL) on Friday. If the storm hits the east coast of North Carolina, will CLT airport be affected? What about ATL? Does anyone have experience flying during storms like this in the past?
For those of you on the eastern seaboard and who may be hit by Isabel, please be careful! I wish you and your family safety in the coming week!
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http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atl...ath_large.html
How will this effect travel this weekend? Obviously none of us can predict the weather, but how far away does the storm need to be for an airport to operate normally?
I ask because I am flying ORD-CLT-TLH (Tallahasee, FL) on Friday. If the storm hits the east coast of North Carolina, will CLT airport be affected? What about ATL? Does anyone have experience flying during storms like this in the past?
For those of you on the eastern seaboard and who may be hit by Isabel, please be careful! I wish you and your family safety in the coming week!
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Sep 15, 2003 | 10:51 am
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Living in Virginia Beach, I just finished canceling all my travel for the week. I don't see CLT itself being a problem on Friday, but flight patterns will be impacted as they always are in hub airports. As of Monday noon, the forecast is not good for the mid-atlantic region.
Sep 15, 2003 | 11:18 am
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Wouldn't the huricane be considerably weaker by the time it reaches mid-atlantic states? I haven't lived in this area for too long , but have any major huricanes ever hit DC or NY?
Sep 15, 2003 | 2:10 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yevlesh2:
Wouldn't the huricane be considerably weaker by the time it reaches mid-atlantic states? I haven't lived in this area for too long , but have any major huricanes ever hit DC or NY?</font>
Wouldn't the huricane be considerably weaker by the time it reaches mid-atlantic states? I haven't lived in this area for too long , but have any major huricanes ever hit DC or NY?</font>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...1112&ncid=1112
Sep 15, 2003 | 2:22 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by runningshoes:
Living in Virginia Beach, I just finished canceling all my travel for the week. I don't see CLT itself being a problem on Friday, but flight patterns will be impacted as they always are in hub airports. As of Monday noon, the forecast is not good for the mid-atlantic region.</font>
Living in Virginia Beach, I just finished canceling all my travel for the week. I don't see CLT itself being a problem on Friday, but flight patterns will be impacted as they always are in hub airports. As of Monday noon, the forecast is not good for the mid-atlantic region.</font>
my girlfriends parents from Williamsburg are are also going inland to Harrisonburg, after sorting out the yacht.
Best of luck to you guys should the .... hit the fan
Sep 17, 2003 | 9:41 am
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Not looking so good: 
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tr...rmdetails.html
runningshoes et al, please be careful!!!!
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runningshoes et al, please be careful!!!!
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Sep 17, 2003 | 12:26 pm
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Looks to be heading for land at Morehead City, NC - right where my parents live.
They are staying in the house since they are about 3 miles inland, but friends that live right on the water are leaving.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Hope everyone else here is ok too
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They are staying in the house since they are about 3 miles inland, but friends that live right on the water are leaving.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
Hope everyone else here is ok too
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