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Storm chasers revel in Mexico hurricane threat
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060901/us_nm/weather_mexico_sto...
By Noel Randewich
Fri Sep 1, 5:44 PM ET
LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - While Mexican residents and foreign tourists rushed to take shelter from Hurricane John roaring toward this beach resort
on Friday, two American extreme weather enthusiasts were loving it.
Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor say they travel tens of thousands of miles (km) a year risking their lives to stand in hurricanes, tornadoes and blizzards
just for fun.
"We definitely get a massive adrenaline rush and sense of excitement since we know strong winds and devastating rains are looming," meteorology
student Timmer said.
Carrying helmets and goggles to shield them from flying debris, the pair flew to the Los Cabos resort in Mexico's Baja California peninsula this week
hoping to meet John head on.
Packing winds of 110 mph (175 kph), the storm was due to swipe the peninsula near Los Cabos on Friday afternoon.
Veterans of tornadoes in their native Oklahoma, the storm chasers have now gone through five hurricanes, including Katrina which devastated New
Orleans last year.
"The scariest, most intense moment storm chasing was definitely Hurricane Katrina where we lost our car in the flood waters," said Timmer 26.
They were trapped for 12 hours east of New Orleans and running out of food and water before a fishing boat rescued them.
The pair film and photograph extreme weather close up and send it to their web site.
In Los Cabos, they rented a room in a five-star hotel right on the beach to have a better view when the storm slams in. Hotel management made them
sign a waiver saying they refused to take shelter with other guests.
Their hobby raised a few eyebrows.
"They're crazy. They are danger fanatics. You could lose your life," said Paul Quinones, a power-line worker sent to Los Cabos for the storm.
Timmer started following tornadoes in the U.S. Great Plains in 1998, often driving as far as the Canadian or Mexican borders, sleeping in a car and
living off fast food to catch the most violent storms.
Despite the buzz of being in the eye of storms, the two are aware that extreme weather often causes tragedy.
"One crazy thing about storm chasing is that one second we can be extremely excited about a massive tornado or hurricane, but this rush turns to
sadness when we witness all the damage and destruction first hand," Timmer said.
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Al G
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Looks like it is growing again:
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/ep200611.asp#a_topad
Albert G
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The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Mexican TV here in La Paz is predicting that John will make landfall at San Evaristo about 4AM in the morning.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bruce R Leech
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hang on to your hat comitan and send some up this way
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Two tourists from Guadalajara, Mexico, holds on to their beers as a wave crashes onshore in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, as
Hurricane John nears. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Al
Your link says Emelia.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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3-day tracking prediction as of 8pm PDT:
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Sorry don't know what happened
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200611_sat.h...
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The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Bruce
Be patient its coming, you will get all the rain you want, Here in La Paz its raining buckets.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bruce, if you look at that 8pm track, it shows up to 70mph winds at Conception Bay by 5am Sunday.
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La Ribera Report,
The eye is passing as the wind is coming up strong again, Hope this side is a little weaker, I got enough trees and bushes etc to clean up to last
awhile! You folks in La Paz duct tape your hats on, All from me tonight
9:30 pm
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mike odell is it as bad as maarty? any word from los b?
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HURRICANE JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112006
800 PM PDT FRI SEP 01 2006
...EYE OF HURRICANE JOHN MAKES LANDFALL NEAR CABO DEL ESTE IN
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...
AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE
HURRICANE WARNINGS NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA TO MULEGE...AND ALONG THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA ABREOJOS.
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ALONG
THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS
SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF
MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA...AND FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA.
AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ALSO ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE MAINLAND COAST OF MEXICO FROM ALTATA
TO GUAYMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36
HOURS.
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN AND NEAR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...BAJA
CALIFORNIA....AND NORTHWESTERN MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF JOHN.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOHN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST. THIS POSITION
IS NEAR LOS FRAILES MEXICO AND ABOUT 20 MILES...30 KM...
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAN JOSE DEL CABO MEXICO. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT
70 MILES...115 KM...SOUTHEAST OF LA PAZ MEXICO. THE EYE OF JOHN
MADE LANDFALL NEAR CABO DEL ESTE AROUND 7 PM PDT..0200 UTC.
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF JOHN NEAR THE
EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH BAJA CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. JOHN IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
JOHN REMAINS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF
THE HURRICANE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM
TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. THE WEST COAST OF CENTRAL
MEXICO COULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
MAXIMUM STORM TOTALS OF 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES OVER AREAS OF
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...23.4 N...109.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB.
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Bruce R Leech
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it seem to be braking up fast
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Mike Odel
Your reports appreciated!!
After riding out "Isis" in La Ribera in '98, I would be interested to hear comparison between Isis and john..
We werestuck there for 3 days waiting for Las cuevas to recede....I understand there is a bridge there now..Is there still a bridge there???
Are you still there??
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Elias Calles reports indicate that as of 10:10PM local time the winds are the highest of all day and its getting worse. We have not heard from lou or
anyone out on the east cape road in the past 5-6 hours, that's not good.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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Through 8:30pm PDT Friday night
[Edited on 9-2-2006 by BajaNews]
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Omniously quiet out there.......
.....has contact been lost down there or has the focus shifted to another post?
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