Great Oaks / Fairlee Creek / Jelly Fish Joel's

[Veebyes2]

Things don't look very promising right now but don't give up.

Here is an example which went the 'wrong'way.

Back in 88 we went to bed one Thursday night knowing that a small cat 1 storm was nearby. Forcasters confidently told us that it would miss us by a safe margin.

I get a call at 6AM saying that the storm has dramatically changed direction & headed straight at us. 6:30 dawned with light breezes. No hint of what was to come. 8:00AM we had a full blown hurricane on our hands. 8:30 the eye passed over us. 10 minutes later all hell was breaking loose again. 10:30AM it was bright & sunny with only light breezes again.

Emily was the fastest traveling storm in history moving at something like 30kts.

Moral of story: Never try to judge a hurricane with confidence any more than 24 hours at a time.

[jcollins]

That name has an interesting history:

1981's Hurricane Emily - crossed Bermuda as a weak storm, no significant damage.
1987's Hurricane Emily - caused considerable damage to Saint Vincent, caused three deaths and $30 million damage to the Dominican Republic, and a further $35 million damage to Bermuda.
1993's Hurricane Emily - came within 25 miles of Hatteras Island, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm, killing 3 and causing $35 million in damage.
1999's Tropical Storm Emily - absorbed by Hurricane Cindy without threatening land.
2005's Hurricane Emily - The strongest storm ever recorded in July, and earliest Category 5 to form in the Atlantic, Emily caused $550 million (2005 USD) in damage when it struck Grenada, Quintana Roo, and Tamaulipas.

[jcollins]

Made it to Fairlee Creek today. The Bay was flat.
We left Fairlee and headed north to Whorton. Then on to Still Pond. Left there are went further north to the Sassafras.
We were in the middle of the go-fast poker run. Sharon got some good shots.