Hurricane Matthew in the USA

[Dave Homewood]

I hope all our US forum members and friends, and their warbirds, hangars, museums, our old Skyhawks and Macchis and other aeroplanes, will be safe as the big storm Hurricane Matthew bears down on mainland USA. Keep safe!

www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11724219

[Dave Homewood]

www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/85061194/hurricane-matthew-death-toll-at-140

[kiwithrottlejockey]

from The Washington Post....

• Hurricane Matthew


Clouds cover the sky over the beach near the Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Pier ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Florida.
— Photograph: Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times via Associated Press.


Hurricane Matthew is seen approaching the East Coast of the United States in this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image.
— Picture: NOAA/Reuters.


A man walks near the Cocoa Beach Pier as Hurricane Matthew approaches Cocoa Beach, Florida. The storm is expected to reach the area
on Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy wind and widespread flooding. — Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images.



It's gonna be a “big one” alright. See the following story from The Washington Post....

• A detailed breakdown of impacts facing Florida's east coast from Hurricane Matthew

[AussieBob]

For some views of the flights these guys make into the hurricanes to measure the conditions for forecasts;

twitter.com/NOAA_HurrHunter