11-12-15 DEATH STORM!

Issued by The National Weather Service
Detroit, MI
Wed, Nov 11, 3:38 pm EST

... HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WEST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 50 TO 60 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* THE MOST PROBABLE TIME PERIODS FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM... AND THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM.
IMPACTS...
* MULTIPLE HOURS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS COULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.
* DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS.
* SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
* THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES GENERATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE. BE SAFE: ALWAYS PLACE GENERATORS... GRILLS AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES AT LEAST 20 FEET FROM YOUR HOME. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY - INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR.

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/48085:4:US?phenomena=HW&significance=W&areaid=MIZ069&office=KDTX&etn=0001&tid=548953

Thanks for the reminder, forgot to prep the patio for the wind. Now it's ready to go. Bring the wind mother nature!

That blows.

That's just a weak tropical storm.

InTenSity wrote:That's just a weak tropical storm.

Look at you, all bad ass and shit with your hurricanes. Well, Michigan gets tornados every now and then that usually miss everything and do little damage, so there!

InTenSity wrote:That's just a weak tropical storm.

Sounds like it will blow a lot of shit around. Hoping it knocks power out at work and the underground utilities at home stay power-up :)

Code_Warrior wrote:

InTenSity wrote:That's just a weak tropical storm.

Look at you, all bad ass and shit with your hurricanes. Well, Michigan gets tornados every now and then that usually miss everything and do little damage, so there!

Don't forget our insurance premiums are inflated to cover those assholes living in the Gulf states.

The Pantry wrote:

Code_Warrior wrote:
Look at you, all bad ass and shit with your hurricanes. Well, Michigan gets tornados every now and then that usually miss everything and do little damage, so there!

Don't forget our insurance premiums are inflated to cover those assholes living in the Gulf states.

My property insurance is $2 k a year and I'll pretty much guarantee your provider doesn't insure Florida.

InTenSity wrote:

The Pantry wrote: Don't forget our insurance premiums are inflated to cover those assholes living in the Gulf states.

My property insurance is $2 k a year and I'll pretty much guarantee your provider doesn't insure Florida.

You don't think there is collusion in the property insurance industry? Part of your $2k is there to cover CA when the next big one hits.

The Pantry wrote:

InTenSity wrote:
My property insurance is $2 k a year and I'll pretty much guarantee your provider doesn't insure Florida.

You don't think there is collusion in the property insurance industry? Part of your $2k is there to cover CA when the next big one hits.

I just assume if anything happens I have no insurance. But no, I don't think citizens is going towards ca.