Next! As we wave bye-bye to the tail end of Hurricane Irma, her successor, Hurricane Jose, isn’t far behind. Described by Tampa Bay’s Fox News meteorologist Paul Dellegatto as “drunk on seawater,” animatedly colorizing the loopy turns it has made in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Jose is gaining attention after-all.
Hurricane Jose’s trajectory on September 15 appears headed for the northeast, with New Jersey and New York in its cross-hairs. As the New England states refresh from Hurricane Sandy’s blast in 2012 –a storm which killed 233 in eight countries and cost a whopping $ 75 billion in reparations– Hurricane Jose is measured as a Category 1 and swirling 85-90 MPH winds at the moment. The day Hurricane Irma smothered Florida, Hurricane Jose was gauged as a Category 4 hurricane traveling at 130 MPH.
Time will tell what kind of punch Hurricane Jose is packing
As we’ve recently seen with Hurricane Irma, the indecision and fluctuations in strength, etc. are just as taxing as the brute force of the hurricane itself. Time will tell what kind of punch Hurricane Jose is packing.
Jose is a hurricane (again) and forecasters say East Coast residents “should monitor the progress of this system” https://t.co/YWcohsv6Hr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 16, 2017
From a public safety perspective, New England resources down in Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina helping with search and rescue as well as general law enforcement duties (traffic control and apparatus escorts) will have to about-face to their native origins. Similarly, power companies from the northeastern region of the US will return to prepare for power restoration. And that evokes equipment inventory and fatigued linemen concerns.
Much like Hurricane Irma whose activity started one month before she smacked Florida in the face, Hurricane Jose has been brewing for awhile now. Resource allocations have already been considered.
For his state’s preparation for Hurricane Irma, Florida Governor Rick Scott wasted no time asking for federal assistance, other states’ law enforcement assets, deployment of military personnel, and monetary aid preparations.
Despite Hurricane Irma’s fury, most things came together. I met linemen from Joplin, Missouri. I read that power companies from Canada made the trek to help the Sunshine State get back online. I saw Texas Rangers en masse with boats in-tow. Tree-trimming companies were here from the Midwest. US Coast Guard apparatus in the air and water are always a staple ingredient; much of their assets are in the Florida Keys.
Hurricane Jose may or may not allow public safety and the federal government coffers to regroup and replenish before they are back at sea on land, fighting a “drunk on seawater” bully.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Jose is expected to hit the New England states on Wednesday, September 20. How forceful remains anyone’s guess.
#Jose reorganizing; aircraft recon has found evidence it is a #hurricane again; awaiting next official advisory from @NHC_Atlantic pic.twitter.com/u5EHoNqQPK
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) September 15, 2017
