Hunkering down

-Pv- · 09-09-17, 12:41 PM

Miami Beach live stream cam:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/557038939...#sp=watch-live

Key West live stream:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/557037550...#sp=watch-live
Current Key West:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/fl/KEYW

8:30 EDT Sat:
over 75,000 without power out of the 6.4 mil or so in the evacuation zones as tornadoes form. Over 5 million expected to lose power. Some for days.
Over 75,000 people now in 385 shelters with late comers standing in line to get in as more shelters are activated. There is no shortage of potential shelters, but limited volunteers to manage them. There comes a point where the shelters in active storm areas have to close to protect the people inside.
Irma is twice the geographical size (roughly 1/3 of Texas) of Andrew which killed 40 people in Florida in 1992.
Tampa was last hit in 1921 with a population of 10,000, now 3 million. Add to that evacuees from the S part of the state.
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-Pv- · 09-10-17, 12:59 PM

1:30PM EDT Sunday
Irma hits keys as Cat4 predicted to remain hurricane strength over N Florida as it follows up the W coast picking up warm moisture as it goes.
Flooding begins in Miami under 130 MPH winds which previously killed 28 people in the Caribbean.
Storm will hit Tampa by the end of the day moving at 9 MPH with a 6PM curfew. Hurricane force winds will stretch up to 90 miles from the eye and tropical storm winds up to 220 miles. FL is 158 miles wide the widest part of the ocean peninsula. Warnings of tornadoes for next 36 hours with 6 mobile homes destroyed so far with two confirmed touch downs. 1.5 mil people have lost power in the first few hours of crossing the Keys. Of the 6.4 million people in FL affected by the path, 127,000 are in shelters at this time.
As people focused on whether the eye would hit the W or E coast and juggled their travels accordingly, they lost sight of the physical size of the storm which has hurricane damage potential across the entire state for the duration of its travel.
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-Pv- · 09-10-17, 02:02 PM

2:51 PM EDT
Cat 3 with 120 MPH winds as the eye approaches Naples.
FEMA sets up rumor control page to offset misinformation being spread on social media. Numerous scams are being perpetrated including what happened in Texas with fake inspectors and first responders with no official ID looting people's homes. Email scams asking for money. Official relief agencies will not contact you through social media or email asking for money. They rely on SSL web site donation (HTTPS) and checks made out to the official charity.
Scams: not to individuals or modified charity names. Robo calls telling people their flood insurance is over due and to pay through a fishing web site, etc.
https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-irma-rumor-control
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-Pv- · 09-10-17, 04:05 PM

4:58PM EDT
Irma cat 2 110 MPH winds now over mainland Marco Island FL.
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-Pv- · 09-10-17, 08:49 PM

8:00 EDT Cat 2 105 MPH nearing central FL coast after leaving Naples.
Heavy flooding in Miami. W inland storm surge is expected after eye passes.
The eye low pressure sucked water out to see in many areas, but that water is expected to return in a rush.
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-Pv- · 09-10-17, 10:00 PM

8PM EDT Irma eye is about even with Lake Okeechobee as cat 2 100 MPH, going N at 14 MPH, now expected to leave the state as a tropical storm.
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-Pv- · 09-11-17, 12:38 AM

12AM EDT
Roughly 3.3 million out of 7 million customers without power as storm continues to advance on Tampa. The storm surge at Key Largo totaled six feet. Cat 2 and 100 MPH winds. Seven Million people in Florida were asked to evacuate (1/3 of the population.) The storm center should leave FL Monday late afternoon while 1/2 of Florida is still in tropical storm conditions (39 - 75 MPH winds) and continued heavy rain, thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Three inches of rain has fallen in NE Florida and flash flood warnings are in effect there.

Orlando is next arriving there between 2-4AM local time.
Six inches of rain has fallen so far in some areas.
18 mobile homes near Canaveral Space Center destroyed by tornadoes.
Brickell Avenue in Miami is submerged while the C9 canal is near maximum.
Edgewater neighborhood is under water.
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09-09-17, 12:41 PM	#1
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Miami Beach live stream cam: http://video.foxnews.com/v/557038939...#sp=watch-live Key West live stream: http://video.foxnews.com/v/557037550...#sp=watch-live Current Key West: https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/fl/KEYW 8:30 EDT Sat: over 75,000 without power out of the 6.4 mil or so in the evacuation zones as tornadoes form. Over 5 million expected to lose power. Some for days. Over 75,000 people now in 385 shelters with late comers standing in line to get in as more shelters are activated. There is no shortage of potential shelters, but limited volunteers to manage them. There comes a point where the shelters in active storm areas have to close to protect the people inside. Irma is twice the geographical size (roughly 1/3 of Texas) of Andrew which killed 40 people in Florida in 1992. Tampa was last hit in 1921 with a population of 10,000, now 3 million. Add to that evacuees from the S part of the state. -Pv- Last edited by -Pv-; 09-09-17 at 08:42 PM.

09-10-17, 12:59 PM	#2
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	1:30PM EDT Sunday Irma hits keys as Cat4 predicted to remain hurricane strength over N Florida as it follows up the W coast picking up warm moisture as it goes. Flooding begins in Miami under 130 MPH winds which previously killed 28 people in the Caribbean. Storm will hit Tampa by the end of the day moving at 9 MPH with a 6PM curfew. Hurricane force winds will stretch up to 90 miles from the eye and tropical storm winds up to 220 miles. FL is 158 miles wide the widest part of the ocean peninsula. Warnings of tornadoes for next 36 hours with 6 mobile homes destroyed so far with two confirmed touch downs. 1.5 mil people have lost power in the first few hours of crossing the Keys. Of the 6.4 million people in FL affected by the path, 127,000 are in shelters at this time. As people focused on whether the eye would hit the W or E coast and juggled their travels accordingly, they lost sight of the physical size of the storm which has hurricane damage potential across the entire state for the duration of its travel. -Pv- Last edited by -Pv-; 09-10-17 at 01:20 PM.

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09-10-17, 02:02 PM	#3
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	2:51 PM EDT Cat 3 with 120 MPH winds as the eye approaches Naples. FEMA sets up rumor control page to offset misinformation being spread on social media. Numerous scams are being perpetrated including what happened in Texas with fake inspectors and first responders with no official ID looting people's homes. Email scams asking for money. Official relief agencies will not contact you through social media or email asking for money. They rely on SSL web site donation (HTTPS) and checks made out to the official charity. Scams: not to individuals or modified charity names. Robo calls telling people their flood insurance is over due and to pay through a fishing web site, etc. https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-irma-rumor-control -Pv-

09-10-17, 04:05 PM	#4
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	4:58PM EDT Irma cat 2 110 MPH winds now over mainland Marco Island FL. -Pv-

09-10-17, 08:49 PM	#5
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	8:00 EDT Cat 2 105 MPH nearing central FL coast after leaving Naples. Heavy flooding in Miami. W inland storm surge is expected after eye passes. The eye low pressure sucked water out to see in many areas, but that water is expected to return in a rush. -Pv-

09-10-17, 10:00 PM	#6
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	8PM EDT Irma eye is about even with Lake Okeechobee as cat 2 100 MPH, going N at 14 MPH, now expected to leave the state as a tropical storm. -Pv-

09-11-17, 12:38 AM	#7
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	12AM EDT Roughly 3.3 million out of 7 million customers without power as storm continues to advance on Tampa. The storm surge at Key Largo totaled six feet. Cat 2 and 100 MPH winds. Seven Million people in Florida were asked to evacuate (1/3 of the population.) The storm center should leave FL Monday late afternoon while 1/2 of Florida is still in tropical storm conditions (39 - 75 MPH winds) and continued heavy rain, thunderstorms and tornadoes. Three inches of rain has fallen in NE Florida and flash flood warnings are in effect there. Orlando is next arriving there between 2-4AM local time. Six inches of rain has fallen so far in some areas. 18 mobile homes near Canaveral Space Center destroyed by tornadoes. Brickell Avenue in Miami is submerged while the C9 canal is near maximum. Edgewater neighborhood is under water. -Pv-