Oh boy, here we go again! Hurricane breathing down my neck

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by STEED

http://news.sky.com/story/hurricane-...lands-11024297

Cripes you guys in this region are really getting a hammering.

See post 93.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I am cat sitting for some very unwise friends of mine. They are flying down to Disney World on Friday to spend the week at the park.

They don't seem to be worried, but I think their trip is ill timed. She told me that they may have to spend a day or two in the hotel but the rest of the week should be OK.

Yikes!

Oh man, tomorrow? Seriously? Really bad idea.

Originally Posted by Catfish

I hope Neal and all others in the region affected will get by without problems

Thanks. Texas Gulf Coast is not affected by Irma, and the rivers are finally starting to go down. I was able to take my normal route home from work tonight, saved me 45 minutes of driving time.

Man, Florida is going to be hit hard.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.795f89f2245a

[Skybird]

You American hurricanehunters really mean no half business this year, eh?

Stay save, Neal.

[fireftr18]

I have a few fire dept friends that retired and moved to Florida. They're riding it out. I also have a cousin who is a TV news person in Florida. They have him Tallahasse right now. He's was reporting on preparation and evacuation. Now he is supposed to report on recovery efforts.
Yes, I am concerned.

[Gerald]

Update:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-st...-idUSKCN1BG0KL

[Gerald]

The number of people killed by a powerful earthquake off the southern coast of Mexico has risen to at least 61, officials say.
A huge rescue operation is under way in the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas where people are feared trapped under rubble.
President Enrique Peña Nieto says at least 200 people have been injured.
The 8.1-magnitude quake, which hit late on Thursday, was the strongest to hit the region in a century.
President Peña Nieto has declared a day of mourning, saying flags would fly at half mast out of respect for the dead and bereaved.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41209243

Nature personified as a creative and controlling force.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by fireftr18

I have a few fire dept friends that retired and moved to Florida. They're riding it out. I also have a cousin who is a TV news person in Florida. They have him Tallahasse right now. He's was reporting on preparation and evacuation. Now he is supposed to report on recovery efforts.
Yes, I am concerned.

I have two relatives who live in Florida and yes, I have similar concerns.

[Onkel Neal]

I think as long as I could evacuate to a strong, high structure 30+ miles from the coast I could ride this out, but not any closer.


Live stream

[Rockin Robbins]

Well, I'm in DeLand, FL and everybody is relieved that the storm track has been shifted a little west. However, they misread the NHS map. Each 12 hour separated position forecast is surrounded by a circle. That circle represents the error envelope of their prediction.

Yes, there is a probability that the storm will be in the center of that circle, maybe not quite 50%. But there is a 50% or higher probability that the center of the storm will be somewhere else inside that circle! People get so fixated on the cute little hurricane icon in the center of the circle, that they forget that the prediction is REALLY saying that the center of Hurricane Irma could come by 50 miles out to sea in the Gulf, but there is an equal probability of it being within 10 miles of DeLand. The actual prediction is that at that time the center of Irma will be somewhere inside that circle.



So we're NOT in the clear. My theory is that putting plywood over all my windows will just terrify the storm with my awesome prepairedness and keep it further away. But theories are disproven every day.

[Mr Quatro]

Yes, Irma has shifted to the west and it has also be downgraded to a Cat 3 storm, but that doesn't matter. The wind speed will pick up as it nears the Florida Keys and the 90 degree waters will cause it to strengthen.

The real danger all along has been the flooding not the wind speed ... with a 10' storm surge at high tide will still be a very dangerous situation for the west coast tip of Florida and even on up to Tampa Bay.

The good news is that the other storm Jose is headed out to sea in the Atlantic. They say this is the first time in weather history that two 150 mph storms have been in the Atlantic at the same time.

[Rockin Robbins]

The Gulf of Mexico, full of shallow sun-warmed water, has the same effect on hurricanes as tossing gasoline on a fire. We better hope the storm tends away from the shoreline and stays mostly over land.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

I think as long as I could evacuate to a strong, high structure 30+ miles from the coast I could ride this out, but not any closer.


Live stream

Thanks Neal this is cool ... I didn't see the words live stream till I went there. Now we can listen to music on youtube and watch the hurricane at the same time on subsim.

I hope no one looses their life over wanting to stay

Here's another live stream in Key West:

[mapuc]

About 5 minutes ago I saw the weather forecast for Denmark, they had also something about IRMA and they made a comparison between IRMA and Katrina from 1992.

When I saw IRMA was about 2-3 times bigger in width than Katrina, a question popped up in my head

Wonder when they will add an additional number to this hurricane scale ?

It's not an if, but more when this will happen, when we hear the news and they say-it has been upgraded to 6.

Markus

[Buddahaid]

No point in adding another number really. It would be like going to plaid.

[Buddahaid]

Both live cameras from the Florida keys are down so the power must be out. Everyone be safe.