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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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DarkJediKnight
Member
FUCK THIS!!!
I can picture CNN already with their:
BREAKING NEWS: IRMAGEDDON IN FLORIDA
Headline...
I can picture CNN already with their:
BREAKING NEWS: IRMAGEDDON IN FLORIDA
Headline...
ClayKavalier
Banned
These natural disasters sure are hitting conservative states hard. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
DarkJediKnight
Member
If you can get water. Buy the giant distilled ones and store it.
That seems to be the biggest issue in Texas, the lack of clean water.
Be smart out there and help each other out when shit hits the fan.
That seems to be the biggest issue in Texas, the lack of clean water.
Be smart out there and help each other out when shit hits the fan.
Alex_Mexico
Member
What are the chances that Texas could also be hit by Irma?
GoldenEye 007
Member
It's too early to tell. No model can reliably project that far out. But if it ends up on the Gulf, it is something all of the coastal areas will need to watch.
Don't be a dick, this can be catastrophic.
greyshark
Member
c'mon man
Slim. At worst, Irma is going to skirt the east coast, pounding florida and grinding up the shore until hitting Maryland.
GoldenEye 007
Member
South Florida generally votes blue. Houston as of late too. So nah.
AlexFlame116
Member
Dang it another one?! Stay safe guys and stock up quick.
The Lord has nothing to do with this. Buzz off with that.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
What is wrong with you?
"Conservative states". All of these states along the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico could flip liberal tomorrow and hurricanes will still continue to hit them for years to come. Hurricanes don't care about these labels. Like seriously this is one topic where getting political simply doesn't apply.
Oh fuck off, you piece of shit.
Fuck you.
GregLombardi
Member
This is the right call. The storm may miss, but if it does what the models are suggesting this is a huge natural disaster in the making for Florida potentially.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Yeah, start lining up money, preparations, and potential responses. Should be standard practice for any reasonable storm like this.
Happens every year.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Yeah, I'm this hurricane was all ready to hit Illinois before it double-checked the election results.
And let's forget Puerto Rico who's about to get hit. Or the democrat leaning City of Houston that got hit a few weeks ago.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
It is the season for hurricanes.
No, God speed.
because fuck 'em if they otherwise vote red huh? lol
IrishNinja
Member
bout to start hitting these publix parking lots for scalped water, good times
south florida (a literal sea of blue, before we join the sea again someday) hops you enjoy your time off fam
we've been fortunate to not have had a really bad hurricane season out here since maybe '05, but we're long overdue - and conditions are rapidly getting worse for super storms as well
south florida (a literal sea of blue, before we join the sea again someday) hops you enjoy your time off fam
we've been fortunate to not have had a really bad hurricane season out here since maybe '05, but we're long overdue - and conditions are rapidly getting worse for super storms as well
nintendoman58
Member
I know someone who's currently in on vacation in Disneyland right now.
I hope he'll be okay.
I hope he'll be okay.
Solidsnakejej
Member
This is an order mainly to allow counties to be able to prep and also activates the anti gouging laws that were put in place after Andrews. Nothing to serious yet.
This is heading right over my house, so fuck you.
StriKeVillain
Banned
I have a lot of family in FL. I really hope this doesn't hit hard. :/
GregLombardi
Member
The only thing that isn't typical is that they may both actually make landfall. We've had like 5 cat 2-3 canes in the Atlantic at one time back in the 90s I believe, and most of them didn't touch the U.S., so we never knew. However, these are both quite dangerous storms with a higher than average probability of landfall, so its a bit crazy in that regard.
GoldenEye 007
Member
Just pointing out another error in the statement. You can put down your torch.
Alex_Mexico
Member
A dick? It's not like Im wishing for it to hit Texas! I'm asking what are the chances because if it did, well, major maneuvers would have to be done! Better be prepared!
I think SoCal will be fine. Mind the fires I suppose.
It's less the number and more how powerful the hurricanes are. I remember before Katrina, there would be at least a couple of hurricanes a year hitting, but it wasn't as big of a deal since they weren't as powerful.
TharpDaddy
Member
What's the chance of this being a cat 5 by the time it makes landfall (if it makes landfall)?
I remember 4 hurricanes hit Florida in 2004, but I don't remember how close they all were together.
Solidsnakejej
Member
Not normal, Harvey was the first major hurricane, category 3 or above, to hit main land US since Wilma in 2005, now we're on the verge of have 2 in 2 weeks.
Violence Jack
Member
You guys hunker down and stay safe Florida GAF.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Possible but still low. These models aren't actually forecasts and metrologists think there is a good chance a storm front in the Northeast this weekend will "pull" the storm North with it. Of course that also means another front could develop to push it into the Gulf of Mexico...
When you're more than 5 days out, these models are basically like windshield wipers that go back and forth like crazy.
stay safe. It's so bizarre for someone not in the states how "normal" hurricanes and earthquakes and shit are for you guys
Just one of those things. People out west deal with wildfires and quakes, the Midwest has tornadoes, northern areas have blizzards, we have hurricanes/flooding. Nearly everyone has something to worry about.