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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Seems fake, I didn't take out the link in case it IS legit but seems doubtful.
StopMakingSense
Member
It is fake. There are no high rises like that in the keys.
fluffydelusions
Member
Marco Island doesn't seem to be bad atm. Jeff is there live streaming
Walter White Walker
Member
They said on the news they're designed to spin during a hurricane. Apparently they are designed to withstand sustained winds up to 145 mph. Also, they said they take like 5 days to take down, during which time they have to block streets, and they didn't have time for that.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
Water has been sucked out of the Hillsborough River that feeds the Bay of Tampa
Never, ever seen this
Water has been sucked out of the Hillsborough River that feeds the Bay of Tampa
Never, ever seen this
Don't worry Irma will give it back.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
Oh I know. But to see it recede and watch it slam back in is going to be nuts.
To be clear, this photo is via Keith Cate at WFLA8, the NBC Affiliate. Their HQ is right on the river downtown
sazzy
Member
... and then some...
Tampa posting in again, nothing happening here. I just went down to the local jiffy store, they are open lol. Not many cars on the streets but literally no rain and no wind atm. I am really surprised as we were forecast to see tropical storm conditions very likely within the next hour. There have been some weather advisories for nearby areas.
The northerly track is good news for people in this area, although the official forecasts track is pretty dim.
Downtown may flood really bad, I hope you are not there. That looks like a mandatory evacuation
ahh, gotcha. Likely looking into downtown from the St Pete Times building.
The northerly track is good news for people in this area, although the official forecasts track is pretty dim.
Water has been sucked out of the Hillsborough River that feeds the Bay of Tampa
Never, ever seen this
Downtown may flood really bad, I hope you are not there. That looks like a mandatory evacuation
ahh, gotcha. Likely looking into downtown from the St Pete Times building.
He also keeps saying that 3-4h from now shit is going to get very serious there.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
I'm in Lutz/Wesley Chapel, where there's currently a tornado heading our way from Zephyrhills
fluffydelusions
Member
Yup of course. I was just saying atm.
Marco Island homes will likely be obliterated with the forecast 10-15 foot storm surge.
Just extended my hotel stay by one night up here in Tennessee. Two days ago, was hoping to drive home to the Treasure Coast of FL over Monday night or Tuesday. Now it's debateable that we could even drive on Tuesday.
USF Area?, and there have been some in Bartow as well from what I was seeing on local weather earlier.
Just so quiet in my neighborhood, no birds, no wind, no rain.
FOX News reporter / talking head gets shit on by person he is trying to interview: https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/906896554849656839
Edit: I like how reporter goes for "Tell us how afraid you are" angle and gets rekt
Edit: I like how reporter goes for "Tell us how afraid you are" angle and gets rekt
Does this mean it's shifting away from Atlanta and going even more west?
cjp
Junior Member
brilliant
Water has been sucked out of the Hillsborough River that feeds the Bay of Tampa
Never, ever seen this
A big surge is coming.
MiamiWesker
Member
Brickell (downtown) is like a river, waist deep water in the streets. Crazy stuff.
fluffydelusions
Member
lol
Very knowledgeable guy, but it seems things have changed for him.
siganddaxter
Neo Member
Fuck fuck it shifted back towards fort Myers. Please don't ruin my car please.
Aghhhh
I'm freaking out about work too. Holy shit what am I going to do if I have no power. They said work from home if you can, I'm just sick of thinking about it.
Aghhhh
I'm freaking out about work too. Holy shit what am I going to do if I have no power. They said work from home if you can, I'm just sick of thinking about it.
Captain Zyrain
Member
What's the latest from the Keys? Looks like the eye just passed?
Nothing coming out. No communication.
fluffydelusions
Member
That smile tho
MassiveNights
Banned
Last anyone heard was a few hours ago, at that point the entire place was flooded.
Irma looks like Mordon Solus.That smile tho
TGH ended up moving some patients. Wouldn't be surprised if they moved them all and shut the place down. Not in a great spot. Hoping those that stayed there make it through OK.
The eye damage will be real, but that back half of the hurricane. Stay safe everybody.
vonStirlitz
Unconfirmed Member
Trolling by emoji. Horrible hurricane.That smile tho
Yeah no clue. There are three cranes in probably less than a mile radius around FSU. They decided to start tearing down a strip mall days before the storm..... the other 2 cranes are from University construction. There's probably going to be a lot of debris at the CVS on Tennessee that will be god knows where after the storm.
Agent_Carnage
Member
That smile tho
The fuckin thing is trolling us....
BeardyChan
Member
Fuck work man this is your life you need to take care of yourself. If you are stressing about work you aren't taking care of yourself. The best thing you can do for yourself is to not stress about work right now.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
There is no reason your job shouldn't be understanding. Your life is more important than work. I know it's easier to say, it just focus on being safe and getting your place in order.
KidGalactus
Member
Up in Orlando.
We have lava rocks out by the pool.
Should we bag them up, or will they be fine once the wind picks up?
We have lava rocks out by the pool.
Should we bag them up, or will they be fine once the wind picks up?
SchrodingerC
Member
That's completely unsurprising. I hope all the idiots who decided to stay got to high ground.
Greigor The Fellhand
Member
Is that a PhotoShop?That smile tho
To tag on to it. If you ever see water receed from and area get out and get to high ground. That storm surge is going to be terrifying.
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If a treasure hunter were smart he'd be operating a fleet of drones and mapping the drained sea bed right now
Captain Zyrain
Member
Ugh. I stayed up till like 330AM eastern and then fell asleep. Wasn't hitting yet. What time did everything go to hell?
Waiting to hear from my dad.
nillapuddin
Member
fort myers, power flickering : /
MassiveNights
Banned
I think the last updates from the area were around 4 hours ago.
Here's a link with 6 different cams playing for those interested.
Brickell Avenue, Miami
https://twitter.com/joeflech/status/906885536937336833
Coconut Grove, Miami
https://twitter.com/doug_hanks/status/906905313458225152
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
https://twitter.com/ann_keil/status/906904566486257664
https://twitter.com/joeflech/status/906885536937336833
Coconut Grove, Miami
https://twitter.com/doug_hanks/status/906905313458225152
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
https://twitter.com/ann_keil/status/906904566486257664
