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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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I H8 Memes
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Looks like Miami.
hamauzu kaito
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Seeing the water drain in Tampa is scaring me. I have friends who are in the area, who at the last minute decided not to leave. They are freaking out.
JHoNNy1OoO
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Looting in Sunrise. A Footlocker, Simon's and a pawn shop. Local Channel 10 was in the area and caught them breaking in.
StopMakingSense
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Its looking across the outlet of the Miami River.
Jesus. These people.
E-Cat
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Huh. Didn't realize the flooding would be that bad considering it's quite far away from the eye of the storm.
StopMakingSense
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Well that's the river. More showing the wave action / choppiness all the way in to downtown.
BlazinSkatinAxel
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I saw that in Mobile Bay after a hurricane.
Water has been sucked out of the Hillsborough River that feeds the Bay of Tampa
Never, ever seen this
E-Cat
Member
Well, it's definitely spilling over and then some.
Thank goodness that apocalyptic path of a strong cat 4 storm carving right up the middle of Florida didn't come to be. Miami would have been exponentially more screwed.
boredofcanada
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I live in Brickell. It floods when it sprinkles. That's why I got out of dodge.
E-Cat
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On the other hand, it would have probably died down a lot quicker over land. Now it's gonna keep on ravaging the West Coast.
The current path is far worse.
fluffydelusions
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Lil'DigiOp
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This dumbass.....
Shows you the power of the wind though...
Bruh he tweeted that 6 hours ago.... hasnt tweeted since.....
Shows you the power of the wind though...
Bruh he tweeted that 6 hours ago.... hasnt tweeted since.....
Well that got real and morbid quick...
This periscope by Jeff is fascinating to watch and listen. Yes what is going down is very serious and bad, but I can't be but fascinated by power of nature :s
MontlyCure
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Damn watching football and this emergency broadcast with the robot voice is terrifying.
mordecaii83
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Dunno if this has been posted yet, but T-Mobile is down in the Riverview/Brandon area. I have no way to notify people I'm ok still when power goes down. 
I never knew such a thing was even possible
Wow really, shit sorry will edit it out. That's some scary shit though.
Dunno if this has been posted yet, but T-Mobile is down in the Riverview/Brandon area. I have no way to notify people I'm ok still when power goes down.
Can't you text from your computer?
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
His next tweet is gonna be from Oz
mordecaii83
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Uh... Not when power is down like I said...
nobody uses Facebook or any other online messenger?!
Dunno if this has been posted yet, but T-Mobile is down in the Riverview/Brandon area. I have no way to notify people I'm ok still when power goes down.
you have any text messaging apps? I heard Comcast was opening up hotspots prior to the hurricane in FL
mordecaii83
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I don't think you're understanding the problem... How am I supposed to use the internet when my router/modem go offline and my cell service is down?
Yes I'm using email and such right now, but when my home internet service goes down I lose that option.
anarchycupcake
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How could they when their power and cell phone service is out? They won't have access to WiFi or data.
nvm, I can't read. sorry
GoldenEye 007
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It's apparently not that common for hurricanes.
SchrodingerC
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Isn't this a precursor to storm surge? All the water has to come back in force once Irma reaches Tampa.
When the power goes down, they won't be able to use the cell service.
anarchycupcake
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They said their power hadn't gone out yet, they were just worried about how to get in touch with people after they lose power considering their cell service is already out.
mordecaii83
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*sigh* I specifically said WHEN power goes out later when we get hit harder. Am I not coming across clear?
Dreams-Visions
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Power has been out since roughly 4am where I am. Our gas powered generator is doing god's work. Constant tornado warnings. Heavy rain and wind gusts as you might imagine.
I guess I don't understand. You had not mentioned their power was out. Also, people phone providers are not always their ISP, either. I would still post to FB account or w/e in case they get a chance to see it.
EDIT: Now I see you are saying IF power goes down, got it.
Sorry running on like 3 days with too much anxiety and not enough sleep.
It's almost like a tsunami !
I misread your message, I'm sorry.
Eye for an Eye
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How are things up in Port St Lucie?
0ptimusPayne
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Dude this is insane. My Apartment that I just moved out of is literally near this video footage. There is a Boat ramp right off the complex where we would Kayak towards DT Tampa. I know a lot of old neighbors are hunkering down there, but the storm serge is going to be crazy. I still have a few boxes in the upstairs bedroom that we still haven't got out. I hope the old vet with the River front apartment moved his red Mustang.
Wow, you sound like an asshole
mordecaii83
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Well according to local news it's more a question of when, not if... But no worries.
It was a legitimate question, I haven't slept much in like 3 days. Not to mention a little stressed out.
anarchycupcake
Member
They said they "have no way to notify people (they're) ok still when power goes down," so the "when" pretty much implies that power hasn't gone out yet.
They are worried what will happen when they do not have access to WiFi (because the power's gone out) and can't access their cellular data. They're looking for other options for contacting relatives/friends when they lose power because their cell phone service is out.
JHoNNy1OoO
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If your friends house is flooding and he still has power better tell him to turn off all the circuit breakers.
Yea, I have a buddy exactly one block off of that road. They never called for evacuation even though he is zone B. I fear he will get flooded later when the storm surge comes.
Thanks, I am up to speed now lol
And I would just try to post now before your power goes out and let everyone know whats up with the lack of phone service, expect outages, call you l8.
ok, i gotcha.