aww
Such a nice place, has it copped anything similar in the past?
I was going to go again next year and stay at delano hotel (very nice)
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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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aww
Such a nice place, has it copped anything similar in the past?
I was going to go again next year and stay at delano hotel (very nice)
peppermints
Member
My plan now is to leave Orlando and head back up to Indiana early AM Friday, probably 4 or 5. Already filled up Tuesday night so good on that front.
Hoping that's not too late.
Hoping that's not too late.
exmachina64
Banned
You should probably leave, provided you can convince your wife.
IrishNinja
Member
aww
Such a nice place, has it copped anything similar in the past?
I was going to go again next year and stay at delano hotel (very nice)
...are y'all serious?
the beach floods with a hard rain. it gets fucked up every time we're hit, though not as bad as the keys
it'll be fine. there's way too much money in the beach - everyone thinks it'll be our first step towards atlantis, but that's prolly the grove right now
I mentioned this earlier but my hotel has a few left until Saturday. We had our system shut briefly and soon as it opened up people booked the rooms up at an insanely high pace. Most people currently in house seem to be from South Florida.
We actually do now lol. We typically have a strict no pets policy but considering most people are coming for evacuations we are allowing them. We have a few rooms open until Saturday and then starting then we are unfortunately booked up
Bless you guys for allowing pets for this. You guys rock.
Still haven't heard any plans from my folks despite asking. Getting nervous/upset as it looks like it's pretty certain it's going to be bad for PSL... My cousin works at PSL Hospital so she's probably stuck, but I hope everyone else is thinking of GTFOing.
Carpe Carnim
Member
Finalized prep for the storm. Wife and a bunch of her colleagues are staying put in Ft. Myers. 75N has been somewhere between annoying and fucking laughable.
We will find out today if we're going to be all hands on deck, or something less intense. If I don't have to leave my house to manage a barrier island, I don't want to. But if the storm oscillates enough to catch Marco Island relatively square, we're gonna be riding out the 72 hour aftermath cut off from the mainland
We will find out today if we're going to be all hands on deck, or something less intense. If I don't have to leave my house to manage a barrier island, I don't want to. But if the storm oscillates enough to catch Marco Island relatively square, we're gonna be riding out the 72 hour aftermath cut off from the mainland
Really surprised they haven't cancelled Orange County since basically everything else around (public school; college) is closed at least Friday, and many Monday as well.
Don't wait. If you're going, go as soon as you can. It's only going to become more of a pain in the ass.
Thank you! I'm happy that our company is allowing this, it would be pretty shitty if they turn away families in a time of need because they don't want to lose their family pet. I don't think I could work here if they did that.
With that said, I work at the Homewood Suites in Pensacola so if anyone needs a room for tonight (Thursday night) let me know. Looks like all our rooms for Friday night have now sold out as well. I've never seen rooms fill up like this before so quickly... Fuck. It sucks having to tell people that we're full
.OmegaSmash
Member
My best friend is in Orlando and he hasn't told me what he's going to do. I'm seriously worried about him.
My in laws live on Marco but they are up in NC for the next two weeks so it's one less thing to worry about. Good luck!
teacupcopter
Banned
How bad will Jacksonville get hit? I'm in Australia but my brother in law moved there a few months ago. I'm a bit worried!
Are you in a flood zone area? I live in Sarasota as well. Still waiting for later in the day to get a better picture of how much it's going to hit us.
Here's a GIF I made for the other thread with a 3-hour-resolution version of the model:
Basically a direct hit for Miami, with the added bonus of Irma barely grazing Cuba, so it doesn't really get weakened. The pressure shown just before it hits are on par with the deepest pressure Irma had in its life. That doesn't mean the winds are still Cat 5, though. Currently looking like a strong Cat 4 at landfall accoriding to the same model:
Those are wind gusts in km/h, with 250 km/h being around 156 mph. That means sustained winds are somewhat slower, thus probably a strong Cat 4.
I just checked the FEMA map and my quadrant is an area of minimal flood hazard. Is this reliable?
I hope so... Guess time will tell.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Depends on how hard the airport gets knocked up by the Hurricanes. She will need to check with her airline either by phone or online to see if there are any delays or cancellations.
Big international Airports are pretty fast about clearing debris and making it safe to open quickly for traffic.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Hoping Ft. Myers/Macro Island will be ok. I have plans to come down November, to visit. There is a guy I know who runs his own shop not too far from Lovers Point. Hoping he will be OK too.
Most people I've talked to tonight have been reasonable and compassionate for one another. However, I just got off the phone with someone who literally just asked me to kick out other evacuees to free up a room for him and his wife, in a better sounding way of course. If you call a hotel and they're sold out... It's not because they're "hiding" rooms. It's legitimately because we're sold out. That goes for Hilton hotels I can say, anyway.
Dark_3nergy
Member
What the fuck, I hope you chewed him out for being inconsiderate
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Man, it's such a shame that Puerto Rico isn't a State yet. They'd get help a lot faster. Right now it's going to be weeks until they get power back.
https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/905751025201577984
https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/905755808453021696
An Air Force recon mission is about to enter Hurricane #Irma for the first time in 6 hours to see how strong she is.
https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/905755808453021696
Recon immediately found estimated surface winds of 175 mph in #Irma's northwestern eyewall. Clearly not weakening. Awaiting dropsonde.
It will be stronger, but Matthew didn't do all too much to us last year beyond some rain. This one is much stronger, so expect higher winds and more damage.
Southbound I-95 was just temporarily closed in one spot because of 2 vehicle rollovers. It's only Thursday and that highway is already dangerous enough.
Source: https://twitter.com/brevardeoc?lang=en
Source: https://twitter.com/brevardeoc?lang=en
mordecaii83
Member
Is the UK model accurate at all? It's the only one saying the storm will head pretty far west into Florida.
https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/905758473857753090
7:12am: Dropsonde measures a pressure of 921mb in #Irma's eye. The hurricane is currently steady at Category 5 intensity.
maquiladora
Member
It's a pretty good model. The Euro is normally "king" at this range though.
IXI FalcoN
Member
Anybody know how bad the traffic is for 95N starting from Palm Bay/Melbourne area? My best friends are coming to my place in Virginia, but I'm trying to talk them into leaving today instead of Friday.
outunderthestars
Banned
They should get going asap. Why risk it?
SyenceLabb
Member
Thanks to the vertical placement of that part of Florida and the angle this storm is currently taking, it will only take a miscalculation of a few degrees and quite a bit can change for towns and cities along the atlantic and gulf.
maquiladora
Member
Very true. And these storms make small wobbles in ways that no model can predict. A wobble of just 30-50 miles while approaching a possible landfall would make a huge difference.
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Macon, i think?....and we are still going north
Finale Fireworker
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I check the status of the storm multiple times a day. When I checked this thread this morning, I was surprised to see people leaving Orlando. I thought people usually took shelter in Orlando during hurricanes. This must be so scary to residents. I can't imagine this kind of impending terror.
Impeccable
Member
My best friend lives in Orlando so I am watching this close. He is staying.
BatiGOOOOOOL
Member
First of all, stay safe everyone. This looks incredibly scary and I really hope it somehow weakens.
As for my selfish question, when is it currently expected to hit Orlando? I have a connecting flight there on Sunday afternoon but I haven't heard anything from JetBlue yet. Never had similar weather problems during any of my trips, so I'm not sure what to expect or do.
As for my selfish question, when is it currently expected to hit Orlando? I have a connecting flight there on Sunday afternoon but I haven't heard anything from JetBlue yet. Never had similar weather problems during any of my trips, so I'm not sure what to expect or do.
Disney is fully booked so a good amount of people are riding it out in Orlando. I'll be riding it out in my house in Orlando. Leaving the state is too expensive and too much of a hassle tbh and I have too much family in florida to leave