hamauzu kaito
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well thanks for that. I guess i can relax then.
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Florida Gov. Declares State Of Emergency Over Hurricane Irma (Up: clean-up begins)
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well thanks for that. I guess i can relax then.
I was about to make a guess it was something along those lines. Most states grant the gov extra powers to allocate emergency resources during a state of emergency.
That's rough man, after this one I'd say to invest in a generator if you can. If it hits Tampa it will likely be a lot weaker, so there's that.
MiamiWesker
Member
If they are in a well protected house away from a flood zone they will be fine. Deaths happen a lot more because of floods than actual hurricane damage. The grand grand grand majority of people in these cities are staying put and we will mostly be fine.
fluffydelusions
Member
All models still show it as a strong cat 4 at Tampa?
DOWN
Banned
This is the truth. All of Florida isnt gonna get flattened. Mobile homes tend to, but not a whole lot else. Power outages are the real annoyance for many.
Know if you are in a weak structure or flood area and find shelter. But many of us arent tbh
Mattamus-Prime
Member
Home was built in 2005, so not too old. No shutters, but I only have three windows, two on the second floor on the north and south side of the house and one on the first floor on the south side. Patio faces the south as well.
The further West the track moves, the more likely it is to remain over the water longer, the more powerful it will be once it makes it to the Bay area. I know the 11 am advisory had it at about a 3 when it got to Orlando, but the 5 pm one has it likely remaining a 4 as it travels through the central part of the state since it would be making landfall around Naples as opposed the the southernmost part of the state.
Yes, its rapidly becoming a terrible event for Tampa.
I'm in Sarasota/Bradenton Zone D area. I got supplies and sandbags and I will be trying to get plywood tomorrow morning and then find a multi-leveled parking lot to park my car for the rest of the weekend. I'm just want that fucking bitch Irma to get here already to get this over with.
If I died I hope is quickly and painless.
If I died I hope is quickly and painless.
iShouldGoPro
Member
i didn't know there were so many meteorologists on Gaf
SyenceLabb
Member
Coping mechanism.
gate stormer
Member
Anyone can be anything with the internet.
mordecaii83
Member
You're right, we're all actually getting paid for this and not just trying to understand something coming straight at us...
dickroach
Member
everyone knows everything when it's time for it
there were so many boxing experts in the Mayweather/McGregor thread.
there are also a bunch of Floridians who have been through a few hurricanes so they have some idea, but obviously no one knows exactly what to expect when this is literally the biggest, baddest storm ever
MuddyDonut
Member
Where do you live?
iShouldGoPro
Member
lol it's crazy how unpredictable nature really is when you have one person saying its going to hit Miami directly, one person saying it wont, one person saying evacuation wasn't necessary, one person saying Tampa won't get hit that hard, one person saying Key West will be underwater, and my neighbor saying nothing will happen, it's all a fluke
what is a hurricane even
R Scott on weather channel right now pleading for those in the keys to leave now. Tells them we may not be able to rescue you.
Very easy to know the latest for yourself, its all here.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/214634.shtml?cone#contents
The current track is not a direct hit over Miami, Tampa has a high chance of seeing hurricane force winds, and there will be loss of life and massive power outages across the state, many will be effected. Some sever, some not.
Very easy to know the latest for yourself, its all here.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/214634.shtml?cone#contents
The current track is not a direct hit over Miami, Tampa has a high chance of seeing hurricane force winds, and there will be loss of life and massive power outages across the state, many will be effected. Some sever, some not.
West Kendall here, nothing happened yet.
dickroach
Member
they can't hear him. they're all at the bar blasting Jimmy Buffet
I see that the drugs are exceptionally good tonight, eh?
I'm by East Kendall, everything OK here.
A stallout over the appliations can't end well, and here I was thinking it would bring some rain here
a miserable little pile of rotation and rain
Shmeagatory94
Member
Be safe. I was in st pete but got too scared. Driving up to Alabama now.
boredofcanada
Member
Can you stop trolling? It's been days dude. No one thinks you are funny.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Last full night of peace everyone. We'll see how the weekend goes.
Im kind of nervous for my family in Miami , I told them to drive to Tampa and stay with me but they didnt want to leave.
Maybe it was just my neighborhood. That was fucking weird. But it made me realize I really don't wanna be without power. Fuck.
iShouldGoPro
Member
no one is trolling. how about sourcing the things you say before spouting out these weather reports? because shit is getting confusing.
i understand the hurricane is going through different projections but when people say random things it just gets more people worried.
Yeah... a reminder for people to make lots of ice now and enjoy a warm shower tomorrow morning. Two things that are missing when power is out for a while.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Even in this thread, Floridians are acting like a slight few mile shift for the eye of the storm makes the difference between them being in the clear or screwed. This storm is massive and the entire state is more or less screwed. Heaving sighs of relief because the eye now moved a few miles to the west of you is silly and lacks basic understanding of this storm. Sure it makes the difference of getting the absolute worst of it but the damage and risk for those living along the coast is terrible either way. There were certain armchair meteorologists in here a few days ago shutting down any talk of Irma reaching category 5 saying that it was impossible and just fear mongering.
breakfuss
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Honestly it seems they may fare better than you at this point...
Having lived in a hurricane town hundreds of miles up the coast from Florida my entire life, cat 1 - 3 are pretty much routine. We do know pretty much what to expect. Sometimes the power goes out, or a tree is downed in the worst possible spot, but they just seem like windy storms. Many don't even drop as much rain as a bad thunderstorm - they're just windy.
It's cat 4 and 5 that are completely up in the air. Sometimes they blow through, we pick up all of the branches, sweep the leaves, figure out where our trashcans blew off to, and call it day. Sometimes they knock down so many trees you can't drive out of your neighborhood, and the power is out for 3+ days. That was Isabel. I didn't even live near water (I was a good two miles from the Bay, no creeks or lakes or rivers nearby) and it was up to my porch. Almost every large tree in my neighborhood was either uprooted or had to be cut down because it was nearly uprooted.
But that's where I am on the middle of the East coast. The storms get a lot stronger in the Gulf and down in Florida. Why people are trivializing it when it looks to be just as mean as Hugo is beyond me. Young? Don't remember the big ones? Think Katrina was just a freak? I just hope everyone who can evacuate has, and those who couldn't get the help they need to.
fluffydelusions
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Just started the turn
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
The far reach of Irma doesn't seem to be comprehended. My mom recently talked to my Grandmother in Melbourne and she's seemingly waiting for the hurricane to turn, pretty much. I'm here fearing for her and the state now, if that's the prevailing sentiment.
MuddyDonut
Member
Yeah I live in a single wide and I'm not too sold on the safety of this place so I'm booking it.
thats good advice and a good way to relax a bit
Okay, finally made it to Tennessee. Traffic was freaking brutal, what should have been a one-day drive became a two-day nightmare.
We had all these plans that changed because of my in-laws being bossy yet indecisive, and then we changed back to our own plan and parted ways with them this morning, but we finally made it. Now we wonder if Irma weakens, did we go too far? Georgia was in the path, Alabama was booked solid (then so was Georgia). Either way, if a huge hurricane is gonna tear our roof off, or our house is gonna flood, we don't exactly want to be inside, so I still think leaving is the right choice, regardless of outcome.
But, we live on the Treasure Coast and we're now in Tennessee. We're already trying to plan our return trip and we want it to be a one-day thing, not the traffic-infused nightmare we had on the way up.
So we're gonna wait and see if we can drive over Monday night/Tuesday morning. Only problem, is that there will still be an ongoing storm. What winds are driveable in a small hatchback? Can we slip around this (much weaker by that time) thing and also avoid that oppressive traffic?
Am I crazy?
We had all these plans that changed because of my in-laws being bossy yet indecisive, and then we changed back to our own plan and parted ways with them this morning, but we finally made it. Now we wonder if Irma weakens, did we go too far? Georgia was in the path, Alabama was booked solid (then so was Georgia). Either way, if a huge hurricane is gonna tear our roof off, or our house is gonna flood, we don't exactly want to be inside, so I still think leaving is the right choice, regardless of outcome.
But, we live on the Treasure Coast and we're now in Tennessee. We're already trying to plan our return trip and we want it to be a one-day thing, not the traffic-infused nightmare we had on the way up.
So we're gonna wait and see if we can drive over Monday night/Tuesday morning. Only problem, is that there will still be an ongoing storm. What winds are driveable in a small hatchback? Can we slip around this (much weaker by that time) thing and also avoid that oppressive traffic?
Am I crazy?
Maybe your feeding off the nuclear power plant and they are starting the shutdown? I know they shutdown those things 24 hours before the hurricane winds are to arrive.
TheCochese
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I was about ten when Hugo came. I lived in Savannah and we thought the world was going to end. It ended for a lot of people in Charleston.
Don't fuck around with big storms like this. Don't think you're safe because of projections.
Don't fuck around with big storms like this. Don't think you're safe because of projections.
Please show us the map. The NOAA GOES 30min update looks west still with actually a Southwest component in the last wobble.