Dear Floridians: A Hurricane Irma Thread

[DisabledAccount]

I don't want to scare anyone but i want to make sure everyone is aware of the hurricane irma that is in the Atlantic and even though it is several days out everyone needs to keep a close eye on this storm and be prepared for where ever it goes 

 

 

Stay safe everyone 

[SportsNut25]

Good to see that we have an Irma thread already started ... was actually contemplating when I should start one before I saw this thread. 

We can use this thread to share updates as the storm gets closer, like we did last year for Matthew. 

[Floridatech]

Im studying Meteorology and i have a website where yall can get info from bloggers Weather Underground is the name

[Cat_Scratch]

Good thread to start. Irma could be nasty... real nasty.

[Cat_Scratch]

15 minutes ago, Floridatech said:

Im studying Meteorology and i have a website where yall can get info from bloggers Weather Underground is the name

I love weather underground. Great site.

[Floridatech]

28 minutes ago, Cat_Scratch said:

I love weather underground. Great site.

That blog is crazier than this one lol

[SportsNut25]

 

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Per NBC 6's John Morales, "*IF* there is going to be an impact [on South Florida], we will know a lot more either Wednesday or Thursday ... for *possible* weekend impact."

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[Roadkillav8r]

http://spaghettimodels.com/

[DarterBlue2]

Potentially deadly storm. To all: please monitor this closely and heed the warnings. This is not a storm to ignore, as doing so could result in loss of property and possibly life. The property can be replaced with time, not so life.

[SportsNut25]

 

[SPCjessica2004]

NBC News (twitter) is reporting that the storm is now at 185 mph. This was about 1:50pm on 9/5.

[DisabledAccount]

So if that path continues which areas at biggest risk? 

[DarterBlue2]

20 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

So if that path continues which areas at biggest risk? 

Right now, South Florida, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico (US states or territories); Cuba, Antigua and Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), non US.

After South Florida, it is anyone's guess as to where it goes. But from the Gulf of Mexico states, to the Mid Atlantic could be impacted at some stage later next week.

[Trelle]

Man I was in the Dominican earlier this year once your outside the walls of the resorts the houses are made from rotted wood and tin. One can only pray for them it’s gonna be bad 

[Dan in Daytona]

On the absurd side of things, it seems a Tampa area Publix grocery store had to call police to intervene when store customers were fighting over the establishment's last bottles of drinking water. Tampa at a minimum is 6 to 7 days from a possible strike. Come on people, the world is watching. Floridian foolishness is alive and flourishing

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

This has gotten bad folks this is hurricane Andrew 1992 all over again if not worst this is no tropical storm or a category 1 or 2 which is still bad this is a category 5 at 185 miles per hour hitting a state that's surrounded by nothing but water canals alligator ally the Everglades this storm is way worst then Harvey if this storm hits Florida anywhere near its current state it would be a deadly destruction behind 

[Terrapin]

Walmart, Target here are out of bottled water. Escambia, Okaloosa are out of water at bigger establishments. My dad had cases left at Office Depot.

Edit: Walmart keeps getting pallets of water and then they're all gone by 30 minutes as lines of people wait for bottled water. 

22 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

So if that path continues which areas at biggest risk? 

 

The cone of uncertainty is big, but it all depends on how the weather patterns play out. The Great Plains and Great Lakes/Canadian pressure systems will either turn Irma north to hit south Florida, keys area into Miami-Dade county. Or it may stay on course and continue westward into the gulf. High pressure systems are what hurricanes like to follow, however there is a low pressure wave that will hit the hurricane either this weekend or Monday. The question then becomes where will that low pressure system hit? The gulf? The keys? That will steer Irma north. 

[Floridatech]

Im glad my fiancee and in laws house in Haiti is made with brick and also glad the storm will be North of their side of Haiti they live in South Haiti but my dad side of the country Cap Haitian looks to be under the gun 

[SportsNut25]

Broward/Miami Folks: 

If on Twitter, (@)JohnMorales6 has the best Irma coverage right now. (@)7Weather, (@)AdamBergNBC6 and (@)WPLGLocal10 are also good resources. 

[Cat_Scratch]

Okay you guys in South Florida. For those that stay... find a block or brick area to ride it out, wood homes are very risky with winds over 90 mph, good luck and stay safe.

Tip;

South Florida; if an alligator hits the side of your house, don't go outside to skin it, it's a trick the hurricane uses to try to lure you out.

Central Florida; same if a dolphin hits your house. Don't try to rescue it... it's done.

North Florida East; If FSU guy starts pounding on your door cause his wooden house blew down... let em in but lock him in the bathroom. Specially if you have $32 worth of crab legs and crawfish in the frig. 

North Florida West; If a UF girl knocks on your door cause she wants to party... let her in and enjoy the show.