Hurricane Season
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How is everyone holding up from Gordon if it was near you? Also, keep an eye out of Florence, newest updated models forecast it to hit NC/SC as a category 5 in about 9 days. In my opinion, it is still too far out to accurately predict but keep an eye on it if you live nearby.
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2 other tropical waves (potential storms that could form into hurricanes eventually) are coming off of the African Coast. They look like they will stray further south into the Caribbean and potentially Florida as of now. Also too early to accurately predict but it is smart to keep up to date if you like in a potential area.0
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I’m in south FL & praying for no hurricanes.0
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How long does hurricane season last anyways? I have October travel plans.0
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Pour_Decisions wrote: »How long does hurricane season last anyways? I have October travel plans.
Til Nov.1 -
Pour_Decisions wrote: »How long does hurricane season last anyways? I have October travel plans.
Til Nov.
Darn. I guess I'll cross my fingers and probably purchase travel insurance. UGH0 -
Mid September was forecasted to be the peak this year. More safe in October than September but keep an eye out!1
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Most recent GFS prediction:
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Also, Florence just reached category 3 status with winds at 120 mph. Looks like rapid intensification occurred overnight.
Here is the latest satellite image of the storm:
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/images/goes16_vis-swir_06L_201809051205.jpg?21.1315.70 -
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How is everyone holding up from Gordon if it was near you? Also, keep an eye out of Florence, newest updated models forecast it to hit NC/SC as a category 5 in about 9 days. In my opinion, it is still too far out to accurately predict but keep an eye on it if you live nearby.
https://i.redd.it/cef708lhpdk11.png
I had to drive to Tampa Monday, between the monsoon rains from Gordon and the holiday traffic, that was not a wise decision, but I survived.1 -
After St. Augustine was hit hard two years in a row, I am hoping to avoid any tropical systems this season. Last year we lost power for nearly a week. We left town for Matthew in 2016...although we were not in a mandatory evacuation zone, the zone literally begins about four houses down from us toward the river. We stayed through Irma last year. The storms caused minimal damage to our home, but some of our neighbors fared far worse. We do have a generator, so we did have light and air conditioning in part of our house...although cable, internet and cellular service were spotty at best for days after the storms.1
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Disappointed to find that we won't get any rain from Gordon - Apparently the rain will only make it as far north as Montgomery and I'm an hour north and east. I worry more about tornadoes than hurricanes. One went through here in 2011.0
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Disappointed that they closed down the city for two days and not only did Gordon never make it to hurricane status, but it completely skipped and went around our city.. so it's been nothing but sunny for the last three days. I was looking forward to watching a nice storm.0
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Right now all the attention is on Florence. While it weakened to a tropical storm, it should restrengthen back to a hurricane before the weekend is over. There is a reasonable shot that it could get back to major hurricane status.
As far as its track, the main steering mechanism right now is a large high pressure ridge in the Atlantic that is keeping it moving west. That will break down this weekend. As it gets along the general longitude as Bermuda, another ridge will form to its north over Bermuda.
The big question at this point is how strong will this new ridge be along with its exact location. A stronger ridge would keep the hurricane moving westward towards the SE coast. A slightly weaker ridge would allow for a bit more northwesterly motion and a landfall over the Carolinas or even Mid Atlantic. There is still a possibility that the ridge may be weak enough for Florence to stay far enough offshore for significant impacts.'
Regardless, I think people along the entire coast (and those inland as well) from GA to DE should review over their hurricane plans just in case.1 -
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Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).3
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Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Same here. Other than no power for a week we were perfectly fine.1 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).0 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Same here. Other than no power for a week we were perfectly fine.
I live near the coast (Melbourne), but it's a newer community with underground power.. Plus we share our grid with the Hospital!. . My son still has not really experienced a hurricane because he has slept through the last two and we haven't lost power even once!.1 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).
I think that it's detrimental how the government and media whip every one into a frenzy. . There was no reason for that many people to leave. If you don't live on a barrier island, and you live in a block house built in the last 20 years, DON'T leave!. the Highways should be clear for those who really are at risk. Folks in older homes or trailer-homes and folks who live on the beaches.-1 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).
I think that it's detrimental how the government and media whip every one into a frenzy. . There was no reason for that many people to leave. If you don't live on a barrier island, and you live in a block house built in the last 20 years, DON'T leave!. the Highways should be clear for those who really are at risk. Folks in older homes or trailer-homes and folks who live on the beaches.
This is bad advice.
For example. If you are on a raised house, do you really want to be stranded in your house surrounded by flood water. What if the wind is strong enough (Cat 5) to blow off part of the roof or a tree hits your house after there is flooding.
If you live in a flood plain, leave. Not to mention overtaxing EMS (Emergency Management Services) because people that should of left didn't.
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Cameron_1969 wrote: »Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).
I think that it's detrimental how the government and media whip every one into a frenzy. . There was no reason for that many people to leave. If you don't live on a barrier island, and you live in a block house built in the last 20 years, DON'T leave!. the Highways should be clear for those who really are at risk. Folks in older homes or trailer-homes and folks who live on the beaches.
This is bad advice.
For example. If you are on a raised house, do you really want to be stranded in your house surrounded by flood water. What if the wind is strong enough (Cat 5) to blow off part of the roof or a tree hits your house after there is flooding.
If you live in a flood plain, leave. Not to mention overtaxing EMS (Emergency Management Services) because people that should of left didn't.
Okay, well, you can leave. I'm staying.-1 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).
I think that it's detrimental how the government and media whip every one into a frenzy. . There was no reason for that many people to leave. If you don't live on a barrier island, and you live in a block house built in the last 20 years, DON'T leave!. the Highways should be clear for those who really are at risk. Folks in older homes or trailer-homes and folks who live on the beaches.
The problem with Irma was the path changed damn near hourly. My daughter came from Tampa to my house, Tampa was supposed to get a direct hit, but it didn't, and Irma did a lot of damage in my area, mainly to trees. I lost a few shingles off my 20 year old barn, and had a lot of tree branches down, and no power for 5 days, but that was it.1 -
Cameron_1969 wrote: »Cameron_1969 wrote: »Well, when Irma was coming to Florida we were all told to leave the state entirely or DIE!!!. I-95 and I-75 were at a virtual standstill for days. I would rather die than sit in a car on I-75 for 12 hours . (but that's just me).
Yeah, my FB memories feed this week is full of photos of I-75 at a standstill, gas lines at the few stations that had fuel, and my adventure of stalking the Amerigas truck to get propane for my generator. I have always stayed, but then again I'm in the middle of the state so I don't deal with landfall or tidal surge or flooding (house is on a hill).
I think that it's detrimental how the government and media whip every one into a frenzy. . There was no reason for that many people to leave. If you don't live on a barrier island, and you live in a block house built in the last 20 years, DON'T leave!. the Highways should be clear for those who really are at risk. Folks in older homes or trailer-homes and folks who live on the beaches.
This is bad advice.
For example. If you are on a raised house, do you really want to be stranded in your house surrounded by flood water. What if the wind is strong enough (Cat 5) to blow off part of the roof or a tree hits your house after there is flooding.
If you live in a flood plain, leave. Not to mention overtaxing EMS (Emergency Management Services) because people that should of left didn't.
Almost every town turns the schools into shelters, where the folks can at least stay near home and off the highways, or find a friend with a house with hurricane shutters. I have windows rated for 145 mph and hurricane straps on every roof joist in the house, I get a nice hurricane mitigation discount on my homeowners because of it.
I'm not saying every one should stay, obviously if the local authorities knock on your door and tell you to get out, you better be going.1 -
I don't like to talk hurricanes---I just got all my repairs finished in late July from Hurricane Irma that hit one year ago today...I hope I never see another one again!0
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I have no idea why anyone would buy milk who lives near where the hurricane will strike.0
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