Posted on 09/04/2017 2:02:19 PM PDT by NautiNurse
While thoughts and prayers are with our Texas FRiends and neighbors, we are at the peak of the Atlantic Tropical Storm season. Hurricane Irma continues its trek from Cape Verde across the pond and toward the Hebert Box (see below). People with interests in the Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico should be alert to the forecast path updates for this powerful storm. It is important to note that the average NHC track errors are about 175 and 225 statute miles at days 4 and 5, respectively.
Hurricane Irma originally had a small wind field. In the past 24 hours, however, the wind field has expanded with hurriance force winds up to 40 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds up to 140 miles from the storm center.
FL Governor Rick Scott reminds Floridians: Families should take time today to make sure you have a disaster plan and fully-stocked Disaster Supply Kit. Florida residents from West Palm Beach to Tampa Bay are heeding the alert. Store shelves are emptying of bottled water.
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looks like the eye is going over my store
That little isle has one of the most expensive 100% secure telecom get-ups in the world...... where zero plotted his overthrow Jan 21 for a month. Bet it’s only rated for 100mph winds.
Weather Network UKVerified account @TheWeatherNetUK
Image of destruction sent from Paraquita Bay, British Virgin Islands following #Irma2017 #IrmaHurricane #Irma @TheWeatherNetUS
Looks like Puerto Rico is going to escape the serious weather. But they will point to some tree on a car (from last week) and beg for a handout. But in all fairness, that’s exactly what the West Virginian’s did after Sandy. It was a snowstorm for some of them, the kind of thing they get every winter. But they got the disaster money anyway.
That should increase Irma’s strength a bit. :-(
“Officials and media networks in Antigua have not heard from #Barbuda since taking a direct hit from #Irma Wednesday morning”
I have been wondering about that. They may have to send some boats to the island.
every pig stops at the trough
What I’m seeing is not all that dire. The boats are still in the basin and most are still afloat. That is not especially heavy damage from a hurricane.
Obviously hard to be critical of people caught up in this but... Just once, would somebody, if you’re going to record and post, please turn the damn phone sideways!
Never underestimate the determination of unscrupulous operators.
LOL after using a still camera for decades I finally got a video camera and turned it sideways for landscapes.
Bad news for Miami.....
It seems unlikely that anyone survived anyway.
I cannot imagine......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spo_jK3_zdE
[LIVE] Live Cam from Puerto Rico covering Hurricane Irma
Live Storms Media
Started streaming 2 minutes ago
The CME won’t hit for 2 or 3 days, but the ionishpere pops at the speed of light. I was trying to listen in on the Florida Phone Traffic net at 3.940 Mgz and the interference was terrible. They meet on air every morning at 6:55 am and pass radiograms. I’m mobile and usually can spot some cheap Chinese lighting at gas stations causing the interference and drive away from it, but not this AM. It was everywhere I drove. Now I know it was this flare and a radio blackout.
Half the time I do that, the images end up upside down!
Looks like something inspired by Van Gogh.
WRATH OF IRMA
185 MPH SUPER WINDS
FLORIDA FEAR
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