Posted on 09/07/2017 8:09:47 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Irma had a devastating impact on islands in the Caribbean.
Hurricane and Storm surge watches were issued Thursday morning for South Florida. The Florida Keys began evacuating visitors and residents, followed by flood zones in Miami and Miami Beach. Sarasota FL declared a local state of emergency Thursday morning.
Polk County FL Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday that law enforcement authorities would check the identities of people who turn up at shelters--and take to jail anyone found to have an active arrest warrant. “If you go to a shelter for Irma and you have a warrant, we’ll gladly escort you to the safe and secure shelter called the Polk County Jail... “If you have a warrant, turn yourself in to the jail — it’s a secure shelter.” Judd also posted that sex offenders and sex predators would not be admitted to the shelters. "We cannot and we will not have innocent children in a shelter with sexual offenders & predators. Period." Judd's statements unleashed a liberal firestorm via Twitter.
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Camille changed the way the United States looked at hurricanes...Dr Robert Simpson, head of the NHC at the time, came up with the Saffir-Simpson scale one year after Camille.
http://www.liveduvalstreet.com/
Live stream. A very few people there.
Wahoo!
Keep us posted on your landing/whereabouts.
God bless.
ten minutes away from 8pm update
my kids just evaced to Port St. Lucie,no traffic or gas in the keys. Very little traffic on the turnpike either. Tomorrow who knows....
may God bless your family....so many have such crosses to bear....
mIne as well we are in the villages.
It’s not going to destroy the whole of FL anyways.
But if it refuels, SOMEWHERE will be destroyed.
It’s just a matter of where.
I was worried about your kiddos. So glad to hear they are safer now.
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Prayers continuing for your family.
Here in Orlando we are looking at 75-100 mph- higher gusts for 6-12 hours. Plus we’re on dirty side so tornados seem likely.
I’m very relieved for you. Your kids out of Keys..
Plus a lot of places along the Gulf aren't that densely populated. We were looking at the prospect of an entire state of one of the most populous states in the Union getting Hurricane force winds. I shudder to think what the economic impact that would have.
Yes a thousand times.
sure do and thanks. always someone worse off, makes me grateful.
The first big town in Cuba to be "in play" will be Morón, population 60,000.
(Photo by Patrick Le Barbenchon.)
Our insurance rates are already at stratosphere levels one can only wonder what they will be if you can even get insurance after Irma.
By the way Duval street in Key West has some of the most expensive real estate anywhere in the Keys.
rents for small stores 10-15k per month,crazy expensive.
thanks very much..
Thanks Jane.Stay safe as well.
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