Posted on 09/09/2017 2:08:31 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The entire Florida Peninsula and points north are poised to experience Hurricane Irma after the storm hugged Cuba's northern coastline. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Hurricane Irma's prolonged interaction with Cuba diminished its strength to Category 3.
Irma is forecast to increase in strength as it crosses the FL Straits. The Florida Keys experienced strong outer bands while Irma grazed the N Cuba coastline.
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I think Milwaukee’s Best Light cans, placed in full sun for a month, and drunk hot.
From one of the broadcasters near the Keys, he said cell service was out, but still some places with power.
thanks....learned something tonight :) thanks all for the prayers for Tim!
RE-POSTING for ANY in need (since it’s been hours, now)
F L O R I D A — The governor just stated if you can’t get out of any mandatory evacuation, whether for fuel or any reason at all, call 1-800-955-5504, right now! He said they will do anything in their power to help get anyone in a mandatory evacuation area out. Even if you are elderly, disabled, have pets, have no money, any reason at all they will get you and your loved ones out. My Florida family & friends, please be safe and stay in touch if you can. Keep this post going (Copy/Paste - don’t share). fuel or any reason at all, call 1-800-955-5504, right now! He said they will do anything in their power to help get anyone in a mandatory evacuation area out. Even if you are elderly, disabled, have pets, have no money, any reason at all they will get you and your loved ones out. My Florida family & friends, please be safe and stay in touch if you can.
We are back on the thread.
:^)
Ok. All kidding aside, maybe the Freeper was being obnoxious tonight. We get it. Now, moving forward...we have a hurricane to freep. You're input is informative. Let's get on with it.
You’re lucky you’re one of my favorite FReepers. I’ve already conceded that it was going to hit the Western coast of FL. It’s still going to go into the Gulf.
There is an old one that runs this path. It’s a cycle kind of thing. I’m not certain how long this one can keep west. Dirtboy put up a perfect graphic on the upper level.
Not to far back.
drink much ??????
Don’t know if anyone else mentioned it, but Hurricane Donna hit the Keys 57 years ago today, Sept. 10, 1968:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-1960-hurricane-story.html
“After swiping the Florida Keys and striking land near Fort Myers on Sept. 10, ‘Deadly Donna’ did not travel along the usual path that storms of her magnitude usually take.
Instead of heading back to the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, Donna took on the unusual distinction of being the only hurricane of record to produce hurricane-force winds throughout the U.S. East Coast from Florida, the Mid-Atlantic states and New England.
The hurricane’s center passed through 60 miles west of Miami, sparing Broward County. This time, Broward residents only experienced 80 mile-per-hour winds as Donna’s fringes passed by, causing a few trees and signs to tumble down.
Unfortunately, residents in the Florida Keys fared worse, having to endure 13-foot storm surges and 150 mile-per-hour winds. Bridges were washed away and homes resembled splintered matchsticks for miles. The Fort Lauderdale News reported that the Tampa Weather Bureau predicted statewide property damage to reach $2 billion.
Donna continued her romp through the East Coast as a Category 2 storm, whipping every state from South Carolina to New York before slamming into New England on Sept. 12. Wind gusts of 130 miles-per-hour were recorded in Rhode Island and a terrifyingly large 100-mile-wide-eye later crossed Long Island.
Hurricane Donna was the fifth-strongest hurricane of record to hit the U.S., causing 50 deaths, $387 million in property damage and affected over 50 million people according to the National Hurricane Center.”
Whoops. That’s Sept. 10. 1960, not 1968.
Thank You for maintaining the thread. I have been monitoring since Part 1. Love & Prayers for your safety. /IG
Good history about now, thanks.
An amazing view of the winds aloft.
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-83.44,29.55,2356
Donna was very comparable with Irma, strength-wise.
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