Posted on 10/06/2016 11:52:17 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
US National Weather Service Jacksonville Weather.gov/JAX@NWSJacksonville
The storm poses an imminent threat of tropical storm and/or hurricane conditions to SOME PORTION of the Warning area.
Heed the advice of Local officials. Be careful about rumors, erroneous social media posts and unwarranted speculation.
Major Hurricane Matthew Briefing Situation Overview
...THIS IS NOW A WORST CASE STORM SURGE SCENARIO...
Catastrophic Damage is Anticipated for Coastal Areas.
Major Hurricane Matthew is still expected to move DANGEROUSLY CLOSE the Florida First Coast and Southeast Georgia Coast Friday through Friday night into Saturday with catastrophic impacts expected along and near the coast.
A major hurricane has not impacted this area in 118 years, since October 2nd 1898. There is NO local living memory of the potential of this event. If a direct landfall occurs this will be unlike any hurricane in the modern era. . The western eyewall is expected to move along a portions of the coast with sustained winds 115 to 125 mph and gusts in the most affected areas! Winds will be higher in high rise structures in Downtown Florida possibly strong Category 4 to Category 5 intensity!
Some of the lowest barrier islands will be completely overtopped with large battering wave and life threatening flooding. Barrier islands are likely to breached and it is extremely possible that new inlets will be cut in the worst affected areas.
Please, Please heed the advice of public and emergency management officials. 40 people in New York and New Jersey did not heed these warning during Sandy and died in the storm surge! This will be a MUCH Greater surge than Sandy had along the New Jersey Shore!
THERE IS A 21 PAGE POWER POINT AT THIS URL:
http://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf
PLEASE PRAY
Prayers for all who are being impacted by this hurricane event.
Prayers. That is all we can do. Hurricanes are worse in October.
Mother nature at work.
How do you think the barrier islands were formed in the first place???
Are these areas not hardened against this sort of thing?
Prayers up from Tarpon...
Hey remember when Bush was responsible for the impact of major hurricanes? WTF isn’t Obama down there stopping this thing?
The real danger is over-hyping a storm that fails to fulfill media/government expectations. The next time a storm occurs, people don’t believe it and stay put.
Will do
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...
Fortunately we are over 12 feet above sea level. Still we are keeping a close watch on things.
"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Prayers going up to the Lord for your safety.
5.56mm
Humans can’t be “hardened” to a storm of this magnitude—we become powerless.
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"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Praying. I hope everyone evacuates to safety.
It must be so hard for senior residences etc. prayers up.
“Are these areas not hardened against this sort of thing?”
The Georgia coast has largely been spared from the ravages of the major East Coast hurricanes of the past 25 years. Mandatory evacuation a new phenomenon for many residents from Brunswick to Savannah.
Downtown Florida ????
It’s turning out to see, I just watched the latest radar, my bet is no serious damage in the US.
HURRICANE MATTHEW (2016)
12m
Georgia Gov. Deal orders mandatory evacuation east of Interstate 95 for 6 coastal counties: Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn and Camden - WSBTV
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