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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Jose looks like Irma’s “Mini Me”
Looks like Irma has a score to settle with Cuba first. That should bring it down again.
I see it too! Another tropical wave/TS.
Katia in the Gulf may be having some influence.
Yes, next week’s tropical system in development.
Isn’t that just sad....I mean, really....
My brother in Texas said she should leave.
Will you guys please advise us. I told her I would relay your inputs.
I am talking about the Radical turn it made out of the gulf side of FLA and across FLA then up the Atlantic coast
Didn’t stay in the Gulf
Praying for that outcome!
If I remember right. Katrina took a right turn once in the gulf. It was a slow turn though. They are predicting a turn right and an acceleration in forward speed. No one messes with Irma. She does what she wants.
Low pressure systems doesn’t “suck” a Hurricane north or tug it in any particular direction. They simply feed it’s existing monstrosity.
....”Jose looks like Irma’s “Mini Me””....
No.... storm organizing now behind Jose does.
NOAA hasn’t picked it up yet but yes, very interesting
Aye yai yai.
We made it...yee haw... in Duluth tonight... waiting for our Chinese food delivery now
I recommend the ‘self-insuring’ they used when I was there: disposable housing!
Except for Old Town and Hotels 90% of the housing was trailers, and used trailers at that. Lose ‘em and you ain’t lost nothing.
Saw a County study that said all residents (not counting visitors) could be evacuated in 20 hours today, Not bad. They’ve improved US1 quite a bit.
See 1495.
Yeah but it didn't go up the gut of FL either, right?
Warm waters there are going to ‘feed’ Irma.....she may kick it up a few notches more....could go 5 again...and alter her direction.
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