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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Did you see the one guy get wiped out? Oh that was just too funny! He didn’t think so though...lololol..he literally rode the wave!
That image looks eerily familiar. Sort of like the "planet killer" machine on Star Trek TOS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doomsday_Machine_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)
Looks like she’s cranking up again.....
And at the far southwest end of the Keys which has had a mandatory evacuation notice for three days.
On this island, they took a few of the dead bodies recovered out of the trees in ‘35.
I imagine these guys will get up in the upper floor of a building or try to run the bridges.
Wasn't that the Battle Of Leyte Gulf.
There are now some “hold my beer” moments going on by that buoy! The live feed is fascinating to watch. I have it up on my TV now.
Getting murky!
Live cams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaErEed7UPI&index=6&list=PL9LPhV57df3yfcRFlGAqIhjCJd4zPiwpB
gonna keep them both going until the sunset.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNCwj35OwmI
Zeroing in on my kids house at Sugarloaf.
That pic is nightmarish.
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Wife & kids just got back from seeing family in Wisconsin and Missouri. They told me there were whole convoys (long ones) of power companies trucks headed south from MN, IA, WI, IL & MO. Also noted that some were not even plated. Also National guard vehicals with large potable water tanks.
Impressive. She’s got stamina.
If you were scared of the flats you were smart. They can be dangerous. You have to know how to run shallow water. Shallow water navigation is an art form in the Keys.It takes years to really know it.Daytime is hard. Night time is the artful part of learning the flats.
I know.....it’s very interesting seeing it develop and highten as it ramps up! I saw it there, when the water was flat and still pretty much calm to where it began growing and the sky darkening......then speeding up as well. There’s a reason the term ‘the FORCE of nature” is used so often.....it’s jsut so remarkable to see it in action!
Toes in the sand is so true. I am from Georgia but we always came to Florida for a week in the summer always wanted to live here...
Saw some of your posts.
Looking good for you!
Permit and bonefish have to be chased — wherever they may be.
They’ll be in more trouble than they imagined to be sure........When the wind crashes through their building and rips it apart they’ll know what it means to.. “Run!.... If they live through it.............
Hahaa! Nonchalant around a cat? They invented nonchalant:)
Be safe, FRiend. Zellwood is a good spot. Corn!!!
Great radar here!
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