[dirtboy]

The “good” news for SE FL is that NHC track shifted slightly west. The bad news is that the new eye is 46 miles wide so it DOESN’T MATTER.

— John Morales (@JohnMoralesNBC6) 8 Sep 2017

[NautiNurse]

Sarasota County has moved from voluntary evac Zone A, mobile homes, barrier islands to mandatory evacuation effective at 2PM today.

[fatima]

PA-TF1 is now staging at an Air Force base in Georgia with other @fema urban search-and-rescue teams, waiting for #HurricaneIrma. pic.twitter.com/BSZzVkQyzV— Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) September 8, 2017

[ameribbean expat]

Last flight out of FLL is tonight (Friday) at 1945 hrs.

I was wondering why Amtrak hasn’t hopped on the bandwagon. They run up the east coast to DC and could be making money hand over fist. I’d take that over sitting on 95/FL Tpk/75 for 12 hrs anyday.

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/09/06-irma-amtrak