Hurricane Irma Live Thread III

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[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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Hurricane Irma Live Thread I
Hurricane Irma Live Thread II

[metmom]

They move east to west in the Tropics because of the trade winds pushing them westward.

The Coriolis effect causes winds and storms to deflect to the right, which sends them northward.

As they travel north, they enter the prevailing southwesterlies and get guided to the east/northeast again.

Of course, all kinds of quirks can happen and have happened in the storm tracks especially in the Gulf but of you look at the historic storm tracks, they virtually all follow that general pattern.

It’s the same thing the old sailors used to use that made the slave trade and the sugar trade. Africa to the US. US to England. England back down to Africa. Follows the currents, too.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

I stole it from someone else lol...WeAreHurricaneStrong

[Rome2000]

They seriously have to get rid of the sign language guys.

There is instantaneous closed caption translation now, and its gotta be WAY more accurate than these crazy people drawing circles in the air.

[snarkpup]

I use a Sangean weather alert radio that I think I got at Walmart. It tunes in AM, FM and the special band with continuous voice-synthesized weather reports and reruns of any alerts that are in effect. It normally runs on 120V house power, but switches to internal batteries when the power goes out or if it's unplugged. When there is an alert, it turns itself on automatically (if not already on), sounds an alarm and gives the announcement.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Thanks Nauti. As always, you do a GREAT job keeping all the up to date info readily accessible.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you metmom....

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Yes sir #WeAreHurricaneStrong

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Wind: 24mph
Direction: 60°ENE
Gusts: 31mph

[metmom]

Facial expressions are part of sign language.

Often the facial expressions denote intensity. You could think of them as adverbs, same purpose as adverbs in English.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong

[dfwgator]

No turn yet. It will be near Havana in a few hours unless it turns.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Thank you #WeAreHurricaneStrong

[pinkandgreenmom]

“To say nothing of the “OMIGOD WE’RE GOING TO DIE!!!” facial expressions.”

LOL. My husband and I were making up our own script with that one irate looking lady. “I ate all the hurricane snacks already, you got a problem with that?” “If you are coming bring beer and more snacks.”

[little jeremiah]

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[libertylover]

Is anybody from the NH area planning to go down

You might try calling some power companies who might very well be sending repair crews down. Also independent electrical workers.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Excellent.

My wife is from Naples and my in-laws were there too...and Orlando. Still have a family friend “riding-it-out” at home in Miami (she’s looking pretty smart right now). But me...I can’t talk...I’ve visited Florida many times from Destin all the way down to Key West (a place I love, my favorite place in the eastern U.S.). And I sure hope Key West will be OK...but I would guess the people down there will make it OK no matter what. I’ve been there in the good weather and in the hot and humid...but I’ve never been in a hurricane (I’ve drank one though), so I have no clue what is best and surely couldn’t give even one word of wisdom about one. If people want to get snarky about politicians (Rubio seemed especially dorky today), have at it but leave the people who are just trying to survive it out of that. They have enough troubles and our words aren’t making it any better.

[metmom]

There is no good situation for FL right now.

IMO, the best scenario would either be it cuts across the state int eh shortest line possible and exits the Atlantic side, or goes WAY out into the Gulf and makes landfall somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

If the eye does indeed rake the Gulf Coast as it is forecast to, there isn’t going to be much of anything left.

I’ve been to Siesta Key a lot and they have NO protection. It’s very narrow, a couple blocks wide in some places.

[little jeremiah]

The no batteries part is nice and they can stand be a light, not have to be in your hand. I already want several.

[metmom]

NICE! Thank you!