“I cringe for those foolhardy souls who chose to ride out Irma in Key West.The’re about to experience the unimaginable.”
Agreed. I was watching a Duval Street live webcam last night and obviously, it was really quiet compared to a typical Friday night in Key West. But I was surprised at the number of people I saw walking or driving around. Someone rode down the street on their bike and I thought to myself “Dead Man Biking”.
I hope these people are each wearing five lifejackets and have tied themselves to the highest possible point they can.
The Key West webcams all died about two hours ago. That means no electricity for anyone staying there - unless you have a generator. So it’s really really dark, the streets are starting to flood and the wind is causing your place of refuge to make weird noises.
I wonder about the Naval Air Station and Coast Guard base in Key West. Both a big facilities. I wonder if everyone was evac’d from those places or whether they have a few people (security) on hand.
Nonetheless, what a mess. Key West is not where I’d want to be right now.
I can’t believe anybody would actually stay in Key West in these conditions. The whole island isn’t more than about 12 feet or so above sea level, if I’m not mistaken.
From one of the broadcasters near the Keys, he said cell service was out, but still some places with power.