GET YOUR MOTHER OUT OF FAIRHOPE!!
Shephard Smith said it will feel like a cat. 5 when it first hits because of the forward speed.
I can't get her out. I'm in Texas. She's in a nursing home and I have to assume those folks know what they are doing. She's not on the coast and the nursing home is a rather sturdy structure. But prayers are welcome!
I have been following Ivan since the beginning. I have relatives scattered throughout Fla. Fort Myers, Largo/Clearwater, Daytona Beach, and Pensacola.
They just said on Fox News with Shep that it appears it could hit Mobile Bay and that on the right of the hurricane is where the worst of it will be. They showed this little circle and Pensacola is right there on the right.
My mom has talked with our family down there and our cousin who is riddled with rheumatoid arthritis absolutely refuses to leave. Traveling is very hard on him. So the rest of the family are staying at the house with him and will try to ride it out. The main concern we have for them is they are completely surrounded by huge trees and are in an area where flooding has happened before. He was forced to retire early from the Marines due to the arthritis.
They don't seem to be saying much about Pensacola on the news. What is everyone's take on Pensacola's chances?