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Hurricane Matthew Live Thread II
NOAA/NHC ^ | October 6 2016 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 10/06/2016 4:10:09 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane Matthew is big, bad and just downright scary, with iminent and sustained impacts to U.S. mainland. Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a state of emergency for all of Florida and disaster operations are activated. More than 1.5 million Floridians reside in current evacuation zones. Governor Scott has spoken with utilities across the state to ensure utilities are pre-positioned and there are no unmet needs. Multiple coastal hospitals have been evacuated. Meanwhile, feckless President Barack Hussein Obama is personally monitoring the progress of the storm.


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Hurricane Matthew Thread I


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: florida; georgia; hurricane; hurricanematthew; matthew; northcarolina; southcarolina; tropical; weather
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To: pburgh01
Most folks who are not hysterics are telling folks to take this very seriously.

Media and government have an interest in frightening people.

Kind of stupid to say if the eye is offshore nothing to worry about.

Don't put words into my mouth. I said they will not be getting the worst of it. The most dangerous quadrant will be offshore throughout. The eyewall will be offshore most of the time (as you concede), so most of the coast will not suffer cat 4 winds. Hurricane force winds diminish rapidly as one moves inland, and those folks will be seeing winds from the much less dangerous northern direction.

If people being concerned bothers you, go troll another thread sport.

What bothers me is government/media panic peddling. This is a real storm that people need to take seriously, but it's not trolling to advise people not to lose their heads. If I lived within a mile of the beach or in a mobile home, I would leave. If I lived in a low area, especially close to water, I would probably leave. If I lived 5 or more miles inland, on high ground, in a well-built house with no dangerous trees close by, I would absolutely not leave unless I had special medical problems or no supplies and a complete inability to cope with some inconvenience for a few days. That is not trolling; it is sound advice from someone with personal experience of Betsy, Camille, Katrina, and at least a dozen others that I've forgotten or was too young to remember, plus scores of close calls.

241 posted on 10/06/2016 8:17:32 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: NautiNurse

242 posted on 10/06/2016 8:18:11 AM PDT by Deo volente (The islamists want to eradicate us, and will never stop. We need to eradicate them first.)
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To: caww
It is very interesting what they are saying this storm might do. Turn back south in the Atlantic. I doubt it would cross Florida and end up in the Gulf but one weather man suggested that it could.
243 posted on 10/06/2016 8:18:33 AM PDT by Ditter (God Bless Texas!)
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To: NautiNurse
The eye of the storm in the skull...creepy
244 posted on 10/06/2016 8:18:48 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Thanks for info on Jax Beach. The Golden Isles here and we are keeping a close eye on the Jax situation. I hope all will be safe. Prayers for those in the path.


245 posted on 10/06/2016 8:19:24 AM PDT by Howe_D_Dewty
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To: NautiNurse

246 posted on 10/06/2016 8:20:09 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Wikipedia puts estimated wind speed for F3 at 158-206 mph. Not sure where you get your info.


247 posted on 10/06/2016 8:20:11 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: surrey

Good you got your boat to safety.....this looks to be one nasty storm if it does hit....I have a grand daughter celebrating somewhere in Florida....but they moved way inland yesterday.

She took First place in two divisions and second in the third division for body building....her first ever competition! She was up against gals doing it for years so she’s quite the happy camper......took trip with her guy friend to Florida to celebrate her win........only to face this possible hurricane!


248 posted on 10/06/2016 8:20:19 AM PDT by caww
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249 posted on 10/06/2016 8:22:18 AM PDT by girlscout
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To: Ditter
This hurricane has kept all the meteorologists on their toes...just when they think they know what the beast is going to do it shows them otherwise.......
250 posted on 10/06/2016 8:22:38 AM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

Major impacts will be limited to FL and GA. SC will get tropical force winds on shore, plus passing rain bands. Charleston might get Cat 1.


251 posted on 10/06/2016 8:22:50 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Democrat_media; Rebelbase

***yeah it got weaker as I said and will get even weaker. And you seem really angry and lecturing me because you want the gov agencies to be respected or what. get a clue . you are a joke***

I thought it was supposed to weaken?

Who’s a joke?


252 posted on 10/06/2016 8:23:58 AM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: caww
This hurricane has kept all the meteorologists on their toes...just when they think they know what the beast is going to do it shows them otherwise.......

But they still all think Global Warming is "settled science."

253 posted on 10/06/2016 8:24:52 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tutstar

Here’s another cam of downtown bridge in Jacksonville....looks like St. Johns river area....you can also flip to other beach areas along Florida’s coast.

http://www.your4state.com/jacksonville1


255 posted on 10/06/2016 8:26:07 AM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

Is this thing going to crush Bimini first?


256 posted on 10/06/2016 8:26:08 AM PDT by chuck allen
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To: Black Agnes

I saw chatter about the possibility of Cat 5 last night. This storm is a beast.


257 posted on 10/06/2016 8:27:01 AM PDT by NautiNurse (ILLary uses BleachBit to scrub her medical history away...)
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To: Romulus
The most dangerous quadrant will be offshore throughout.

That is not what the GFS and Euro models are showing. They show the center of the eye running right up much of the Florida coast - which means the NE quandrant is coming into the coast. Not only that, but the coast up around Georgia is much more prone to storm surge.

That is not trolling

Considering you don't even have the details of the forecast down, I'd say you are trolling. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. And the forecast 12-24 hours out is currently worst-case.

258 posted on 10/06/2016 8:28:03 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Scythian_Reborn
Obama’s doing his darnest to sabotage the Florida vote one way or another......while Hillary runs her ads on the weather channel!

These two are detestable creatures!

259 posted on 10/06/2016 8:29:23 AM PDT by caww
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To: dirtboy

Got a source for that Fujita scale you’re peddling?


260 posted on 10/06/2016 8:29:38 AM PDT by Romulus
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