Hurricane Matthew Live Thread II

NOAA/NHC ^ | October 6 2016 | NOAA/NHC

[dirtboy]

I hate to say it, but I think the death toll in Haiti will be in the thousands as they reach the currently impassible areas.

[Ingtar]

Trump’s statement is refreshingly adult.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3477497/posts

[American Quilter]

Death toll in Haiti, 264.

Those poor people. Devastated in the 2010 earthquake, rolled by the Clintons, and now hit by a hurricane.

[caww]

‘Any’ serious weather is always going to hit Haiti hard...it’s always in one form of crisis or another.....it’s a money maker for agencies and others.

[ConservaTeen]

Hi all from rainy Tampa Bay...

[dfwgator]

The Clintons caused more damage than the earthquakes and hurricanes combined.

[caww]

FLORIDA RADAR....

[SE Mom]

So, getting the energy from Gulf Stream...is that apt to keep it more off shore? Any indication you see this may come closer in?

[caww]

Tried reaching family members in Jacksonville, answer machine picks up....might be busy or power outage....band going through there so lots of rain...

[American Quilter]

Right front inner eyewall is absolutely parked over Freeport. Must be horrible over there.

I was so relieved to read good news from southern Florida that I didn't even think about the Bahamas. They appear to be getting the full brunt of the hurricane. May God protect their people.

[ConservaTeen]

CNN wants people to PANIC!!! If you're stupid to be anywhere near Matthew and you die (like boating, surfing or swimming) I won't feel sorry for you.

My boat is parked in the garage, the family boat was put in dry storage. I'm not boating until Monday.

[Ravi]

Wow. Those poor people have suffered tremendously.

[txhurl]

I miss you, caww.. so much.

[NautiNurse]

...Eye of extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew over the western
end of Grand Bahama Island...

...Tropical storm conditions spreading onto the Florida East
Coast...

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center
and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles.

Summary of 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...information
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location...26.6n 78.9w
about 15 mi...25 km WNW of Freeport Grand Bahama Island
about 75 mi...120 km E of West Palm Beach Florida
maximum sustained winds...130 mph...210 km/h
present movement...NW or 325 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/h
minimum central pressure...939 mb...27.73 inches :

The Hurricane Warning has been changed to a Tropical Storm Warning from south of Boca Raton, Florida, to north of Golden Beach.

The tropical warning has been discontinued south of Ocean Reef, Florida, to Chokoloskee.

The tropical storm watch has been discontinued south of Englewood to Chokoloskee.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[caww]

This was Daytona Beach 'earlier' as storm clouds coming in...

[NautiNurse]

answer machine picks up....might be busy or power outage....

If a land line, the answer machine likely won't work in a power outage. Circuits and cell towers are very busy tonight.

[chuck allen]

Hurricane Matthew (2016)

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More: Hurricane Warning changed to Tropical Storm Warning from south of Boca Raton, Fla., to north of Golden Beach; Tropical Warning discontinued south of Ocean Reef, Fla., to Chokoloskee; Tropical Storm Watch discontinued south of Englewood to Chokoloskee - NHC

Read more on noaa.gov

[chuck allen]

Hurricane Matthew (2016)

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Eye of Hurricane Matthew now over western end of Grand Bahama Island, tropical storm conditions spreading onto Florida’s east coast - NHC

Read more on noaa.gov

[NautiNurse]

This radar loop shows the concentric eyewall wrapping up neatly.

[caww]

Thanks...I was up in Elk country for three days..just got back today....wonderful time..saw amazing elk free running..just stunning to watch ...couldn’t have been planned better....

They have a really screeching hyhenna type bellowing as they’re in rutt.....we were high in the hills where they gather and could here them bellow while we sat under the milky way at a neat bon fire on this huge deck....