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Hurricane Irma Live Thread Part II
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Posted on 09/07/2017 8:09:47 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Irma had a devastating impact on islands in the Caribbean.

Hurricane and Storm surge watches were issued Thursday morning for South Florida. The Florida Keys began evacuating visitors and residents, followed by flood zones in Miami and Miami Beach. Sarasota FL declared a local state of emergency Thursday morning.

Polk County FL Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday that law enforcement authorities would check the identities of people who turn up at shelters--and take to jail anyone found to have an active arrest warrant. “If you go to a shelter for Irma and you have a warrant, we’ll gladly escort you to the safe and secure shelter called the Polk County Jail... “If you have a warrant, turn yourself in to the jail — it’s a secure shelter.” Judd also posted that sex offenders and sex predators would not be admitted to the shelters. "We cannot and we will not have innocent children in a shelter with sexual offenders & predators. Period." Judd's statements unleashed a liberal firestorm via Twitter.


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Hurricane Irma Live Thread I


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Front Page News; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricaneirma; hurricanejose; hurricanekatia; irma; livehurricaneirma
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To: dirtboy

There’s always at least one in the crowd.

On my part, thanks for the wonderful constant flow of good information and updates.

You’ve done a stellar job in making this thread what it is.


1,961 posted on 09/09/2017 3:45:28 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: NautiNurse

Is it possible Orlando will get a Cat 3?
I thought I saw this on Fox this morning.

My family there promised they would leave for a Cat 3
Now it’s probably too late to leave


1,962 posted on 09/09/2017 3:46:57 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Vaden

And you learn more with every one that happens.


1,963 posted on 09/09/2017 3:55:28 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: justa-hairyape

Shades of Baghdad Bob.


1,964 posted on 09/09/2017 3:58:33 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Guenevere

I know a bunch of people evaced to Orlando I hope they don’t get hit too hard.


1,965 posted on 09/09/2017 4:00:03 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the free because of the brave!MAGA!)
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To: dirtboy

“the experts have an interest in telling people just how bad this can be.”

That’s what Rush said the other day. That even if the storm became a non-threat, the experts, and especially the MSM, are too invested in the hype to back off very much.


1,966 posted on 09/09/2017 4:07:49 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: basalt

And yesterday Shep was recalling good memories there, too. Did not surprise me.


1,967 posted on 09/09/2017 4:11:17 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: MayflowerMadam; dirtboy

And if they get hit, then it’s not hype.

The problem is, weather is a dynamic system, in a constant state of change.

There is no way possible to predict with 100% accuracy just where it’s going to make landfall. They do the best they can with the information they have.

Instead of blaming the meteorologists for not being perfect, a standard which NOBODY has ever reached mind you, how about those that don’t get it after all just breathe a sigh of relief and THANK GOD for being spared?

Because if they did get hit, it would have been as bad as predicted.


1,968 posted on 09/09/2017 4:11:56 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: rodguy911

Per one of the WX channels Most recent hurricane hunter flight clocked max winds of 120mph. Big drop. Whatever. It’ll restrengthen once it leaves cuba.


1,969 posted on 09/09/2017 4:13:02 AM PDT by Justa
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To: MayflowerMadam; dirtboy

Better to have been prepared and not have needed it, than not being prepared and dyung as a result.

They would be vilified if they DIDN’T warn people.

So they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

So what are they supposed to do?

What would YOU do?


1,970 posted on 09/09/2017 4:13:37 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Paul R.
With the the big high pressure ridge flowing NE and Irma's contact of it flowing CCW (SW); it appears to me that there is a GREAT potential for easy tornado spinoffs all along the mixing area.
1,971 posted on 09/09/2017 4:14:15 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: metmom

Psalm 118:24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

~~~~~~~~~~~
My glass is always filled.


1,972 posted on 09/09/2017 4:15:45 AM PDT by gasport (Smash the Beast - starvation takes too long)
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To: Justa

Heard that too. The rub is our planes are limited as to how far south they can fly due to Cuba’s restricted airspace. So they can’t go all the way into the storm like they need to until it clears Cuban territory.


1,973 posted on 09/09/2017 4:20:05 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Justa

Exactly,IMHO,this has been one really tough hurricane to forecast,consensus of opinons I have read suggest it will strengthen over the straits but at this point who really knows.
Thing is 120mph vs. 150mph is two different worlds.


1,974 posted on 09/09/2017 4:21:36 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Home of the free because of the brave!MAGA!)
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To: MinuteGal

Good morning lovely lady.

The First lady and I are bugging out at approximately 1800 hrs. We are in zone A.

Something I haven’t seen before. A police suv with loud speakers announcing that we must evac. Where we live a storm surge of 6’ will flood us.

Next stop, Odessa.

5.56mm


1,975 posted on 09/09/2017 4:22:08 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: rodguy911

Many thousands of SE FL residents evac’d to Orlando.


1,976 posted on 09/09/2017 4:22:47 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Tear down the Mexican Carrier plant and use the materials to build the wall)
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To: snarkpup

Fox is showing video clips of the Bahamas. Looks awful.


1,977 posted on 09/09/2017 4:23:12 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: gasport

Exactly, but bugging out when you are in the path of a storm like Irma is still a good idea.


1,978 posted on 09/09/2017 4:24:53 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

What’s almost ironic is who is going to know besides us if the planes go into Cuba’s airspace?


1,979 posted on 09/09/2017 4:26:23 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Guenevere

Hype and hysteria .

Read mikes page below

http://spaghettimodels.com


1,980 posted on 09/09/2017 4:26:39 AM PDT by ncalburt (ll)
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