Storm surge predictions.
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/hurricane-irma-extreme-storm-surge-threat-us-and-bahamas
“If Irma makes a trek up the East Coast from Miami to southern South Carolina as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, as the models currently suggest, the portions of the coast that the eyewall touches will potentially see a massive and catastrophic storm surge, breaking all-time storm surge records and causing many billions of dollars in damage. Even areas up to a hundred miles to the north of where the center makes landfall could potentially see record storm surges. The area of most concern is the northern coast of Florida, the coast of Georgia, and the southern coast of South Carolina, due to the concave shape of the coast, which will act to funnel and concentrate the storm surge to ridiculous heights. If we look at wunderground’s storm surge maps for the U.S. East Coast, we see that in a worst-case Category 3 hurricane hitting at high tide, the storm tide (the combined effect of the storm surge and the tide) ranges from 17 – 20’ above ground along the northern coast of Florida, and 18 – 23 feet above ground along the Georgia coast. If Irma is a Cat 4, these numbers increase to 22 – 28 feet for the coast of Georgia. This is a Katrina-level storm surge, the kind that causes incredible destruction and mass casualties among those foolish enough to refuse to evacuate.”
Yep...dirtboy brought this to our attention back thread.....that concave shape they speak of is too close to Northern Florida, ( where my family member is), in fact Jacksonville has often been referred to as Southern Georgia by some in a kidding sort of way. So I have concerns for them even though they’re very much on top of how this beast of a storm is going.
They actually got more cat carriers, since they now have six beautiful cats, in case they decide they must leave. It’s the waiting until tomorrow or Sat. to see if this thing turns and how it turns when it does that’ll position any to determine what they are going to do ahead of it in that area.
Population 108; no paved roads; "tiny and quaint airport."