Posted on 09/10/2017 2:02:02 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The entire Florida Peninsula has begun to experience Hurricane Irma following landfall at Marco Island. Thousands of Floridians who evacuated the Atlantic cost to Gulf Coast areas found their safe shelter under direct threat from Hurricane Irma as the forecast shifted W Friday night and Saturday. Prayers for all in the storm path.
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Hurricane Irma Live Thread I
Hurricane Irma Live Thread II
Hurricane Irma Live Thread III
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10. Don’t use your phone
This may seem obvious, but during an emergency, your phone is a crucial survival device, not an entertainment system. Resist the temptation to check email, take selfies, and post on social media; leave the phone alone except for periodic updates on the progress of the storm (and by “periodic” we don’t mean every five minutes). Remember that if repair crews are overwhelmed, the power could be out for days.
https://qz.com/1062340/hurricane-harvey-ten-ways-to-make-your-cell-phone-last-the-whole-storm-even-if-the-power-goes-out/
time to start a Jose thread..12z GFS has NJ hit early next week
UKmet FL again
EURO running now...
shear is strong now but should weaken in a few days
over bath water east of the Bahamas
Posted that already but thanks!
Did you by any chance catch the live Facebook videos coming out of Key West yesterday?
I agree. Conditions have to be near perfect for a hurricane or typhoon to rapidly intensify (or reintensify), and those oscillations prevented Irma from doing so.
If that big high pressure ridge that has been providing my region with such wonderful early Sept. weather the last several days had only pushed just a “smidgen” less South — much less deviation than modern forecast accuracies — Irma might well have kept her act together, made like a perfectly spinning ice skater, and truly lived up to her name.
Love Lido Key. Which one?
A lot of repair and rebuilding to be done. It will take years most likely.
Agreed. This storm had the power, and then some. It just wasn’t quite “focused” when it got to FL. Thank God!
Live video of flooding in downtown Jacksonville.
https://www.facebook.com/livemap/#@30.287168786,-81.621160612,10z
It’s a tool. You can click on the Facebook Live map in real time and regular Joe’s are broadcasting live in real time. No censors, no networks, no mainstream media.
Jacksonville: https://www.facebook.com/livemap/#@30.287168786,-81.621160612,10z
High winds and rain in Atlanta. Some flickering of lights.
I thought the GA Governor over-reacted by closing the state down, but now I agree with him. No one should be out in this storm.
My fireman son is working today in a town next to Atlanta. Since there are few fires, his main job is to care for the elderly and remove fallen trees. He’ll have a very busy day today.
True. I have multiple friends who were in the area at the time (most still are); they would all strongly agree with that.
Meant to add: Not as a tool for communication, but as a tool to circumvent the media.
TY for post and ping -— Irma isn’t over for many.
TY for your continuing posts. MSM apparently disappointed and moving on, but for many still being affected, Irma is still a present thought.
Yep. I work in the insurance industry and can confirm this.
The Folly Boat, beached on Folly Island by Hugo, has floated away on storm tides from Irma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly_boat
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