[RegulatorCountry]

It was and is not horrible as hurricanes go. That’s not to say that there was no damage or that dealing with the aftermath is ever easy. The damage was along the lines of a Category 2 at worst. This storm was hyped for political reasons and by the MSM for commercial reasons, for ratings. There was a great deal of unnecessary evacuation of people not even in evacuation zones out of fear, because it was being played up as if there was going to be Category 3 level or greater damage to the entire state of Florida, which is total hyperbole. There were people on here who sincerely believed that Key West was going to be swept away. None of that happened, and it wouldn’t have happened even if the predicted storm track and strength had been accurate.

[dirtboy]

You just don't get it. By the time you realize what the final form of the hurricane will be, it will be too late to evacuate if the worst case happens. The only reason Irma didn't come into Florida as a Cat 5 was because she spent an unexpected amount of time along the coast of Florida, and the low that steered her north also helped prevent intensification in the Florida Straits.

Yeah, the MSM hypes things. But the NHC has to factor in the worst case scenario in their forecasts. They don't call it the cone of uncertainty for nothing.

[fatima]

Start a new thread and explain it all.This is for info about the hurricane.Many Souls have been impacted by the Hurricane and just want to keep in touch.

[metmom]

The only reason that it was not as bad as forecast was the grace of God.

It is still having an impact on many other places and maybe all of FL didn’t get a Cat 3 for the whole event.

BIG DEAL!

It was and is still huge. I don’t ever recall seeing a hurricane cover the entire state of FL plus some with the kind of severe weather conditions it produced. It was massive and very powerful and just because FL dodged the bullet on the storm surge, doesn’t mean other places didn’t

Tell that to Barbuda that it was over hyped.

The NWS Has to give the worst case scenario. They have to warn people of the POTENTIAL that any weather system has. People need to know and have the right to know what they could be facing.

We don’t know how much worse it could have been if all those people who evacuated had stayed.

It certainly would have put more people at risk for loss of life and hampering recovery efforts. The aftermath of all those people looking for food and water would have bled the stores dry.

If you think you can do a better job, go do it yourself and show everyone how it ought to be done.