I agree and here is hoping it goes further to the east when it turns north.Absolutely ditto this!!
Hurricane Irma
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Yes! It needs to go head & m ake 2 right turns & then die.Thanks for the encouragement, it is appreciated. Still wish it would turn north right now and not make landfall anywhere inhabited.
The cats agree with me.
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We just shower right before the storm hits & then fill the tubs for flushing & bathing.
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A potentially catastrophic storm surge for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
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.
Hurricane Irma an Extreme Storm Surge Threat to the U.S. 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.
Hurricane Irma an Extreme Storm Surge Threat to the U.S. and Bahamas
As a Katrina survivor, I can attest to those storm surges...they destroy everything in their path and are just truly devastating. Please everyone stay safe and if in the path of that surge, please consider evacuating. Prayers for all! 
i live very near the coast,,,,my home was oddly fine,,,,,huge areas north and west of me got wiped out and had the worst of the storms. pull a map of your area,, look for bayous/creeks/rivers,, Irma looks like she wants to also dump some major water.
80% of those flooded in Houston didn't have the right insurance.....and many thought they were safe from flooding because they were not on the coast.....problem is the 20 trillion gallons of water all at once,, they say we got so much rain that it equaled NYC's 50 year useage.
Yoohoo!! DH is laying out line to connect our pump to the generator so we'll have running water and be able to flush.
He was planning to wait til after Irma but decided not to.
What a guy
He was planning to wait til after Irma but decided not to.
What a guy
Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening it's facilities for Irma evacuees free of charge
AMS Opens Camping Facilities For Hurricane Irma Evacuees
AMS Opens Camping Facilities For Hurricane Irma Evacuees
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...who let thatscoot a bit West again this afternoon ?
Dangit !
I know...I think my heart dropped down a couple of feet seeing this.
Latest update on the local station has the damn thing going straight up the spine of Florida. Oh boy. Recovery is going to be fun from this one.
Florida is 160 miles wide and about 450 miles long.
Irma is the size of Texas - about 400 miles across.
The eye is 30 miles across.
Hurricane force winds extend about 60 miles from the eye wall.
Die Irma !
Irma is the size of Texas - about 400 miles across.
The eye is 30 miles across.
Hurricane force winds extend about 60 miles from the eye wall.
Die Irma !
It has not been a good day . . . With all these continuing news report/updates about "Irma" all day long, I'm sitting here extreamly nauseated right now.
AND - Although, I left "My" apartment today to finish up a few errands before I leave to go to my Friends home, I arrive back to "My apartment complex find that the management/maintenance people where I live had left early - already closed up shop at 4 PM, shut down all the elevators, sandbagged doorways, and will not be back here until sometime next week and "Irma" passes by (wasn't supposed to be until tomorrow - Thankfully I can still get out tomorrow when I had planned to do at 12 Noon). Also, since we are in a Flood zone (#1) by the inter-coastal and have been told to evacuate by city/state, many of "My" neighbors have done so today too (Thankfully - They went to shelters/special needs facilities, Family/Friends, or just left the state). The worse thing though are all of those neighbors who did not leave here and are planning to stick it out as many of us did during "Wilma" & "Mathew" - NOT GOOD ! ! !
Also, I am now second guessing myself for NOT trying to get a airfare out of here . . .
"My" apologies for just spewing, however I need to tell someone right now . . .
Anyway, it is what it is . . .
OKAY NOW - Nothing to see here - "You" Can All Move Along . . .
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