Tropical Hurricane Ian

[severestorm]

wow!

 

[Snowfan]

 

[GeorgiaGirl]

 

[Stump]

Lawd have mercy, just the definition of Florida. Will be all over the news in 2 hrs. (Yes I know this happens elsewhere, but we all know the Florida stereotype and can laugh a little bit at this.... put down the pitchforks)

 

[severestorm]

 

[KyloG]

Past 3 EPS runs

 

[superjames1992]

Just got this photo from my aunt/uncle’s place in Ft Myers/Naples. Looks like water is at least 6-8 ft high below. They do live right on the water. Fortunately, their condo is on the fourth floor. They aren’t there now but have a webcam installed.

 

[DustinWx]

Gas station near me is gone

 

[EmersonGA]

Gas station near me is gone

What sort of structure are you in?

 

[Tarheel1]

Can see the subtle NE ticks on the past few runs of the Euro. Could be windshield wiping and start ticking west in future runs...

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Oooooof! Couple more ticks East and Atlanta is dry!

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

Mike Seidel has covered 91 tropical storms and he says this is by far the worst he's covered.

 

[SD]

 

[LovingGulfLows]

Oooooof! Couple more ticks East and Atlanta is dry!

We were once forecasted to get 3-5 inches and now almost nothing. Yikes.

 

[Snowfan]

It has made landfall.


...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE IAN MAKES LANDFALL IN
SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...

NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicates that the eye of Ian made
landfall along the southwestern coast of Florida near Cayo Costa
around 305 PM EDT (1905 UTC). Data from an Air Force Reserve
reconnaissance aircraft indicate that Ian's maximum sustained winds
were estimated to be near 150 mph (240 km/h). The latest minimum
central pressure estimated from reconnaissance data is 940 mb
(27.75 inches).


SUMMARY OF 310 PM EDT...1910 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...26.7N 82.2W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM WNW OF FT MYERS FLORIDA
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM WSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.75 INCHES

 

[DustinWx]

What sort of structure are you in?

A car lol

 

[FortMillSCWx]

Woaahahh...Cantore just got drilled by a branch. NUTS

 

[weatherfide]

That is just off the beach on Fort Myers Beach, FL

26.452184,-81.949336

I'm not surprised, really. Some of those houses are not up to hurricane codes. Single story on a crawl space. Probably grandfathered in. The problem is when they come apart, they damage structures that can withstand the winds and rising water. The is probably shot from a balcony on the Batiki West Condominiums.

 

[DustinWx]

Never seen anything like this

 

[weatherfide]

We were once forecasted to get 3-5 inches and now almost nothing. Yikes.

Yes, we saw that coming days ago due to the eastward tracks. Georgia's drought will not be relieved from this storm.

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

Yes, we saw that coming days ago due to the eastward tracks. Georgia's drought will not be relieved from this storm.

Probably going to have to wait until November to get rain in Atlanta. October is usually very dry. Atlanta is sitting at 0.99" for the month.