• Hello, please take a minute to check out our awesome content, contributed by the wonderful members of our community. We hope you'll add your own thoughts and opinions by making a free account!

Tropical Hurricane Ian

Bannerdude said:
View along Estero Boulevard in Fort Myers from the Bay Inn at Lani Kai to the pool of what was formerly Silver Sands Resort. Colorful building still standing is The Whale. Just sand and debris where a gas station, multiple shops, restaurants, and residences should be

Click to expand...

As devastating as this is, I just want to point out that this is Ft. Myers Beach, which is a barrier island. Parts of Ft. Myers are in very bad shape too, but most of the mainland does not look quite as bad as this footage.
 
Was already in downtown Charleston in a fortress of a hotel and figured it was a golden opportunity to be able to chase this one by staying put. But pretty much every model is now taking this farther up the coast it seems (pending Euro obviously).
 
Bannerdude said:
View along Estero Boulevard in Fort Myers from the Bay Inn at Lani Kai to the pool of what was formerly Silver Sands Resort. Colorful building still standing is The Whale. Just sand and debris where a gas station, multiple shops, restaurants, and residences should be

Click to expand...

I'm impressed by how well the structures built to modest hurricane codes survived the onslaught. There is one house where the shingle roof looks brand new! Most, if not all of this damage, appears to be caused by the debris from "grandfathered" structures. The barrier islands all over the U.S. really need to step up and condemn and destroy all structures not up to basic hurricane codes.

There wouldn't be this amount of destruction if a) we didn't build shoddy structures on the coast, and b) we didn't build on a beach!!!
 
blueheronNC said:
Was already in downtown Charleston in a fortress of a hotel and figured it was a golden opportunity to be able to chase this one by staying put. But pretty much every model is now taking this farther up the coast it seems (pending Euro obviously).
Click to expand...
My guess is they have to close all the bridges tomorrow so if you stay on the peninsula, you're going to be stuck there
 

Tight pressure gradient from the High and Ian​

Current Conditions​

KATL 15:52 GMT
64° F Mostly Clear
Dew Point:41° F
Humidity:38%
Pressure:1021 mb
Wind:NE 25 G 39 mph
Visibility:10 miles
 
KyloG said:
GFS/GEM/UK 12z runs....better agreement

View attachment 122555
Click to expand...
Onshore flow is starting to be a concern for SE NC beaches like Sunset, Ocean Isle, Holden, Oak. All the places that were effected by Isaias. Storm is tucked in just south and the contour of the coast perfectly lines up with winds on the NE side of Ian
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top