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Tropical Major Hurricane Irma (Part 1)

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pcbjr said:
Reporting in from the southern flank ...
Gainesville is a parking lot; evacuees everywhere looking for gas;
Projected winds (not gusts) at 100mph;
Projected 'Cane conditions from after dark Sunday until mid-morning Monday, with TS conditions on either side for hours.
Until it gets unsafe or power/internet goes out, I'll toss in an update when appropriate.
Take care and
Best,
Phil
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Be safe Phil. Hope you have all your family with you so you don't have to worry about them.
 
skywatcher said:
Be safe Phil. Hope you have all your family with you so you don't have to worry about them.
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Son is riding it out in Temple Terrace, but that's a pretty safe area and he has friends whose parents have gated community houses 10 minutes away to head to if he feels like there is a need. She who keeps me sane and I are fine and thanks!
 
The way that I took what the governor said was that all Floridians should be prepared and ready to evacuate if need be. I don't think he meant that the entire state would be evacuating at once lol.
 
skywatcher said:
Be safe Phil. Hope you have all your family with you so you don't have to worry about them.
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Yes, please do stay safe Phil, and everyone who is in the path of the storm, even to the guests here, and everyone in the possible wind areas too. I am expecting power loss Monday sometime, but I expect to have it up within a day due to being on an emergency center line. Hopefully everyone is prepared in case it heads their way.
 
skywatcher said:
Especially since it appears they have very little gas in the entire peninsula. What a nightmare to have a bunch of folks stuck in traffic during hurricane conditions.
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Actually have a friend in Naples, Fl that was panicking and going to be stuck due to there not being any gas. He had a tank and all the hotels within distance of that amount of gas were booked up. Luckily, he found a safe place to go. I can't imagine what these people are dealing with though with trying to get out and gas being scarce. From what he said, it's really chaotic down there.
 
Lynsy said:
Actually have a friend in Naples, Fl that was panicking and going to be stuck due to there not being any gas. He had a tank and all the hotels within distance of that amount of gas were booked up. Luckily, he found a safe place to go. I can't imagine what these people are dealing with though with trying to get out and gas being scarce. From what he said, it's really chaotic down there.
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Chaos is an understatement, folks --- and I'm in N FL ...:eek:
This is a glorified cluster unfolding (and some of it is self-inflicted by folks who are either clueless or deniers).
 
pcbjr said:
Chaos is an understatement, folks --- and I'm in N FL ...:eek:
This is a glorified cluster unfolding (and some of it is self-inflicted by folks who are either clueless or deniers).
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My aunt drove here from West Palm on Wednesday and it was already bad with gas running out. Can't imagine if someone waited last minute. Do they have a plan to help stranded motorists?
 
Could be wrong, but Irma looks to be moving n of due w (WNW). It could be just a wobble though. It's still moving about right on track with the NHC's current track.
 
pcbjr said:
Chaos is an understatement, folks --- and I'm in N FL ...:eek:
This is a glorified cluster unfolding (and some of it is self-inflicted by folks who are either clueless or deniers).
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I totally agree with that. My friend being one of them. Why he waited until today, I will never know. If that had been me, I would have been gone a few days ago for sure lol.
 
Some tough guys in my area say this will be no more than a little rain and 20mph gusts for Atlanta... *maybe* some branches fall down. Nothing to worry about. I hope he is right!
 
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