Should have been more clear. I was talking about SW Florida.
The Hurricane Thread | Hurricane Rafael
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Must be tough to leave your home but better safe than sorry.
I just spoke to my sister and it seems like it's starting to pick up there. The wind has started and it's been raining constantly. Did you evacuate?
If the eye had passed to Tampa's west, neighborhoods like Palmetto Beach (just south of the IKEA on the other side of the Selmom expressway) would have been wiped off the map. Some waterfront neighborhoods near Oldsmar would also be erased.
Got yah
Appreciate your kind thoughts, but I've been in Savannah for a couple of years.
I probably would have ridden this storm out in my old place in St. Pete even though I would have been in a mandatory evacuation zone.
Ian about to make landfall near Englewood / Punta Gorda, looks like.
This guy who saw it from above seemed impressed…here’s some cool photos:
Yes. I saw video of their eyewall pass and it was rough.
Those dudes have a brass set clanking together when they walk
It touched down in Fort Myers at a Cat 4. 155mph winds. Possible storm surge of up to 18 feet.
The worst part of this is how slow it is now moving.
S.Carolina could be affected?
Wow. Naples is underwater & it’s only just begun.
I love Naples. I was there few summers ago and even managed to steal a few mangoes.
Yeah, they're thinking it's gonna go through Florida, hit the Atlantic, then make a left back into Georgia and South Carolina.
Fort Myers is currently Port Myers. Whole street grid underwater looks like.
Hopefully will have lost strength by then
Waffle Houses are all closed south of Sarasota. Shit just got real.
The pisser is the rainfall in upstate SC & GA will be a bitch causing flash floods, etc.
The WaHo Index remains undefeated
Fifth most powerful storm to ever hit the US.
I always pegged you as a possible mango thief.
I love Naples. I was there few summers ago and even managed to steal a few mangoes.
@calodo2003 @NotworkSte so St Augustine and St Augustine Beach (which is where our friends are) are now officially under evacuation, but we’ve spoken to them and along with most of their neighbours they have opted to stick it out. They’re 10ft above sea level and the house is sufficiently modern that they have measures in place and have prepared as best as they can.
Not gonna lie I’m nervous but they’re sensible and smart people so I’m hopeful they know what they’re doing and they’ll be OK, it seems likely to be downgraded significantly by the time it reaches them albeit it will still be severe. Hopefully they avoid flooding.
Not gonna lie I’m nervous but they’re sensible and smart people so I’m hopeful they know what they’re doing and they’ll be OK, it seems likely to be downgraded significantly by the time it reaches them albeit it will still be severe. Hopefully they avoid flooding.
If you know, you know, and what you know is that this must be really, really bad.
The max range for storm surge in the St. Augustine area is six feet. There’s also most likely a two hundred foot beach & an elevated state highway between their house(s) & the water. They will probably have more of an issue with flooding from rainfall than storm surge flooding unless they live on the intercoastal waterway. If they live on a back bay, they might experience some surge but it will be more minimal than not.
And you’re correct, the storm will be downgraded by the time it reaches them in force. Your peeps will definitely know the storm is there, but they will not experience anything approaching what we are seeing happen right now on the west coast.
Couple of hours ago, but damn…
This person shouldn’t be able to have even a library card…
They’re roughly 0.5km from the beach/ocean, but yes there’s enough to take encouragement from.
You’re certainly right that the west coat of the state is the real worry, it just focuses the kind when it’s people you know.
I never understand why they report weather in the middle of that weather. Their mic goes to shit, they lose concentration, they just breathe heavy. It's proper stupid.
Figured this was going to happen…
Heroes…
That video inside the hurricane hunter is insane. I wouldn’t have the balls now to do a job like that. These guys are based out of Lakeland.
Haha I'm not even ashamed. We pay almost $5 for a mango in NY and they're everywhere in Florida. You just gotta know how to climb the trees.I stole sugar cane too when I was down in New Orleans.
When I used to visit my daughter I’d stay at the Hampton Inn on St Augustine beach. Right on the beach and just a sand berm in the way, the whole area there is basically 6 feet above sea level.
Saw the footage on all the water out of the bay by Bayshore, wonder if you could walk to Davis Island. The airport there is 7ft above sealevel.
Damn…
And that's just Trump overstating his property damage, imagine the rest of the state!
Watching DeSantis is spooky. He is seemingly doing a good job in the lead up to landfall. It is scary how much better a candidate he could be v. Trump.
He also has the charisma of a wet paper bag. It's why he won't debate anyone. He can't control a crowd the way Trump could. And competence doesn't really matter to that base, even if it would be more sinister coming from Desantis