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Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
Godspeed!
My prayers are that this monster dissipates quickly and our friends down there remain safe
Its now a cat 3 with 125 mph winds and a pressure is up to 941 mb, but it has slowed down to 9 mph due west. No north turn get
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I like that official.
Downtown Key West video live stream. I have been watching for a few minutes and HAVE seen a few folks wandering down the street.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGD1byu7gJc
Southern most point (Key West) live video stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ld45pUueQ
The storm will regain strength. I am still concerned it will wind up going into the Gulf and staying there until it reaches the Big Bend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc
Thanks Dan, I've been flipping between the YouTube feeds and the local cams.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
Still quite a few there. Saw some people walking their dog on Duval about 3pm. Godspeed to them all.
Looks like Old Town lost power about 15-25 minutes ago. Some underground run street lights and such are working so it's the above ground wiring and the plant is still operating.
reading that lots of folks who stayed have gone to La Conche, one of the oldest hotels there and a little more island than the new resorts. They opened the old high school too. which is ironic b/c it's a grand old building up on Flagler that has been on the market for 3 years or so with no takers. Was going to get converted to condos, deal fell through. With the demand there for real estate you know it has issues.
Not to drift off topic, but It is interesting to see how much human behavior with regard to hurricanes has changed in my lifetime. I can barely remember hurricane Betsy and a few others that hit New Orleans. My aunt and uncle at the first hint of a hurricane would book a couple of rooms either at the Roosevelt Hotel or the Monteleone. One room was for kids and the other was theirs to host a party. The ballrooms would book Al Hirt, Pete Fountain and other musicians to keep the party going 24/7.
People who stayed in their homes had neighbors over to party. After the hurricane everyone would talk about how bad the storm was but they all had a good time.
Those memories stand in stark contrast to all the huddled masses in the shelters. Could somebody not open the concession stands in these auditoriums and arenas and serve some booze? Why not turn on the arena sound systems and run through the hockey team playlist? It is just so grim! Life is too short to be so miserable. Too many transplants have moved into these areas. They have no business there.
If it makes you feel better Mick there are reports that's what folks are doing at La Conche. Bourbon St Bar stayed open a long while too.
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I'm always amazed at the idiots and freeloaders. I had to pick up some bolts today at Home Depot as I was short a couple, and was in the parking lot. I stopped at a stop sign and started to go thru when an older gentleman started to cross so I stopped and signaled him to go ahead. He point at the stop sign and proceeded to cuss me out. Not sure why.
We take in boarders during storms for folks who go to shelters. We require they bring a gallon of water in the event we lose water. The number who comment that they can't find water for themselves let alone their pet is remarkable. We simple explain to them all they need to do is get an empty gallon milk jug and fill it with TAP WATER because tap water is drinkable if you fill it BEFORE the hurricane
That's what I assumed they were doing. But look at how few there are. When faced with a situation you can't control make light of it. It's Mother Nature's reminder that material goods are not that important. Make the best of a bad situation. I blame all the bad attitudes on the weather channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenBBN
My daughter's little college in Georgia canceled classes Monday and Tuesday in preparation for Irma. It's not far from Mick's favorite Alabama town name, Wedowee!!!!!
I think they're going to be fine, but it will rain a lot, and in that "39 to 70" mph winds thing.
I've been corrected by Mrs. Catfan73; her aunts live in Cape Coral. One of their daughters lives in Lehigh Acres. Hope everyone found something to hold onto!Quote:
Originally Posted by suncat05
Oooooh, Cape Coral. The fastest growing city in the U.S., or so it is said on the news.
I got up at 5 AM. I'm sitting at the front desk in the EOC watching one of the rain bands roll through.
Yeah, it's gonna be a real frog strangler. 🐸
Were getting rain ban after rain ban. Ive not ventured outside yet but will do after my shower and coffee. Expecting 24 to 36 hrs of continual rain with episodes of gust upwards of 80 mph. Hope to not lose cable as I want to watch NFL today
We just lost power so now on generator but still have cable and internet
3 people have died in Florida due to driving in this mess. One in the Keys, two in Hardee County.
More bands of rain rolling in here locally, starting get reports of power outages and debris n the roadways.
Stay safe!
The Weather Channel and other media guys are almost saddened when there isn't much flooding, and wind destruction to report.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
Right now they're trying to exaggerate some street flooding, repeating several inches.
My friends in and around Stuart are doing pretty good, still have power. I just got a text from one of them around Port Salerno west of US 1... she stated so far not much to worry about. Another over by Hobe Sound basically said the same thing. Looks like our friends on the east coast dodged the bullet... right now they're more worried about small pop up tornadoes.
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And like that, we got power back! Will see for how lomg
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Good Luck, Doc! I woke to a breezy morning here in the Ham. Winds out ot the east so I'm pretty sure it is tropical related. The latest shows the strom blowing through here late Monday night. Should be about 40-60 mph gusts. All the hotels are packed. Couple from Palm City were interviewed by AL.com. They said they had stayed home for Matthew but were too concerened with this storm to stay.Quote:
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Shh...Don't jinx it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc
11am key messages. This is still a powerful, dangerous hurricane. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cb373b3a5c.jpg
What is annoying is I have 9 channels with 24 hr hurricane coverage and nothing else. To watch football I have to got to my streaming box
What are you hearing out of the Keys this morning???Quote:
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Not exactly what you wish to be hearing......
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...eys/651064001/
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Three isolated cells off the coast south of Fort Pierce, Doc. Not Good. Looks like dozens of tornados on the east coast today!Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc
I'm trying to find out what I can. Power went down across the island about 11pm or so last night, the last webcam was at Irish Kevin's, which oddly stayed on for hours after the main power went down. It was showing Duval covered in water, but it was still inches and not feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboss
Found this by checking twitter:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KeyWest&src=tyah
Several videos, one shows flooding but honestly where I think he's at it's not as bad as I had feared. But that was 5-6 hours ago now.
If the surge stays at 5-7 feet most of the island will get waterlogged but not wiped out. They've dealt with that many times over the years, and Paradise survives.
But if they get 8-10 or more in surge that's going to be a real hit and a half. the middle of old town is the high point, that's the "X flood zone", and that's about 10 feet or more above sea level. That hasn't flooded in more than a century I don't think, but the lower areas are going to be hit hard and even on the hill and the high areas the sheer rainfall of 20 inches will of course lead to a lot of basic flooding and water damage.
The Naval Air Station has people there, their last video was about 5-6 hours as well, and a guy on one of the boats was doing a facebook live about that same time this morning.
So far it was bad but not the complete destruction I've feared. But Key West is in the very worst spot to be, just on the eyewall. The eye will cross about Cudjoe key, where a lot of the locals who work there are now living b/c Key West is so expensive. Hopefully they got out, those islands are even lower than Key West, which is part of why that city has remained for so long.
God, I'm going to be sick. I just figured out where that is. I was just there staying not 50' from that intersection in July. It's the corner of Francis and Eaton, edge of old town before the NAS. It means Caroline, Front and Green are all under water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catonahottinroof
it still looks like about a foot or less there, and that intersection on the right starts the rise up the hill, and honestly that's good news given the predictions, but I'm still sick.
here's that intersection in normal circumstances if anyone is interested. Think this link will work.
We rented a place on Francis, about 3-4 doors down from that intersection the last trip.
https://www.google.com/maps/@24.5611744,-81.7967183,3a,75y,22.65h,94.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMhTJYO7zL2j9pzkWvmzyQg!2e0!7i1 3312!8i6656
If I read it Twitter correctly, that vid was posted around 7:00am this morning. Landfall was at 9:10am.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenBBN