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Yep, it has to be worse by now, and it's still only halfway through.
Key West was in about the worst spot possible for this. All of the lower keys are going to be hit hard,and it will be slow to get help back in due to the access. If the airport is operational it could help, and they can ferry a lot over as well if the docks are still OK. They can use the ferry dock but also the Mallory Square and Naval docks. You can actually get a lot there if they can get the boats.
Of course downtown Miami looks about as bad based on the video posted. Looks like the high rises are all surrounded by water down on the shore line.
Saw a post the cats are all safe at Hemmingways. That house was built by him out of coral blocks, it's damned bunker. Seriously the walls are more than a foot thick solid quarried coral stone, built up on the X zone height. I think it could defend artillery.
Doesn't look good, but it doesn't look like devastation. I'm surprised none of the weather guys stayed on any of the Keys to broadcast from. Fingers crossed for Cudjoe Key and those folks.Quote:
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Hardee County deaths included a Sheriff deputy doing God's work and a correction officer.Quote:
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Stay safe, Suncat. Really brings it home. God bless, friend.
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That's where I'm at so far. Won't be good, but so far not wiped out either. I've been there twice after big storms, it's stunning how fast everyone wrings out the water and gets back to the Key West way of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboss
But I am worried with no updates in the last 5-6 hours. There is a Miami Herald guy on the island and looks like 2-3 storm chasers as well. Either the cell towers are out and they have no satellite gear or they're hunkered down.
I've seen some real damage in marathon, and that's not surprising. Like I said those islands are even less protected, smaller, shorter and frankly many of the properties less well built than Key West. The amount of property will be smaller but they will probably be harder hit.
I think landfall is based on when the eye contacts land. The outer eye wall and outer bands were most assuredly pummeling the area a couple of hours priorQuote:
Originally Posted by Catonahottinroof
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Naval Air Station KW reporting what I had hoped in a sad way, that the reason there are no reports from KW is there is no cell service.
Gettign conflicting reports. One tweet says it's OK so far, just the usual level of flooding (she's right, that Duval/Front area I was talking about does flood even in non-big storms), but also a report through a Miami Herald contact that there may be 14' foot of water and 5 dead at the Hyatt.
The only Hyatt I know of there is down on Front and that area, far west side above Mallory Square. Makes sense, that area does get hit hard and that's where that other video was at generall as well. But there are other regular Hyatt hotels up in new town too.
But a 14' surge would be extreme.
Both CNN and Fox have said its when the eye wall interacts with land and the lowest barometric pressure is read over land.
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Which is currently happening for the second time Irma has made landfall in Fl as it crosses Marco Island.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catonahottinroof
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St Lucie county is getting hammered with tornado activity... onshore/offshore
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According to several reports, Cudjoe island experienced a 10 foot storm surge
That is a staggering blow.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
I see it as both good and awful news. Cudjoe key will get the worst of it, so if 10' is the worst most of the rest of the keys probably got 5-7 or so, which is good news compared to the dire predictions of 10-15 and even 20+ surges.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
BUT, I have friends who live on Cudjoe, and that island is ill prepared for that kind of impact. The houses up on stilts may be OK but maybe not b/c of the sheer force, but the others are likely gone. It's not tiny but it is small, and it's flat.
But I imagine Sugarloaf, Big Pine, they're all going to take a real hit. But they've taken a number of them over the decades, and they're still there. As long as no one was killed they'll fix it up and keep right on keepin' on.
Increasingly good news from Key West. Airport fb post says things are OK. Surge was there, but doesn't sound like it was any worse than any other storm they've faced. I've been there within a week of 2 of them, if that's all they got they'll be OK.
The Fox News guy just queried how the folks in in Key West fared. He mentioned Cudjoe getting the worst of it, then he he said, " one thing for sure, those Conchs will fix it up and get right back after it". He mentioned the Cat Lady and waiting for the perfect sunset at Mallory Square.Quote:
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He used a pejorative. Fox needs to be more politically correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboss
"feline endeared person of gender" I think is now the correct term. lol
More mixed signals, they're gearing up for a C130 based supply mission, sounds like they are very worried about the lower and middle keys. Going to try to get to Marathon airport first.
My guess is Key West is about like normal from a storm, as are the larger keys, but the smaller ones like Cudjoe, Sugarloaf, Big Pine, etc. may be really in trouble.
But the CNN guy was down on Plantation Key and it looked OK. It's all beaten up, but OK. I'm thinking the media is making more of this than is really there, which is no surprise.
Oh, and all of the sunsets are perfect,b/c just stopping to watch one is the important part.
If this is real, it wins for best picture of this whole mess.
Supposedly this is on I-75.
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Related, but not exactly news.
Girl I coached in volleyball is a freshman at Florida State. Her mom just told us that they canceled classes next week, so Emily came home last night. I think they (FSU) believed the campus was safe, but would lose power and it would be out for several days, possibly. Given that existence, Emily brought a friend (whose parents live near the Keys) home with her.
Jefferson County schools here in Birmingham have canceled classes tomorrow and Tuesday. I am awaiting Shelby County's response (where we live/son goes to school).
Believe that's the fake shark pic that routinely goes around for hurricanes. I'm just guessing; not sure I've ever seen it, but they joke about it on twitter a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenBBN
Shark gets around. He was in Houston a week or so ago.
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Figured it had to be. I thought it was that one too. Good shop work, I esp. like how you can see the pic was taken from a truck in the rear view, then the shark pasted in.Quote:
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They spend all that money to try to track them, they just need to let social media do it. :)Quote:
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Sounding like KW is as fine as one could expect. Some reports from the Hemmingway house staff saying no surge there, typical trees down and such. That's a high point, so if there was water there it's bad, but if Whitehead and Olivia are OK that means this was more of the "typical" bad storm for them.
But not much out of the other lower keys yet.
Guy at La Concha saying caroline and that area is flooded, but as I said above that's not unusual in about any big storm. Sounds like about like a normal tropical storm impact.
Re The shark pic, there are also a number of tweeted and re-tweeted "key west" and "south florida" videos that are "live" that aren't live and aren't even of Florida. Anything for clicks I guess.
One last post on the KW subject.
Miami Herald reporter just submitted that KW is bruised but OK and the locals say they're ready for a drink.
Now you know why I like it there. It will be a race between electricity and getting the bars open as to what takes priority. Not that they ever stopped drinking, but they'll want to get the bars open b/c it's a very social activity.
We love that area too. The people are resilient and salt of the earth. My concern would be the area to the right of the eyewall. Marathon etc. they received the harshest of the winds and rain.Quote:
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Much more worried about the rest of the lower keys and the middle keys. I'm betting they're OK, just beaten up. I think the media is playing this up a lot more than the actual impact. It was bad, but not 'wiped off the face of the earth' bad or anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catonahottinroof
They're esp. playing up that mortuary teams are going in as part of the recovery. I am betting that is standard procedure, they'll take in all that stuff. At least I sure hope so.
Well this is cool, Atlanta gets it's very first tropical storm warning. You don't see that every day.
Sharknado is alive and well!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
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.... and in the " you can't make this stuff up" category. When asked about how high the wind gust are getting, a female reporter standing rain soaked in the middle of a street said " it's really strong, it literally just blew my hat off"
I swear....
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I think "blow your hat off" is somewhere between Cat 4 and Cat 5. lolQuote:
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And Shelby County Schools are closed tomorrow and Tuesday.
Sorry, but if you don't have a tropical storm warning you aren't all cool like Atlanta. :)Quote:
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Does this count? We're being "affected" by the Hurricane?
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May get you into the band or the chess club. :)
Marathon HS this morning
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