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Major Hurricane Irma


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17 minutes ago, dbullsfan said:

local Met just said a fair chance Tampa area wouldnt even get any rain from Irma and just a litle wind, that seems like an insanely false sense of security still 3 days out. With a storm this big even with an east coast landfall the west coast will still feel affects correct?

I'm gonna guess that was Channel 8 or Channel 28? Stick to WTSP, they're the ones that live with the legacy of Dick Fletcher.

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21 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

For those who are interested, here's a crude plot of Irma's forecast path (NHC's 11 am advisory) through a box where the Labor Day Hurricane (1935) and Andrew (1992) rapidly intensified and then maintained their peak intensity. What's relevant is Irma's path over water. The portion of land enclosed in the box should be excluded, as this was a quick sketch for purposes of illustration, only.

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Very good info here

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A sobering Local Statement from MFL: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/WTUS82-KMFL.shtml

Here is some of it:

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* WIND:
Prepare for life-threatening wind having possible devastating impacts 
across South Florida. Potential impacts include:
    - Structural damage to sturdy buildings, some with complete roof 
      and wall failures. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Damage 
      greatly accentuated by large airborne projectiles. Locations 
      may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
    - Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and 
      roadway signs blown over.
    - Many roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban 
      or heavily wooded places. Many bridges, causeways, and access 
      routes impassable.
    - Widespread power and communications outages.

* SURGE:
Prepare for life-threatening surge having possible devastating impacts
across coastal Collier, Mainland Monroe, coastal Miami-Dade counties 
including Biscayne Bay. Potential impacts in this area include:
    - Widespread deep inundation, with storm surge flooding greatly 
      accentuated by powerful battering waves. Structural damage to 
      buildings, with many washing away. Damage greatly compounded 
      from considerable floating debris. Locations may be 
      uninhabitable for an extended period.
    - Near-shore escape routes and secondary roads washed out or 
      severely flooded. Flood control systems and barriers may become 
      stressed.
    - Extreme beach erosion. New shoreline cuts possible.
    - Massive damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, and piers. 
      Numerous small craft broken away from moorings with many lifted 
      onshore and stranded.

Also, prepare for life-threatening surge having possible significant 
to extensive impacts across immediate coastal Broward and Palm Beach
counties.
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1 minute ago, TPAwx said:

Pinellas County, FLA declared mandatory Zone A evac, starting 6am Friday.  160k people.

Ugh, gotta go pack my bags. And try not to forget the kids.

This will be my first ever mandatory evacuation. It -seems- a little extreme given how far east this is projected to track, but oh well. I think we'll try to leave tomorrow late...11pm-2am something like that to try to avoid the mass traffic. I highly doubt they end up evacuating zones B and C, so I don't think we'll be in anybody's hair.

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