Hurricane Mathew update....

[motion]

Stay safe, Florida pelicans! I'm relieved to see that my son and granddaughter in Coral Springs will miss most of this one.

[nota]

it is passing way offshore from here now
with very little effects here
lite rain minor gusts 25 or so

maybe if it loops as predicted
we will have more fun next week

I would still get off an island
if matt comes close
cat 4 is no joke up close

[Racerbvd]

Just smoking a Cohiba on the deck .
Enjoying the view

[Baz]

Originally Posted by nota

it is passing way offshore from here now
with very little effects here
lite rain minor gusts 25 or so

maybe if it loops as predicted
we will have more fun next week

I would still get off an island
if matt comes close
cat 4 is no joke up close

You need to evacuate RIGHT NOW....GET OUT while you can!!!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I lived in Melbourne, FL for several years in the 1990s and dodged Hugo and Andrew. Keep in mind Andrew was a Cat 4 when it hit. This one will likely be slightly stronger and more persistent. I drove through what was left of Homestead in early 1993 a few months after Andrew and it was insane. The devastation was so complete it's almost indescribable. They'd run bulldozers through the rubble so there was a street grid but other than that - nothing but piles of what used to be homes and people's lives for blocks and blocks. Not a sound. Deathly quiet and nobody around. Weird, post-apocalyptic stuff.

This is no joke. Yes the space coast is a lot better built and has FAR better infrastructure than the trailer parks and gutter homes down in Homestead but still... This is going to be a bad deal. Stay safe. I'd leave and head inland or north for a few days.

[JeremyD]

Everybody stay safe - and here's my contribution - cool real time wind speeds

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-74.40,20.09,2174

[VINMAN]

I'm on standby to head down there with my FEMA USAR team. Just waiting for the phone call..


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[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

I'm on standby to head down there with my FEMA USAR team. Just waiting for the phone call..


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You still have my number if you come to Florida?
Tomorrow, we will see how everything fares.

[A930Rocket]

Still at home. Mrs Rocket is wigging out about leaving.

I think we'll be OK and want to experience it.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Dude. Make that your new avatar.

Now.

[URY914]

Tonight I'm back home but tomorrow I'll be sleeping over at the hospital. We sandbagged nearly every first floor door as well as the ramp down to the loading dock. The loading dock is actually below the water level of the river.

The tip of the arrow is my hospital. Great place to build a hospital.

[DanielDudley]

Looks nasty. Don't screw around.

[kevin930t]

Racerbvd,you are crazy...Hope its not as bad as they say its going to be..Kevin

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[kevin930t]

I had seen some vid from Jamaica and the surge flooded up 3 stories.

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[Heel n Toe]

Theme song for those who don't evac.

[DaveE]

Originally Posted by URY914

Tonight I'm back home but tomorrow I'll be sleeping over at the hospital. We sandbagged nearly every first floor door as well as the ramp down to the loading dock. The loading dock is actually below the water level of the river.

The tip of the arrow is my hospital. Great place to build a hospital.

Wow, I've been in that area a lot in the past visiting the CSX building. Do you expect the St. John's to rise that much?

[enzo1]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Everybody stay safe - and here's my contribution - cool real time wind speeds

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-74.40,20.09,2174

That's cool....stay safe everyone!

[URY914]

Originally Posted by DaveE

Wow, I've been in that area a lot in the past visiting the CSX building. Do you expect the St. John's to rise that much?

CSX is right across the river from us. Storm surge is now predicted to be 6-9 feet.

[tdw28210]

I'm not too optimistic about the place on HHI faring well. Too many trees, too much rain and wind for too long. I hope I am wrong.

[Racerbvd]

Racerbvd,you are crazy...Hope its not as bad as they say its going to be..Kevin

Thanks Kevin, I have heard that before
We can only play the hands that are dealt to us. Once you have prepped your home & properties, not much else to do but sit and wait.

Originally Posted by DaveE

Wow, I've been in that area a lot in the past visiting the CSX building. Do you expect the St. John's to rise that much?

Yep, pretty crazy, see link.

http://wxshift.com/uploads/img-news/10_5_16_Brian_HurricaneMatthew_Jacksonville_surge_ Final.gif