Hurricane Irma!!
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- May 12, 2011
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Just back from walmart supercenter ... here is the soup isle ,,, the rest of the store is pretty much the same ...
here is current track http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/weather/tropical.map.html/TropicalTrack1.html
here is current track http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/weather/tropical.map.html/TropicalTrack1.html
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Wow. Been listening to the Weather Channel in the background on my computer all morning. Bringing back a lot of memories. Be safe Griz. Keeping you, JD07,Al, Judy, and all your families in my thoughts and prayers.
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Hey Keith,
It looks like you guys are gonna get a direct hit.
Over here in Sebring, I think we will just see 70-80 MPH winds.
I don't have a spare bedroom, but & have a large queen sized pull out couch & you & your wife are more than welcome to stay with us.
I only have a couple of cases of beer, so bring some beer & your Jack, & we can figure out the food thing as we go.
Al
Looking at historical date... Irma should not hit Florida... Miss & Ala maybe... The current path or Irma, and historical hurricane paths, tend to say it's heading east of LA..
Thanks Al... got all my windows boarded up today... Gen set is ready to go... have 30 gals. of gas for it ... If house takes a hit I'm hoping my camper doesn't so we can stay in it ... like I said.. I hope it keeps going west... everything's good so far... getting pretty breezy here...
"Party Irma" ....
"Party Irma" ....
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Were starting to get hit with the outer rain bands now, the wind has steadily been getting stronger.
But the worst of it is still a long way away. It looks like late tonight into Monday AM is going to be the worst of it for us.
I don't know when we will loose power, but I'm sure I won't have any tomorrow.
Good luck to all you guys in Irma's path!
Stay safe!
Al
But the worst of it is still a long way away. It looks like late tonight into Monday AM is going to be the worst of it for us.
I don't know when we will loose power, but I'm sure I won't have any tomorrow.
Good luck to all you guys in Irma's path!
Stay safe!
Al
pretty calm here right now .. we are about 55 miles from st Pete beach where it supposed to brush off of it ... it keeps moving north west .. we will probably get the same as you AL, it;s supposed to be a cat 3 at st Pete, when it parallels you,it will still be a cat 4 .. but Sebring is farther inland ....we was here at this home when charlie came through ,,
https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2004/Major-Hurricane-Charley
https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2004/Major-Hurricane-Charley
Have everything prepped as normal, expect power to go down as we are the only one on this transformer and the line runs though the woods. But have the Gen's all prepped and ready to go.
Stripped out the smokehouse / Bar of everything loose and will see how well it built. :) It is what it is, you can only watch.
Stripped out the smokehouse / Bar of everything loose and will see how well it built. :) It is what it is, you can only watch.
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Man.. today they say Tampa is going to get hammered full force and storm surge 10 feet of water..
winds getting stronger and stronger as day goes on ... gonna be one hell of a night... sucks it's gonna hit in the middle of the night ... as was said above.. all's you can do is watch at this point ...
listen while you look at pics ..
The two windows without boards are tempered glass... probably should have boarded them up.... but wanted to see out and let some light in...
Future outdoor deck/entertainment/kitchen area
will put the top half on at the final hour... as above.. wanted to see out...
PARTY IRMA...
listen while you look at pics ..
The two windows without boards are tempered glass... probably should have boarded them up.... but wanted to see out and let some light in...
Future outdoor deck/entertainment/kitchen area
will put the top half on at the final hour... as above.. wanted to see out...
PARTY IRMA...
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- Sep 15, 2012
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I've read a couple of articles that recommend putting you valuables in the dishwasher since it's water tight. Also to vacuum seal all important documents and pictures. Stay safe folks couldn't even imagine what your going through.
Chris
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We've (sort of) lived in Sarasota for around 22 years. Five years were in a condo on the beach on Siesta Key, and the remainder have been in a single family home about 1 mile inland from the Key. Yesterday morning, Sat., around 4:00 AM my cell phone started making a shrill beeping noise, and when I checked it, I had a text message declaring a mandatory evacuation order for Evacuation Zone A. Zone A covers Siesta Key as well as other nearby barrier islands and goes about 1/4 mile inland, and the alert was primarily related to storm surge. Since our house is in Zone B I wasn't concerned. I also wasn't concerned since when I received the message I was about 1,200 miles away at our primary residence in Chicago.
This past Thursday, I went online and checked, lowered, and locked, all of the hurricane shutters which are wind rated at 225 mph. I also checked and tested the standby generator which was fine, though I was surprised to find the 100 gallon LP tank full. I later found out that the LP fuel supplier had topped off the tanks of all of his customers who, like me, aren't permanent residents. Pretty nice gesture.
Throughout my life, I've experienced a good number of hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons on land, sea, and in the air. From all I've seen so far, Irma appears to be one of the worst. One thing I'm reminded of was in 2004 when hurricane Charley was on a similar path as Irma moving directly North and scheduled to hit Naples, Fort Meyers, Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Pete, and Tampa. Once past Naples and Fort Meyers, Charley sensed the warmer waters of Charlotte Harbor, which hurricanes thrive on, and did a 30° turn to the right. It sparred those cities to the North, and continued on a Northeast tack past Sebring (where Al is) and on to Orlando then Daytona where it then moved out to the Atlantic Ocean. When I checked earlier today, the water temperature off Naples was 79°, and in Charlotte Harbor, it was 87°. Not a good sign.
So, unlike millions of others, at this point I'm pretty comfortable and about all I can do is remotely monitor a matrix of internal and external cameras and watch CNN. For those of you in the midst of it, hunker down, be smart, stay safe, and be well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
This past Thursday, I went online and checked, lowered, and locked, all of the hurricane shutters which are wind rated at 225 mph. I also checked and tested the standby generator which was fine, though I was surprised to find the 100 gallon LP tank full. I later found out that the LP fuel supplier had topped off the tanks of all of his customers who, like me, aren't permanent residents. Pretty nice gesture.
Throughout my life, I've experienced a good number of hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons on land, sea, and in the air. From all I've seen so far, Irma appears to be one of the worst. One thing I'm reminded of was in 2004 when hurricane Charley was on a similar path as Irma moving directly North and scheduled to hit Naples, Fort Meyers, Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Pete, and Tampa. Once past Naples and Fort Meyers, Charley sensed the warmer waters of Charlotte Harbor, which hurricanes thrive on, and did a 30° turn to the right. It sparred those cities to the North, and continued on a Northeast tack past Sebring (where Al is) and on to Orlando then Daytona where it then moved out to the Atlantic Ocean. When I checked earlier today, the water temperature off Naples was 79°, and in Charlotte Harbor, it was 87°. Not a good sign.
So, unlike millions of others, at this point I'm pretty comfortable and about all I can do is remotely monitor a matrix of internal and external cameras and watch CNN. For those of you in the midst of it, hunker down, be smart, stay safe, and be well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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