Not looking good for us in Florida

[noboundaries]

Wow. The flooding in Naples. Wow.

Just saw the flooding in Ft. Myers. Another double wow.

 

[pit 4 brains]

What I don't understand is how a newsman can relay the instructions to evacuate, seek shelter, etc. then go into the street with a microphone and a baseball helmet to show how fast the flying debris is.
Don't try this at home kids..

 

[DougE]

What I don't understand is how a newsman can relay the instructions to evacuate, seek shelter, etc. then go into the street with a microphone and a baseball helmet to show how fast the flying debris is.

The word moron comes to mind ........

 

[indaswamp]

The word moron comes to mind ........

"marooned' moron......

 

[noboundaries]

Heavy rain is predicted in many areas as the storm passes. When I was in Hur. Allen, after the eye passed, the town where I lived got 18" in a VERY short period. There was a street light on a corner near my duplex. It was raining so hard all I could see was the glow of the light, like looking through fog.

My street started flooding. I sat by my open front door inside the house, under a porch cover. It was the last dry spot in the house. I'd pick a spot to look at on the front walk as the water advanced. When I looked away for a couple minutes then looked back, that spot would be submerged.

The water advanced right up to my door jamb. Then I hear a truck. A big friggin Army NG truck drove down the center of the street. A three foot wave of water came rolling toward my door! I slammed the door and the water came squirting in underneath. So much for the last dry spot.

At least the Navy would have been in a boat!

 

[pit 4 brains]

At least the Navy would have been in a boat!

Adrift.
Wishing the Marines had secured a landing site..

Back to the Hurricane.. No contact with brother in law. Hopefully just power and cell outages.

Edit at 1825L .. Just got word from Tim. Text / cell coverage is limited to impossible around Ft. Meyers.

 

[DougE]

"marooned' moron......

Being as I have spent most of my life as an arborist (no longer practicing) and have spent plenty of time doing storm work in far less than ideal conditions, these posers are out there getting their jollies thinking they are in real danger. They haven't got a clue.

 

[gmc2003]

It's times like this that I'll gladly take our winter weather. Stay safe my southern friends. If it's any consolation we're suffering through massive 10 mph winds here. It's tough, but I think we'll survive.

Prayers to all

Chris

 

[pineywoods]

Sure hope Al is doing ok through this thing it didn't look very nice in his area. We had to drive on I-10 a bit today and lots of power company trucks from all over the place heading toward Lake City to stage. There were a lot more caravans of the power trucks yesterday. Saw quite a few semis with big diesel generators east bound as well.

 

[indaswamp]

The aftermath always sucks.

We were out of power for a month with Katrina. sucked real bad....

 

[indaswamp]

Looking like a bullseye for Sebring! Hang in there Al!!! Hope to hear from you soon!

 

[chilerelleno]

Yep SmokinAl isn't in a good place.
Sebring has been getting absolutely slammed, and may well catch the eye of this storm while it's still a Cat 2.

Praying for ya man, hope y'all come through this with your health.

 

[schlotz]

Come on Al, hang in there!

 

[DougE]

Al's one of them iron man dudes, If he don't make it nobody will.

 

[chilerelleno]

The eye of Ian is directly over SmokinAl right now and it's a Cat 1.

 

[indaswamp]

Should be calm now....but then the back end of the storm blows EVERYTHYING in the opposite direction! There is usually more damage after the wind shifts...the initial barrage weakens trees and power lines, then the shift blows them down.

 

[noboundaries]

Just checked the Weather Channel for Sebring. 72°F with 57mph winds. Gusts to 70mph.

 

[pit 4 brains]

last I saw on FOX, the Sebring area got 17-24" of rain while the eye passed and they're not out of the woods yet..

 

[chilerelleno]

Naples got slammed hard with storm surge and more.
Here's to hoping fltsfshr is okay.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Checking in... No power.. no internet.. some trees down... RV garage took a beating... Waiting for daylight to see how bad