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You said you're near the FL/AL border, right? I think you're still in the clear. The turn has started, which will bring some interaction with the west coast of Florida well before it gets to the panhandle.
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The winning the lottery how about now
Key West will be ground zero for this storm. Forecast to be 140 mph at landfall there, but could be even more, as intensity forecasts are notoriously difficult.Key West is one of my favorite places and I'm saddened to think of the devastation that is likely to occur there.Damn, my buddy is in Key West right now, I was hoping it would keep going west. Eff!
Key West will be ground zero for this storm. Forecast to be 140 mph at landfall there, but could be even more, as intensity forecasts are notoriously difficult.Key West is one of my favorite places and I'm saddened to think of the devastation that is likely to occur there.
The 11 pm NHC update is out and surprisingly, the NHC is no longer thinking Irma will intensify much further and will be at about 125 mph when it strikes Key West (not 140 mph, which was the forecast 6 hours ago). If that verifies, the people of the Keys and SW Florida will still be hammered with horrific conditions, winds, storm surge, rainfall, tornadoes, etc., but it won't be quite as bad as it could've been and they can thank Cuba for that, as the prolonged interaction of Irma with Cuba definitely made a big difference in Irma's strength (it was 160 mph yesterday evening). Need some sleep...
Key West direct hit. This is not what I wanted to find out. Praying hard.
Well at least the tourist trap bars will get a good rinsing out.
Key West Chickens have been Evac-ed. Hemingway cats did NOT get evac-ed. The cats will be fine.
Sadly Cape Coral is in a very bad place.I'm concerned about Cape Coral and storm surge because of all the canals that run through that town that feed into the river and then the GOM. I've only seen one report on TV mention this.
Agree - been talking them up the past couple of years, as they've staffed up with top quality meteorologists in the areas of tropical weather (they have friggin' Rick Knabb, former NHC Director and he's been amazing, as has been Bryan Norcross a very well known hurricane expert and they've always excelled at field coverage), snowstorms, and severe weather.The Weather channel is doing a yeomans job.
Jim Canotere setting up shop next to a down bush is embarrassing.The Weather channel is doing a yeomans job.
Jim Canotere setting up shop next to a down bush is embarrassing.
Numbers, my in-laws are evacuated from Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, northwest of Ft. Myers. Can you tell me if they're taking a direct hit?
Landfall at St. Marco Island at 3:35 pm as a Cat 3, with 115 mph sustained winds and a 130 mph gust just recorded. As Irma passes each location on the Gulf Coast, winds will come around from the west and 5-10' storm surges will then hit much of the coast up to Fort Myers and maybe Tampa, although the storm is obviously weakening with the land interaction and dry air intrusion from the NW. .
Hurricane Irma Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
335 PM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017
...CENTER OF HURRICANE IRMA MAKES LANDFALL AT MARCO ISLAND...
The center of Hurricane Irma made landfall in Marco Island in
southwest Florida at 3:35 pm EDT as a Category 3 hurricane.
A 130 mph wind gust was recently reported by the Marco Island Police
Department.
SUMMARY OF 335 PM EDT...1935 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 81.7W
OVER MARCO ISLAND
ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM SSE OF NAPLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES
No offense, but WeatherNation blows compared to The Weather Channel.WeatherNation on DirecTV 361 good too
Pretty cool now seeing Bettes in the calm eye of the hurricane in Naples. Not for long, though.95 mph sustained winds and a 135 mph gust in Naples. Mike Bettes from TWC is live in Naples struggling to stay upright in this. Wild. And maybe a little crazy.
I really thought that one gust was going to knock him down flat. Then he's standing in the eye perfectly calm.95 mph sustained winds and a 135 mph gust in Naples. Mike Bettes from TWC is live in Naples struggling to stay upright in this. Wild. And maybe a little crazy.