Hurricane Irma Live Thread Part II

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[4everontheRight]

And update us on the cats!!!

[alancarp]

NWS Key West; Verified account @NWSKeyWest 20 minutes ago
***THIS IS AS REAL AS IT GETS***
***NOWHERE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE SAFE***
***YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO EVACUATE***
Please RT. #Irma

[kara37]

Didn’t the UKMET have that track early on?

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Yes, they had it hitting the west coast from the very beginning. They moved it a little east one time, and then right back to west coast again.

[fatima]

We have a prayer group.I will post it.Let us know how things shake out.((((Hugs))))

[MayflowerMadam]

Thank God. Many of us have been praying.

Will you have to separate from your kitties once you arrive, or will your lodging places let you stay together?

[MayflowerMadam]

“Notice that they have it hanging round for a day in Tennessee”

And we here in the Knoxville area aren’t happy about that. Hubby was at Home Depot today, and there was a run on generators.

[bgill]

FEMA‏Verified account @fema · 2h2 hours ago Our partners at @DeptofDefense are on the ground in the US Virgin Islands. More photos: https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/hurricaneirma … [📷 credit: DoD] #Irma NHC Atlantic Ops‏Verified account @NHC_Atlantic · 38m38 minutes ago Hurricane #Irma Advisory 39: Hurricane Conditions Spreading Westward Over Portions of Cuba And The Central Bahamas. http://go.usa.gov/W3H

[Kalamata]

The ditzball thinks very highly of herself. Such a sad waste.

[who knows what evil?]

It does appear that the ‘good end’ of Tennessee will be spared...relatively speaking.

[magna carta]

My sister is there...said she would stay two days ago...what is happening?

[MplsSteve]

I can’t even imagine what Highway 1 must be like now.

OTOH, maybe it’s relatively uncrowded as many have already fled.

I’m guessing it’ll turn into a real mess as you get north of Key Largo and try to get onto Highway 821 to get to US-75.

In Marathon, the Voice Of America has a set of really tall antennae that broadcast (Radio Marti) into Cuba. If the winds are as bad as expected, I suspect those towers will be toppled. I don’t know if their broadcast facilities are there though.

Yikes!

[NautiNurse]

There could be potentially substantial damage to the theme parks in the Orlando area: Disney World, Universal Studios Florida and Sea World.

There are many, many thousands of people who evacuated So FL to Orlando.

[bgill]

Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS Administrator‏Verified account @SeemaCMS · 2h2 hours ago Receiving a briefing w/ @SecPriceMD, @JeromeAdamsMD, @SGottliebFDA, & HHS/CMS teams. Ready to assist those impacted by #HurricaineIrma

[Ingtar]

My fear, with so much family in Central Florida, is another jog west where Irma goes up the west side of Florida with the center of circulation offshore.

[Original Lurker]

CJ, Whew!, and God bless.
BTW - There are plenty rooms in the ATL area. Check my posts to you. We *will* get wind/rain but no storm surge. (I’m prepping as I post)

Storm surges are the killers for anyone not in ‘cane country.

Copied everyone else you responded to your post (I think).

[Mears]

Read the warnings in red in Post #1248——Anna Maria is mentioned.

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[novemberslady]

Thanks for posting that

[justa-hairyape]

The forecast tracks appear to show Irma picking up forward speed over Florida.

[milagro]

How close are you to Huntsville?
I have a good friend there.

[eastforker]

about 40 miles north east, 35 from Chattanooga.