Bastardi has posted that he will be on Hannity radio (1 interview in each hour), FBN at 5pm, and Hannity Show tonight. No doubt much that he says will be redundant, but 5pm and 10pm should include his updates, if any.
Agree that the best and most current info has been on this thread. So far, I’ve avoided TV (don’t live in any affected areas...yet).
Bastardi on Hannity radio:
“1935 Labor Day Hurricane...literally, the salt and wind and rain literally blasted clothes off people. That’s how strong that kind of wind is.”
“I don’t think people understand what this storm is capable of. We did some calculations here and we came up with this: We believe that the highest wind gusts in the Miami area Sun afternoon will be 100-120mph.
“When you are talking about Naples, Bonito Springs (sp?), Marco Island, it may go over 150 mph. Same thing in the Fla Keys.
“When you get up to Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach—that area—it looks like 100mph peak gusts probably coming Sunday night.
“Jacksonville—I’m bringing it up the coast—Monday morning, peak wind gusts 80-100mph.
“Atlanta and Savannah, Monday afternoon, peak wind gusts around 80mph.
“Charleston, 60mph Monday night.
” So, you have a timeline on when the worst of this will be moving up the coast.
“This storm is ferocious at its core where it hits. You’re going to see it move due west tonight; it may get into Cuba for awhile. When it comes out of Cuba and it starts making that turn...this system...will be intensifying coming into the Keys and Southwest Fla, so even though it’s a 4 right now...this system may indeed be up to a 5———
Sheesh...sorry...I lost my connection, but this is probably enough to get Bastardi’s meteorological point of view.
The Gold Coast will still get hammered badly... storm surge alone will be devastating... so don't let the guard down.
When Andrew came through, I was in Melbourne and figured we'd still have a rough day. It was so compact, though, that it didn't even give a stiff breeze. Not so with this one.
“1935 Labor Day Hurricane...literally, the salt and wind and rain literally blasted clothes off people. That’s how strong that kind of wind is.”
Yep, the force of the sand literally sandblasted away victims facial features and made tem hard to ID. Many were buried in a mass grave in Islamorada.
That hurricane was so strong an compact that people in Miami really didn’t feel anything.
There’s a good book about this hurricane - Storm Of The Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 - by Willie Drye
https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Century-Labor-Hurricane-Adventure/dp/0792280105
Thanks for your report! Finally home from crazy work day.
Gas and water in Orlando are available and my neighborhood 7-11had a rechargeable battery pack for cellphone when power goes out.
Flights out of Orlando stop tomorrow and are all booked.
Mandatory evacuation ALL mobile homes in Orange County.
Going to catch up on thread.