Severe Weather thread.

If we leave it'll be tomorrow eveing. House is full right now, got the gf, her mom, gf's two younger sisters. 5 dogs and and 5 cats
(We only own 2 cats and 1 dog )

 

Had a friend evac from sarasota yesterday and it took him 6hrs to get to i-10 which aint bad. Used 98 most of the way and left in the evening

 

Did he take i-95?

 

NHC: "It's not clear that it's a survivable situation for anybody that is still there in the Keys"
Get out! Just GET OUT!!

 

Yea looks like they may be pulling out emergency personnel

 

Not a bad idea! The Googlemaps show the traffic mostly O.K. except on I-75 north of Wildwood...

 

The gas finder sites are showing NOTHING in Florida??

 

http://tracker.gasbuddy.com/

 

Just my opinion, but I would rather head for the center of the state where it's going to be less of a chance of flooding then staying on an island that's 6' above sea level with a 12-15' Storm Surge predicted...there has to be gas SOMEWHERE in Florida...

 

There are gas stations here in Orlando with gas.

 

@Rattletrap66

@greeneggsnspam how are you guys in Houston doing? How's the recovery going? Has the flooding gone down? I haven't hear anything lately.

 

She shifted slightly West. Look out Tampa Bay folks!

 

Such a long duration storm.
Like getting beat in the shins for days instead of hours.

 

And having to wait for a week knowing it's coming to beat on you!

 

Currently 5,000 people listening to Florida's NOAA weather radio on my scanner app.

 

Considering the fact that this monster is much wider then the entire state of Florida, a shift of a couple of miles by the eye one direction or the other isn't going to make a massive difference. Basically, anything south of Alligator Alley is in risk of storm surge and extreme rain, and the drainage there is basically non-existent, being roughly at sea level. And they better hope the retaining walls around Lake Okeechobee hold...

 

That's when it gets dangerous. People become apathetic. It doesn't help when there is so much hype over the power, then the storm dials back a notch or two. Yeah, it dropped from 185mph to 130, but that's still a cat 4. Just because it won't be as bad as it could have been, doesn't mean it won't be bad.

On a side note, I'm about to jump on the road to Daytona. Y'all stay safe.

 

Yeah i was thinking about lake O also. I live due east of there but at about 30 miles away.