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Hurricane Irma Roll Call (1 Viewer)
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JaxBill
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The afternoon here in Jax has been largely uneventful. Power has stayed on. Biggest concern now is they predicted 8 - 10 inches of rain. We have had over 6 inches of rain today (according to this Wunderground station) and the main bands haven't hit yet.
Binky The Doormat
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I named my fantasy football team "IrmaSuckMy****" for this week. I think my hex is working. She seems to be enjoying the submissive role.
NotSmart
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Then tell the robber that your next door neighbor keeps his money buried under the house.
Osaurus
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Clown Car
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Henry Ford
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Newest full update has been done. Removed the Carolinas (congrats to you folks) and Capella who evacuated there.
We have heard from everyone listed in the last 24 hours (most in the last 6) except for @Finatic and @Jedi Knight
Hopefully all is well with everyone. Miami, Boca, etc should start winding down in the next couple of hours, as the panhandle gets dicey. Stay safe.
GregR
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Homer J Simpson
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Sounds like the standard disaster-related rumors. Hopefully no one shoots some legitimate utility workers.
Osaurus
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Binky The Doormat
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Henry Ford
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I can't think of a legitimate reason for utility workers to go door to door right now. So shouldn't be a problem.
Can confirm everything but the Directv. In-Laws don't have any cable packages, just wifi.
I'm supposed to fly in there early Tuesday morning for work but been wondering if my flight gets canceled.
bigmarc27
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Wind is supposed to tick up to around 40mph - I know it's not much compared to what everyone else is seeing, but I'd hate to be on a plane trying to land in it. If it's a late Tuesday flight, you might be good.
Jedi Knight
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Made it to Charlotte on Friday. It took over 14 hours to drive what should have been an 8 hour trip. However, I get to watch while everything unfolds in Florida. Good luck to all. I hope it's not as bad as the news makes it out to be.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Won't be so bad from where you are. You'll get a jump on all the traffic coming from Atlanta and Charlotte.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
You might want to wait until you have power before you head back. And for the traffic to clear. Gas might be hard to get for a while. Joy.
Capella
Footballguy
Just talked to my dad. We somehow never lost power.
Sadly, that means my dad isn't going anywhere either.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Lost power about 11 last night and the wind was much stronger than expected. I'll be interested to see what strength it actually was. I would guess 100+. Stronger than Matthew. House seems ok but I can see dock is wrecked.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Well, weather in Atlanta has been gorgeous the last two days. Went to the Vortex and to the Braves game Saturday and to a Steeler bar for the game yesterday and then downtown to swill liters at a beer garden.
Now, it's getting nasty out. I'd live to drive home but no real way to get out of here without driving into the teeth of this. Looks like I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow morning to head back, going to take some planning to hopefully avoid another 14 hour drive.
No idea what damage I'm looking at when I get home. Looks like my area had damn near 24 hours of sustained winds in the 40-80 mph range, so I fear for my roof/pool screen. Lost power around 6 PM yesterday and it's still out.
Now, it's getting nasty out. I'd live to drive home but no real way to get out of here without driving into the teeth of this. Looks like I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow morning to head back, going to take some planning to hopefully avoid another 14 hour drive.
No idea what damage I'm looking at when I get home. Looks like my area had damn near 24 hours of sustained winds in the 40-80 mph range, so I fear for my roof/pool screen. Lost power around 6 PM yesterday and it's still out.
Best of luck getting home and hopefully the damage to your home is minimal.
Are they anticipating the storm will have died down by tomorrow morning in Atlanta? I have an early flight down there in the morning that hasn't been cancelled yet but I'm skeptical I will get down there.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Yes, wind/rain is starting to pick up now, apparently it's going to start getting really bad around noon with peak winds around 6 PM. By midnight, it's supposed to start tapering off and be negligible by tomorrow AM. Airport is definitely being affected and will be all day, so I suspect your flight will be heavily delayed at the very least, they're going to have traffic backed up for sure.
The Commish
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Man. Never lost power somehow. Leaves and branches everywhere. Sat up and watched transformers blow most of the night. I'll have the roof checked and the pool screens replaced but that looks to be it.
MindCrime
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Yeah, it was like 4th of July around here at times. Flashes of blue light from transformers lighting up the sky.
Mjolnirs
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Tropical Storm force winds in Charleston. Folly Beach recorded a gust of 72 a couple of hours ago.
Raining pretty hard and wind is steady and gusting. Trees moving pretty good and stuff hitting the roof and sides of the house. We are under a tornado watch and will be for a while.
The biggest concern for the area is the heavy rain + high tide + onshore push from the storm. Flooding could get high in some areas. I have a tidal creek beside my house. So far, so good though.
Raining pretty hard and wind is steady and gusting. Trees moving pretty good and stuff hitting the roof and sides of the house. We are under a tornado watch and will be for a while.
The biggest concern for the area is the heavy rain + high tide + onshore push from the storm. Flooding could get high in some areas. I have a tidal creek beside my house. So far, so good though.
In The Zone
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Henry Ford
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Updated:
I've put people we've heard from since the bulk of the storm passed (in south Florida) in green, and the one person we don't expect to hear from for some time (rustycolts) in red (he has no power and no cell phone.) As this thing leaves Florida and the storm ends in various areas, I'll put everyone we hear from after it passes in green, and those we haven't heard from in over 24 hours after the storm passes their areas in red. I'm sure there are some time mistakes, but I'll do my best to correct any in future versions.
kentric
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Mother, sister and sister's family (four houses in total) are all in Naples. Seems they made it out unscathed (niece's house is on wrong side of Rt 41 and she went to her brother's house so not sure status of her house). Sister's neighbor's house has a lot of damage as a big oak fell on it. Luckily the family wasn't in the house.
On a side note, on Thursday, when I told my wife that my mother (in an Alzheimer's assisted community) was being evacuated, she asked me, "Why is your mom being evacuated? The storm?"
eta. Brother in Tampa is also fine.
eta. Best friend is right on the water in Tampa and is also fine. He mentioned something about a sailing ship being wrecked there.
On a side note, on Thursday, when I told my wife that my mother (in an Alzheimer's assisted community) was being evacuated, she asked me, "Why is your mom being evacuated? The storm?"
eta. Brother in Tampa is also fine.
eta. Best friend is right on the water in Tampa and is also fine. He mentioned something about a sailing ship being wrecked there.
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Grahamburn
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Cocoa was pretty brutal, but probably more because it was for such an extended period of time.
My family is back home safe in Lakeland. It looks like we got it worse here than in Cocoa with the amount of huge trees that are down.
Keerock
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Good to hear. My parents evacuated Englewood on Tuesday... hope this means their house is in good shape!Mother, sister and sister's family (four houses in total) are all in Naples. Seems they made it out unscathed (niece's house is on wrong side of Rt 41 and she went to her brother's house so not sure status of her house). Sister's neighbor's house has a lot of damage as a big oak fell on it. Luckily the family wasn't in the house.
On a side note, on Thursday, when I told my wife that my mother (in an Alzheimer's assisted community) was being evacuated, she asked me, "Why is your mom being evacuated? The storm?"
eta. Brother in Tampa is also fine.
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
We had a huge wind gust hit and throw limbs into the side of the house. Right at that moment my wife's phone sounded a tornado warning. Moved my MIL into the hallway and we sat there for about 10 minutes until the warning expired. The creek two blocks away has pushed the feeder beside me over its banks. The guy behind me, who had his house flood during Matthew, has the water less than a foot from doing it again.
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