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*** Official 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread *** (3 Viewers)

GregR said:
My office is right in the zone the reservoirs released into. Heard back the verdict on it today. There was 2 feet of water in the ground floor, plus the basement flooded. Two waste treatment plants in the surrounding area so really not good water in the flood.

Expected to be the first of next year before we can move back in. This is about 1 million square feet of office space affected. They are working on some other office space for us, but many of us may be working from home for months.
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Good luck. I can't imagine how quickly mold could get in with the heat and humidity of Houston.
Is it all your company in the building? That's a fair amount of footage.

 
gump said:
Yea, My parents are a few miles east of downtown Clearwater which amazingly is the highest point in the county because of the big bluff.
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I really have no idea how high up I am, other than being told we are. How does one find out?

 
Irma is scaring the #### out of me here in Tampa.  Cleaning out some areas of the house for the stuff out on the lanai.  I have panels for all windows good to Cat. 3.  Hopefully I won't need them, but I am ready.  We will head north if it looks like we need to.  Yikes.

 
Capella said:
I really have no idea how high up I am, other than being told we are. How does one find out?
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County web map usually has a topo contour layer that will get you pretty close.  It's also on all DFIRMs (floodplain maps)

 
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Gawain said:
Good luck. I can't imagine how quickly mold could get in with the heat and humidity of Houston.
Is it all your company in the building? That's a fair amount of footage.
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Yes, it's our American corporate headquarters. I'm officed in a much smaller computing center next door, and haven't heard the state of my building, just of the main campus parts. Mine is hopefully hardened against floods given the amount of computing in it. And they are still online, so I'm hopeful.

 
In Miami alone, there are about 25 tower construction cranes that can withstand up to 145 mph winds. But not category 5. Residents being advised to evacuate buildings nearby if Irma hits, or stay in an interior room.

 
GregR said:
My office is right in the zone the reservoirs released into. Heard back the verdict on it today. There was 2 feet of water in the ground floor, plus the basement flooded. Two waste treatment plants in the surrounding area so really not good water in the flood.

Expected to be the first of next year before we can move back in. This is about 1 million square feet of office space affected. They are working on some other office space for us, but many of us may be working from home for months.
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Right there in the energy corridor? Are all those buildings flooded?

Took me forever to go from Katy to Dairy Ashford and Westheimer today for a root canal. No north-south routes from Grand Parkway in past the Tollway. Everyone taking 99 to West Park 

 
I just read that duct taping windows does nothing.  Don't bother.

Also, close interior doors in your house.

 
Jesus, good luck Florida FBG's. This sounds like the real deal. Do what you can to keep you and your family safe.

 
@GregR, i really appreciate your ongoing commentary from someone "on the ground." I hope you and your family made it through this OK.

And your words of advice for Irma certainly take on added meaning. You're doing good work for the FBG community. 

So... when's the next Useless Trivia thread? Get your priorities straight,  man!

:sarcasm:

 
MikeIke said:
Jesus, good luck Florida FBG's. This sounds like the real deal. Do what you can to keep you and your family safe.
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For what it's worth I'm at a local bar and everyone isn't overly worried.  Everyone is talking about it and obviously everyone has taken procaitions.  

Im a northerner though.... I'm out of here

 
John Bender said:
In Virginia (Richmond) - I need some advice here - I leave for Vegas Thursday, return home late Monday night.

Got a dog sitter for the dog.  A dog sitter, who I can't really rely on if we're getting slammed with a hurricane.

Would you cancel the trip to be safe (I'd be out a grand on my flight) just on the idea that by the time I leave I'll have no idea if this ends up turning up the coast into the Carolinas?  Would it be still a strong storm once it gets to inland Virginia?  Seems like we're still in the danger zone here, but not until possibly Tuesday?

A bit torn on what to do, if this turns into the Carolinas instead of underneath Florida, seems like it could be very shaky even for inland Virginia.  The models aren't going to tell the whole story by the time I leave (6 am Thursday morning)

Such a tough call right now.
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What about a doggie day care type of place?  We use them all the time.

 
The Ref said:
For what it's worth I'm at a local bar and everyone isn't overly worried.  Everyone is talking about it and obviously everyone has taken procaitions.  

Im a northerner though.... I'm out of here
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No kidding. I'll take tornado warnings over hurricane warnings any day. Tornadoes only affect a small area.

 
rustycolts said:
Commish you are pretty close to me you should probably be ok riding it out .Thats whats nice about living in the center of the state.Trees could cause you a problem and flooding depending on what the drainage is like in your neighboorhood.If you want to evacuate you should probably do it sooner than later you do not want to be stuck in traffic.
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I'm good on trees and live in one of the "highest" areas in Debary (FWIW).  I don't want to be without power for a week though.  That's the sort of thing that would drive me away before water or wind.

 
MikeIke said:
Jesus, good luck Florida FBG's. This sounds like the real deal. Do what you can to keep you and your family safe.
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:goodposting:  Yep, this.

I feel pretty lucky having to dodge an occasional twister here in the midwest. Can't imagine sustained tornado winds for hours. Thoughts are with everyone in the path of this. Be safe.

 
The Commish said:
I'm good on trees and live in one of the "highest" areas in Debary (FWIW).  I don't want to be without power for a week though.  That's the sort of thing that would drive me away before water or wind.
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Well if it goes the way some of the models are predicting I can almost guarantee you will be without power for several days.We were without for 4 days when Charlie came through.

 
Not to make light but, wow.

One of my wife's step/half/whatever aunts is on a "girl's trip" right now...in Puerto Rico.  They left YESTERDAY. 

She posted pics of her at an outdoor bar while they're are boarding up windows behind her.

Not sure if she's dumb or bad ###.

 
OrtonToOlsen said:
Not to make light but, wow.

One of my wife's step/half/whatever aunts is on a "girl's trip" right now...in Puerto Rico.  They left YESTERDAY. 

She posted pics of her at an outdoor bar while they're are boarding up windows behind her.

Not sure if she's dumb or bad ###.
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Is she hot? :pics:

 
ArbyMelt said:
Right there in the energy corridor? Are all those buildings flooded?

Took me forever to go from Katy to Dairy Ashford and Westheimer today for a root canal. No north-south routes from Grand Parkway in past the Tollway. Everyone taking 99 to West Park 
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A lot of them probably are, but not all to the same degree I don't think. There are some other buildings in the complex, and another further away, that they are talking about needing 2 weeks until they can reopen.

 
MikeIke said:
@GregR, i really appreciate your ongoing commentary from someone "on the ground." I hope you and your family made it through this OK.

And your words of advice for Irma certainly take on added meaning. You're doing good work for the FBG community. 

So... when's the next Useless Trivia thread? Get your priorities straight,  man!

:sarcasm:
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Since you asked so nicely...

And now we're caught up to the ones I had done in advance.

 
culdeus said:
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=hmon&region=11L&pkg=mslp_wind&runtime=2017090518&fh=111&xpos=0&ypos=291

I'm gonna guess we reach peak hysteria right here. I just dont think you could forecast something worse than this on this planet.

Edit. This is the hmon model. No idea who uses it. Scary af.
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For hour 111, the pressure is crazy low, but the wind speeds are not nearly as high as I would have expected with that low of a pressure.

 
QuizGuy66 said:
So when these warm weather posters get a hurricane or earthquake is trolling them going to be cool? Just wonderin'

-QG
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Wingnut said:
72 and sunny here today. Next weekend calls for low 80s. Glorious.
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Kal El said:
Expected high in south Florida today: 80 degrees
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Ministry of Pain said:
Brisk 62 down here in West Palm this morning. High just inched up to 80. 
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eoMMan said:
I'm in southwest Florida, anyone snow heading my way?

Cold as #### today....high around 62.
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I wish you all a safe weekend and hope Irma goes out to sea or dissipates.  Just saw some of these same people in panic mode today, because hurricanes are not a laughing matter.  Neither are blizzards though.   :thumbup:

 
my sister lives on st john. :mellow:   gonna be hell on earth there.  hopefully, her and her kids make it through unscathed.  scary ####.  

 
Kal El said:
Give it a few more hours. Windspeed lags behind pressure, IIRC.
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Current wind speeds are significantly higher and the pressure is not as low as this model predicts.  Current pressure is 916 mb with max wind speeds at 160 knotts (~185 mph).  The model posted by culdeus shows a forecasted (@ hour 111 with landfall at the southern tip of FL) pressure of 885 mb but wind speeds at 105 knotts (~120 mph).

 
So best case scenario is if this pulls up short of Florida's east coast and heads for cooler waters yeah?  What if this thing gets into the gulf, worse right?  Oof

 
Latest models showing an Eastern shift.  Not an offshore shift, but so it will ride the entire way up the east coast from Florida to Maryland.  monkaS

 
Doctor Detroit said:
I wish you all a safe weekend and hope Irma goes out to sea or dissipates.  Just saw some of these same people in panic mode today, because hurricanes are not a laughing matter.  Neither are blizzards though.   :thumbup:
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Horrible posting. You really took the time to find all those posts?

This is the first hurricane I've experienced in the almost 9 years living in FL. Meanwhile, my old state of NJ has been hit with 2 hurricanes and several snowstorms. 

So in summary.....I win. Enjoy ####ty Michigan. 

 
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