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By: lkorrow in POPE IV | Recommend this post (2)
Fri, 08 Sep 17 1:25 AM | 80 view(s)
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By the time I catch up, I hope to see that your family is evacuating. If not,

Tell them when their windows are straining under 185 mph winds and their building is swaying, they will get 225 mph bursts that could easily pop their windows.

And, they should NOT open the windows or doors, this is NOT recommended, as it could suck everything out of their apartment.

On top of that, they probably will not have power or water. And there is uncertainty if all the nuclear plants will be safe.

Tell them to get out and live to tell the story. And if there's a medical emergency, there's no help. A little fear is sometimes a good thing in motivating people. On the flip side, it's reduced from 185 to 175.

Ribit, note, too, that Georgia, SC and NC are in the line of fire. Could be Savannah, too, where I have family.

Every time I hear Shep on Fox say more, I get even more concerned. Big eye, 25 mph, yet another unprecedented storm worst than we've seen before.
Houston is projected to be the most expensive storm on record. Now, Irma's projected to be even worse than that.




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Re: Hurricane Irma and family.
By: Decomposed
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Thu, 07 Sep 17 12:35 AM
Msg. 33246 of 47202

nacl01: 

re: "For anyone interested, my brother and mother left Miami early this morning..."

My new-to-Florida brother and sister-in-law have a 10th floor condo overlooking a Ft Lauderdale waterway, and they are intent on riding the storm out. It's their first hurricane. I've tried to warn them, but to no avail.

I'm sure they'll survive. Hotels and tall buildings don't fall over in hurricanes, though the first three floors can certainly wash out. But while safe from the surge, at the 10th floor and higher the wind speed is much greater. They claim to have 180 mph storm windows. I'm not at all confident that that will be enough. I do know that hurricane-propelled 2x4s can fly right through cinder blocks if they have enough speed. There's no telling what sort of debris could sail straight at them if the eye hits Ft Lauderdale.

Hurricanes can spawn tornadoes, too - with winds potentially at 250mph or higher.

I do hope they'll take some good videos. Might as well get some entertainment out of what's likely to be a terrifying experience.

The view from their balcony (taken during a prior rainstorm):
 


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