OT: Thinking of those who live on the West Coast of Florida

[FreeTedWilliams]

Bill and I have the same disdain for the weatherman

 

[Triumph]

This looks like it could be an entertaining one to watch on TV. Hopefully the strength of it doesn't die down before it makes landfall, like many others have in the past. The pseudoscience behind these predictions is ridiculous. Most of the time when they predict that a storm will intensify as it makes landfall, it ends up being a huge letdown.

Kinda like Mac Jones.

 

[BB8XSBW]

Kinda like Mac Jones.

Fitting that you bring up Mac Jones in this thread, because he carved through that Ravens defense like a hurricane yesterday.

But let's not derail this thread. Plenty of other places where we can discuss this young phenom.

 

[Triumph]

Fitting that you bring up Mac Jones in this thread, because he carved through that Ravens defense like a hurricane yesterday.

But let's not derail this thread. Plenty of other places where we can discuss this young phenom.

If this hurricane is like him it will miss Florida and hit someplace else.

 

[BB8XSBW]

If this hurricane is like him it will miss Florida and hit someplace else.

This hurricane simply doesn't have what it takes to replicate Mac's performance against Baltimore. It will run out of steam well before it reaches Maryland.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

It's going to be bad they are predicting...Tampa going to take a direct hit. Pretty sure the Bucs have a home game against KC on Sunday, we'll see if the league postpones it or something.

By Saturday the center of the storm should be up in Georgia or the Carolinas. The Bucs game would likely be postponed only if the local infrastructure is badly damaged this Wednesday-Thursday. Which is, of course, quite possible

Most of the computer modeling tracks have it making landfall well north of the Tampa area, with the center remaining well offshore as it passes Tampa Bay, though it could be monstrous and hurricane winds could extend 75 miles from the center.

As many of you know, the worst rain and highest risk of tornados is often in a hurricane's northeast quadrant, so the west coast in the highly populated and flood-prone Tampa/St. Pete area could get a real pounding without ever seeing an eye wall.

It is hard to predict a storm's speed, but speeding up is good news. You don't want 2,3,4 days of that crap, like Houston had a couple of years back.

 

[BB8XSBW]

Bill and I have the same disdain for the weatherman

It's an absurd little pseudoscience. A couple of years ago I would have said that I've never seen a field besmirch itself the way meteorology has. However, over the past couple of years, with medicine exposing itself as a complete fraud and pseudoscience, we have a new contender.

 

[Kontradiction]

By Saturday the center of the storm should be up in Georgia or the Carolinas. The Bucs game would likely be postponed only if the local infrastructure is badly damaged this Wednesday-Thursday. Which is, of course, quite possible

Most of the computer modeling tracks have it making landfall well north of the Tampa area, with the center remaining well offshore as it passes Tampa Bay, though it could be monstrous and hurricane winds could extend 75 miles from the center.

As many of you know, the worst rain and highest risk of tornados is often in a hurricane's northeast quadrant, so the west coast in the highly populated and flood-prone Tampa/St. Pete area could get a real pounding without ever seeing an eye wall.

It is hard to predict a storm's speed, but speeding up is good news. You don't want 2,3,4 days of that crap, like Houston had a couple of years back.

Or like the panhandle had with Michael where it powered up into a Cat 4 after just chilling in the Gulf.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Storm surge is also particularly bad on the northeast side of the storm, meaning Tampa likely gets some serious flooding independent of rainfall, which will also be enormous.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

By Saturday the center of the storm should be up in Georgia or the Carolinas. The Bucs game would likely be postponed only if the local infrastructure is badly damaged this Wednesday-Thursday. Which is, of course, quite possible

Most of the computer modeling tracks have it making landfall well north of the Tampa area, with the center remaining well offshore as it passes Tampa Bay, though it could be monstrous and hurricane winds could extend 75 miles from the center.

As many of you know, the worst rain and highest risk of tornados is often in a hurricane's northeast quadrant, so the west coast in the highly populated and flood-prone Tampa/St. Pete area could get a real pounding without ever seeing an eye wall.

It is hard to predict a storm's speed, but speeding up is good news. You don't want 2,3,4 days of that crap, like Houston had a couple of years back.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

 

[Tunescribe]

Already a thread about this here:

https://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/threads/ian-threatens-florida.1159167/

 

[oldrover]

My nephew has mandatorily evacuated from his townhouse in Tampa, and is now with my brother's family in their Winter Haven home.

We in Jax are hoping for the best... and preparing to lose power and water, and park our cars in a garage near here. Hopefully it doesn't happen. But...

 

[jimnance]

My nephew has mandatorily evacuated from his townhouse in Tampa, and is now with my brother's family in their Winter Haven home.

We in Jax are hoping for the best... and preparing to lose power and water, and park our cars in a garage near here. Hopefully it doesn't happen. But...

The tough thing for y'all is gonna be flooding. They're predicting it will slow to about 3 mph meaning it could hang around for a long time dumping tons of rain. Good luck. I live on the nc coast close to SC. Our climate is very much like yours because we're close to the Gulf Stream. I lost count on how many hurricanes I've been thru but it's close to double digits. Not to mention all the tropical storms and nor'easters
Hopefully it'll speed up when it approaches Jville. Flooding sucks

 

[Kontradiction]

My nephew has mandatorily evacuated from his townhouse in Tampa, and is now with my brother's family in their Winter Haven home.

We in Jax are hoping for the best... and preparing to lose power and water, and park our cars in a garage near here. Hopefully it doesn't happen. But...

You’ll lose power where you are for sure. Too many old oaks and overhead lines. I’m a project manager for your utility. If you feel comfortable PMing me your address, I’ll check your zip and see if you’re on the same circuit as a fire station, police station, or hospital. Hopefully you’re on the same circuit as Ascension. If so, you’ll be back up and running quickly. We will restore power to vital infrastructure first (hospitals, law enforcement, first responders, shelters, and government even though you could argue that they’re “vital”).

 

[jimnance]

You’ll lose power where you are for sure. Too many old oaks and overhead lines. I’m a project manager for your utility. If you feel comfortable PMing me your address, I’ll check your zip and see if you’re on the same circuit as a fire station, police station, or hospital. Hopefully you’re on the same circuit as Ascension. If so, you’ll be back up and running quickly. We will restore power to vital infrastructure first (hospitals, law enforcement, first responders, shelters, and government even though you could argue that they’re “vital”).

After my first 2 hurricanes,one of which involved no power for almost 2 weeks, I learned about the grid. Same here as it is where you are- "vital" things get power first ,followed by business areas along main drags. So now I'm close to both and always get power back quickly

 

[ashley]

Hoping everyone who is down in Florida is safe!! This looks potentially to be really bad for the west coast. I have family who is in the Orlando area so my prayers and thoughts go out to all my family and patriot family in Florida. I think all my boys on here are on the east coast @oldrover @Kontradiction @Palm Beach Pats Fan ....stay safe and strong boys!!!!!!


Ash

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Raining like crazy. I won't get any wind to speak of, but 4-8 inches of rain for sure

 

[Kontradiction]

Floridians in evacuation zones right now…

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

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