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Anyone else watching Hurricane Irma closely? [MERGED]

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We are as we live on the atlantic coast of FL. I have a cancelable reservation booked right now but I'm scanning for a getaway at a resort I like also. It feels like we just evacutated for Matthew not that long ago, I swear.
 
Yep, we are. Hard not to with all the scenes from TX. We are further north up the Atlantic Coast....but it has been a while since we had one here and it just feels like we are due.
 
certainly looks very ugly for sure...although its still a week away from even having any sort of accurate landfall predictions. heck the "models" show it landing everywhere from mexico to geenland.
 
certainly looks very ugly for sure...although its still a week away from even having any sort of accurate landfall predictions. heck the "models" show it landing everywhere from mexico to geenland.

If it's going to affect my area, it would start fri/sat so hopefully we should know more by mid-week. I made a series of 1 night reservations in Orlando (at the same resort) for ease of cancellation. Most people we know have made reservations already...after Matthew we swore we wouldn't evacuate inland again (waiting to get back onto the barrier island was not fun), but when push comes to shove nobody wants to chance putting their kids in harms way.
 
We'd be foolish not to...
We weren't in Miami for Andrew, but I remember Betsy (1965) from my youth.
More recently, Charley (2004) tore a path thru the state, but we were in Vegas. :)
 
We'd be foolish not to...
We weren't in Miami for Andrew, but I remember Betsy (1965) from my youth.
More recently, Charley (2004) tore a path thru the state, but we were in Vegas. :)

I was stationed at Homestead AFB during Hurricane Betsy. I remember serving on Sand-Bag Detail to prepare for the storm. It was my first exposure to a hurricane.
If I remember correctly, it was a slow-moving storm, and we had a lot of rain for about 3 days. The clean up was horrendous - the rain had a high salt content and when
the windows dried - it was hard to clean the salt residue. Also cars had pock marks from the salty-rain.

Richard
 
I thought about something tonight...Some parts of Texas received 48 inches of rain.
About 1 inch of rain = 1 ft of snow.
That would be 48 feet of snow if a system like that stalled over cold weather climates. Holy Moly. Where do you even begin with that!
 
Yes, we are watching closely. We are at our 2nd home in Jacksonville visiting with our son and his family for the grandkids birthdays. We fly back home a week from Wednesday. I'd like Irma to stall until after the 12th! Maybe we should be making reservations inland. I have no desire to be here for a hurricane. Kids waited too long to evacuate for Matthew and rode it out but I was very worried about them.
 
We had this discussion after Matthew last fall about how many people don't follow evacuation orders whether because they don't want to leave pets, they take a chance on the worst not happening, they're worried about unpoliced looting ... and then you have to wait for the authorities to tell you when you can return. After Matthew it wasn't coordinated very well, the bridges to Hilton Head Island weren't opened until days later and people ended up parked on 278 for days. I was so grateful for the neighbors who stayed because they were able to let us know we hadn't sustained any damage which helped us decide whether we needed to get there from Massachusetts. If we didn't learn about any damage until the island was opened and we could get there, repairs would have been that much more delayed by long queues with contractors.

But after being glued to the TV for both Katrina and Harvey, and seeing weather events routinely becoming more and more devastating, it's very hard to understand staying for any reason except not being able to take pets with you. I don't think I could leave our Ted behind.
 
we just received a warning from our general manager for our community in SW Florida regarding shuttering our homes and moving any outside objects inside.
 
Our hope and prayers are with the people in the caribbean islands who are facing Hurricane Irma

Good Luck and Stay safe

Bill
 
The latest projection has it going over Cuba and straight to my house !! Looks like the Bahamas are spared, but the Gulf is in trouble. Imagine if this forecast keeps heading west and ends up in Houston? Right now the white line stops right at my house!
Irma path9-4.JPG
 
We just checked in to Ocean Pointe yesterday, and are wondering what we should do. We have made some single night reservations in Orlando, just in case, but that may not be far enough. We've never been anywhere near a hurricane, so have no idea what to think. Guess we'll just wait to see what the GM of the resort advises closer to next weekend. The most recent projection of Irma's path shows impact on this area likely...
 
What, if anything, will RCI do if your exchange is unavailable? (Did not get insurance because didn't use that many TPU's)
 
We had this discussion after Matthew last fall about how many people don't follow evacuation orders whether because they don't want to leave pets, they take a chance on the worst not happening, they're worried about unpoliced looting ... and then you have to wait for the authorities to tell you when you can return. After Matthew it wasn't coordinated very well, the bridges to Hilton Head Island weren't opened until days later and people ended up parked on 278 for days. I was so grateful for the neighbors who stayed because they were able to let us know we hadn't sustained any damage which helped us decide whether we needed to get there from Massachusetts. If we didn't learn about any damage until the island was opened and we could get there, repairs would have been that much more delayed by long queues with contractors.

But after being glued to the TV for both Katrina and Harvey, and seeing weather events routinely becoming more and more devastating, it's very hard to understand staying for any reason except not being able to take pets with you. I don't think I could leave our Ted behind.

We don't have pets, but after evacuating for Matthew I fully understand not evacuating. As soon as it was over I was so thankful for the people who had stayed. I went from thinking that they were nuts to being so glad that they were braver than I was. This time around I made reservations in Orlando but honestly I don't want to go that far inland unless it's hitting Melbourne as a 4 or a 5. Anything else I'm game to ride it out just over the bridge. At least that way we are right here to get back as soon as the causeways are opened.

We just checked in to Ocean Pointe yesterday, and are wondering what we should do. We have made some single night reservations in Orlando, just in case, but that may not be far enough. We've never been anywhere near a hurricane, so have no idea what to think. Guess we'll just wait to see what the GM of the resort advises closer to next weekend. The most recent projection of Irma's path shows impact on this area likely...

I'm not sure where Ocean Pointe is, but Orlando is where we evacuate to normally. Last year we never even lost power at Grande Vista in Orlando during Matthew.
 
What, if anything, will RCI do if your exchange is unavailable? (Did not get insurance because didn't use that many TPU's)

Why would it be unavailable? If it's in an area where the storm is making landfall I'm sure RCI would be reasonable and would work with you. I'd call to find out.
 
When Jeb Bush was governor, he always said evacuate tens of miles, not hundreds of miles. In other words, if you are near the coast, head inland a bit, but don't travel too far, for many reasons. I always thought that was good advice after seeing what happens around here. Orlando is always a great place to go because it is about as inland as you can get and there and thousands of rooms. Plus, Orlando has the most of everything you'll need after a hurricane, as far as gas, food, or anything else.
 
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The latest projection has it going over Cuba and straight to my house !! Looks like the Bahamas are spared, but the Gulf is in trouble. Imagine if this forecast keeps heading west and ends up in Houston? Right now the white line stops right at my house!View attachment 4649

Wow, I wish you hadn't posted that picture. Are you sure it's your house that white line stops at. It looks like mine in Cape Coral.

We will probably sit tight
 
im convinced these "more than a week out" maps are generated to elicit panic and shopping for emergency supplies.

generators and water already flying off shelves here in jax at lowes/home depot/etc...

while im not advocating to not be prepared, these "forecasts" change every few hours.
 
TUG Brian - I said the same thing earlier today. Yes, be mindful...watch the storm, be prepared. But, the hype.....yep, I'm sure a lot of it is for ratings. I think about how many times I have watched the weather channel in the past week. Probably as much as I have all year.
 
im convinced these "more than a week out" maps are generated to elicit panic and shopping for emergency supplies.

generators and water already flying off shelves here in jax at lowes/home depot/etc...

while im not advocating to not be prepared, these "forecasts" change every few hours.

I don't like the hype either but What's the alternative. Don't inform? I mean how do I know what to prepare for without the information
 
guess if you warn everyone...noone can claim they werent aware!
 
im convinced these "more than a week out" maps are generated to elicit panic and shopping for emergency supplies.

generators and water already flying off shelves here in jax at lowes/home depot/etc...

while im not advocating to not be prepared, these "forecasts" change every few hours.

Wow, I can't believe YOU said that! The updates aren't changing much anymore. This is going to be bad! What are you thinking!

Irma 9-4 8PM.JPG
 
That white line goes basically through Orlando. I told hubby that I don't get the point in evacuating to Orlando if it is in the path anyways. I'm advocating for sticking around Melbourne but off the island. It might be a scary night but it will be better to be close to home when it's done.
 
Seeing how the tracks are heading for Ohio, I'm reminded when the remnants of hurricane Ike came thru a few years ago. Most of southwest Ohio, Cincinnati, Dayton, east to Columbus and more was without power for a week or more.

Cheers
 
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