MAJOR HURRICANE IRMA - Caribbean and Florida

[ajp 13,522]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

Thank you @ajp for posting regular updates on this. Hoping for the best for all those in Irma's path.  

This had better be the last one.

 

[Saiga 16,485]

Last year I went to Sint Maarten for vacation, and now it's all pretty much destroyed. Makes me pretty sad.

 

I hope @Diamond stays well too when it arrives to Florida.  

[Diamond 49,268]

1 hour ago, Saiga said:

I hope @Diamond stays well too when it arrives to Florida.  

thank you sis  

[ajp 13,522]

This infrared satellite shot shows the power of the storm. It has weakened to a Category 4 storm with winds at 150 m/hr. The National Hurricane Center thinks it will remain a Category 4 upon landfall in Florida.

[ajp 13,522]

New GFS model out and it has shifted slightly west again - also the pressure is at 901 landfall on the Florida Keys. It will land in about 45 hours - 8 am Sunday. If Irma wobbles more west it could take Miami out of the most severe winds and put Naples directly in the path as the Irma moves up the Gulf side of Florida. Here is a wind prediction for Irma in knots so multiply by 1.15 to get miles/hr.

[ajp 13,522]

Hold the phone! The Euro model just came out and it is moving Irma more west hitting Key West and up the Gulf into Tampa. It looks like an interaction with Cuba may slow it down causing the change in path...

[Memorial Address 11,106]

Cuba was already hit with heavy rain and power outages yesterday, some Cubans still have no phone service and power.

[Entea 35,281]

Over the weekend, several Twitter users posted videos and photos of what was left after the water seemingly disappeared during Hurricane Irma. Conch shells sat on damp, rocky sand and docks stood with no water beneath them. In the videos, no ocean water can be seen — even past the horizon.

 

[Aidan. 25,728]

Tornado Warnings in place

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-reg-hurricane-irma-sunday-20170910-story.html

[Sine 22,006]

Can't wait for this to be over. 

[Sine 22,006]

Also it has now been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane, and will be downgrading further to a category 1 when it hits here in Tampa overnight.

[Infrared 20,649]

The news channels sound disappointed that it was downgraded. The way they phrased its arrival like "It didn't fit the hype"  

[Kyoteki 10,175]

1 hour ago, Infrared said:

The news channels sound disappointed that it was downgraded. The way they phrased its arrival like "It didn't fit the hype"  

It still did damage tho. People are flooded and homes in Florida are ruined  

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3 hours ago, Infrared said:

The news channels sound disappointed that it was downgraded. The way they phrased its arrival like "It didn't fit the hype"