Hurricane Ian expected to impact Florida (updates and related discussions)

[ceecee101]

I have no doubt about that. Waiting out the storm is now part of my trip. It's very interesting seeing how Jambo House is very busy with people everywhere at almost noon. Normally, I'm sure it would feel like a ghost town with everyone at the parks with the exception of arrivals and departures.

Thanks for your updates. Stay safe

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Been out of the loop for the past 3hrs. Is it still a cat 4 and has it made landfall yet?

 

[donsullivan]

Dude… step away from the news.

Really good advice. It’s best to just check-in occasionally to see what has changed but constantly watching will just trigger a pile of stress unnecessarily.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Dude… step away from the news.

Still one of the funniest photos ever… I always think of this when the news is dramatically covering hurricanes now, they need the drama to keep people glued to the tv.

 

[fotofx]

Still one of the funniest photos ever… I always think of this when the news is dramatically covering hurricanes now, they need the drama to keep people glued to the tv.

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This sums it up, it is important to be prepared but too many people have been programmed to believe the end is near.

 

[John park hopper]

Still one of the funniest photos ever… I always think of this when the news is dramatically covering hurricanes now, they need the drama to keep people glued to the tv.

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Where is Wally gator when you need him

 

[flynnibus]

If they get a lot of rain at once and have some serious flooding, how high they are above sea level won't matter.

Flooding due to standing water is nothing like flooding due to bodies of water overflowing and swamping everything in multiple feet of water.

While disney has drainage constraints it isn’t like the whole place is below grade.

Localized flooding due to standing water and utilities are likely the biggest persistent concern. Tree damage etc should be a cleanup problem. But roads swamped, ground floors wet etc… those are the things most likely to be widespread

 

[JohnD]

Still one of the funniest photos ever… I always think of this when the news is dramatically covering hurricanes now, they need the drama to keep people glued to the tv.

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It's funny but it also isn't. They use the phrase "Turn around. Don't drown" for a reason. You can't see what you may be driving into. Anderson standing where he is compared to the cameraman is a good example.

Worse photos are of the TWC forecaster left looking like he is fighting the wind while two teens casually walk by. Or the local NBC reporter that the Today show cut to while showing her in a canoe and two people walking by in ankle deep water in front of her. Matt and Katie couldn't help mocking her.

 

[cr3346]

Been out of the loop for the past 3hrs. Is it still a cat 4 and has it made landfall yet?

They haven't updated it to a Cat 5, but it's definitely a Cat 5. No landfall yet. Probably within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so

 

[fotofx]

They haven't updated it to a Cat 5, but it's definitely a Cat 5. No landfall yet. Probably within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so

Keep in mind Andrew was not upgraded until after the fact. Ten years after.

 

[LAKid53]

UPS truck just drove by my house.

 

[Andrew C]

They haven't updated it to a Cat 5, but it's definitely a Cat 5. No landfall yet. Probably within the next 30 minutes to an hour or so

155mph winds...compared to cat5 that starts at 157mph. Minimal difference at this point.

 

[flynnibus]

Correct

How many Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the US?

There have only been four hurricanes that have made landfall in the U.S. that were considered a Category 5

www.foxweather.com

Unless you were born in the 1920s and lived in the south your entire life there's no way you went through multiple cat 5s.

You can still experience and go through a storm that doesn’t make landfall… or one that was a 5 and downgraded before the center of the storm makes landfall.

You all are splitting hairs

 

[JohnD]

155mph winds...compared to cat5 that starts at 157mph. Minimal difference at this point.

True. The Saffir-Simpson scale has to have a range somewhere. A 155mph Cat 4 is really the same as a 157mph Cat 5.

 

[hopemax]

We'll certainly have to see. I've been taken to task on this thread regarding my WDW planning logistics. First World problems to be sure and doesn't compare to prepping for a hurricane. OTOH, this is a WDW forum and l'm in the same situation as every other WDW guest trying to work around WDW's necessary park closures.

So, I have a park reservation for Epcot on Friday. I tried to switch it to HS but couldn't. Will parks open on time Friday? Will I have to go to Epcot first then hop to HS at 2pm? If parks open later, will they let anyone who had a park reservation to another park into the other three? Again, first world, but questions every WDW guest is asking in addition to arrival and departure questions.

When I was reading old threads about past storms, might have been for Charley, the first day the parks they got open were open for Resort Guests only, and didn’t require admission. They could do something like that if they could get something ready for Friday. But different management so they could also decide to keep things closed until normal operations can resume.

I read a post on the DIS from someone getting their stay extended at Riviera, talking to the manager that assisted them about the patio furniture. The guest told them they should have people bring it inside their room and the manager said something like that hadn’t even been mentioned in their meetings. But people have old letters from previous storms with instructions that included things like that.

So I am nervous that the teams running things are too green and that’s going to contribute to anxiety and raised tempers because of things falling through cracks that wouldn’t with more a more experienced crew. Not to mention the potential damage because preparations weren’t complete.

Sorry dropped my phone, and it posted early. Trying to finish a thought.

 

[DryerLintFan]

True. The Saffir-Simpson scale has to have a range somewhere. A 155mph Cat 4 is really the same as a 157mph Cat 5.

Reading the notes on the last update they seem to expect this thing to be pretty strong as it passes through central florida. No longer just expecting a rain dump. Those external walkways are looking unsafe soon.

 

[cr3346]

155mph winds...compared to cat5 that starts at 157mph. Minimal difference at this point.

It is, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the winds are higher than 155mph at this point

 

[Chomama]

Only for Resort+ members.

Yes they are. I was just watching a live tiktok stream from the BCYC pool. Kids on the slide and all

 

[LAKid53]

Reading the notes on the last update they seem to expect this thing to be pretty strong as it passes through central florida. No longer just expecting a rain dump. Those external walkways are looking unsafe soon.

Just announced eye will pass over Osceola County.

 

[Zipadeelady]

UPS truck just drove by my house.

I'm hoping you live in Kansas or Ohio