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

[Ayla]

Watching Cantore on TWC is giving me major anxiety. I don't really want to watch someone get killed live on TV. There is no reason he needs to be standing out there in the middle of the street. At least Mike Seidel is like "nope, I'm staying up on the hotel verandah to stay safe."

 

[DryerLintFan]

They’re calling landfall now

 

[Slpy3270]

NHC confirms landfall incoming.

 

[mightynine]

Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
300 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

...IAN ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, WINDS, AND FLOODING IN
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ONGOING...

A Weatherflow station at Tarpin point in Cape Coral reported
sustained winds of 77 mph (124 km/h) with a gust up to 118 mph (190
km/h). A River, Estuary, and Coastal Network station at Redfish
Pass, Florida, recently reported a pressure of 942 mb (27.81
inches).


SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...26.6N 82.2W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM W OF FT MYERS FLORIDA
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM W OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...937 MB...27.67 INCHES

 

[JenniferS]

If you can, put thin towels or clothes in exterior resort doors to minimize whistling and wind-driven rain.

Pool towels work best.

 

[Slpy3270]

This is... mind blowing to me

Climate change, baby! Soon all of Florida will be a flood zone.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Extending cancelations, there must be some damage. I hope the Tacos capsize.

 

[TehPuddingMan]

Still doing well?

The eye wall is about to hit me and the wind is picking up big time. It has been raining, just not the torrential downpour I was expecting. The rain that is coming down is basically sideways. I just hope we can make it though the next couple hours without any damage.

 

[Slpy3270]

Landfall confirmed by NHC.

This begins the beginning on the end (for Ian, at least; how many people he takes with him is a guess).

 

[TTA94]

For Florida’s sake hopefully the rest of the hurricane season will stay quiet like most of the season has been….until now.

 

[Slpy3270]

For Florida’s sake hopefully the rest of the hurricane season will stay quiet like most of the season has been….until now.

I believe this time (late September and early October) is peak Hurricane season.

 

[mightynine]

I believe this time (late September and early October) is peak Hurricane season.

We’ve passed the absolute peak point of hurricane season and are on the downward side, but that doesn’t mean you won’t still see activity through the end of November.

The hope now is that, as fronts start to move through the South, that helps to cool the Gulf waters and steer storms away from the Gulf.

 

[ToTBellHop]

We’ve passed the absolute peak point of hurricane season and are on the downward side, but that doesn’t mean you won’t still see activity through the end of November.

The hope now is that, as fronts start to move through the South, that helps to cool the Gulf waters and steer storms away from the Gulf.

Yes. Late season is typically the time for storms that go up the Atlantic coast and get scooped up by cold fronts, sometimes hitting land on the journey north. Ten years ago, that was Hurricane Sandy for us. Canceled Halloween in CT so we called it the Frankenstorm.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Soon all of Florida will be a flood zone.

 

[erstwo]

Not good.

So minimal because there are no residents (no people losing their homes) but I guess this means the Edison and Ford Winter Estates are underwater as well???

 

[DCBaker]

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Climate change, baby! Soon all of Florida will be a flood zone.

Spare us

 

[rtmachine]

this should be interesting

 

[ToTBellHop]

People still watch this clown? If he gets injured and they need to send an ambulance, the city should sue the Weather Channel.

 

[mkt]

Katrina's not the only hurricane to ever hit the New Orleans area.

And New Orleans isn't the only place to ever be hit by a Cat 5 Hurricane.