Hurricane Irma

[solidyne]

At least he sent his family to the mainland. The girl on the webcam with a baby just completely broke my heart.

Ugh. I didn't see that in the video. Horrible.

 

[Horizons '83]

Georgia may not fare much better. Rain/wind and tall pines don't really mix.

I'm not concerned with 30 mph winds. That's much less than our typical summer storms. Georgia, particularly Atlanta will be fine.

 

[Andrew Burns]

Lightposts all around the park are wrapped tightly in Saran Wrap.

As someone who grew up in Wyoming... explain to me why saran wrap on lightposts?

 

[21stamps]

I meant the picture and the tag line about there being no work on the castle, not the initial hoax.


Hmm I was expecting something a little more up in the clouds, but it sounds like he's well aware of the implications.

In other news (I'm not sure it hasn't been posted): the NHC now has the eye most probably going straight for the 7-mile bridge. Not good.

Yep, he sounds completely sane. Just stubborn.

Wow. I didn't see that update. Definitely not good.

 

[LAKid53]

I picked $10 worth of Powerball numbers. I got nuthin.

I got 2 numbers..on 2 different tickets

 

[Bairstow]

Thanks to those of you posting pictures of Disney's storm preparations. They are very interesting.

 

[Grumpy4196]

I'm not concerned with 30 mph winds. That's much less than our typical summer storms. Georgia, particularly Atlanta will be fine.

Why do most people (even residents of Atlanta) assume there is nothing else in GA? Storm is still predicted to be borderline Cat1 Hurricane when it gets to GA/FL border. That is much higher than 30 MPH winds. Most structures in GA are not built to withstand high winds unlike FL.

 

[21stamps]

Georgia may not fare much better. Rain/wind and tall pines don't really mix.

Didn't one of the '04 or '05 hurricanes travel thru Georgia and up North? I remember flying from PBI to CVG once and seeing blue tarps on houses in both places. Can't remember what storm that was though.

 

[JohnD]

Keeps looking worse and worse. It's a very real possibility this scrapes the coast and hits Tallahassee higher than Cat 1. This city would be a disaster and I'm not sure I want to stick around for that.

Tallahassee is currently forecast to have winds 40-60mph. WDW 80-100mph. (Per my Weather Channel app).

 

[5thGenTexan]

Chicken Evacuations:

 

[Horizons '83]

Why do most people (even residents of Atlanta) assume there is nothing else in GA? Storm is still predicted to be borderline Cat1 Hurricane when it gets to GA/FL border. That is much higher than 30 MPH winds. Most structures in GA are not built to withstand high winds unlike FL.

I lived my whole life in Florida so yes I feel being through 3 major hurricanes that I have a bit of experience. It will be a tropical depression at best when it "hits" northern Georgia so I'm sorry if I'm not taking 30 mph winds seriously.

 

[sudokujesus]

Why do most people (even residents of Atlanta) assume there is nothing else in GA? Storm is still predicted to be borderline Cat1 Hurricane when it gets to GA/FL border. That is much higher than 30 MPH winds. Most structures in GA are not built to withstand high winds unlike FL.

Because like 60% of the state's population lives in the greater Atlanta area.

And no, building codes in Georgia aren't as stringent as they are in Miami-Dade... but I don't think you're going to see too many homes (well, maybe mobile homes) being damaged by winds in the 50-70mph range, except damage caused by falling trees.

 

[Bairstow]

Why do most people (even residents of Atlanta) assume there is nothing else in GA? Storm is still predicted to be borderline Cat1 Hurricane when it gets to GA/FL border. That is much higher than 30 MPH winds. Most structures in GA are not built to withstand high winds unlike FL.

Plus there's the possibility that this thing will start spawning tornadoes as it moves over land, like Audrey or Danny.

Just last week, Harvey spawned at least two of them here in Nashville.

 

[sudokujesus]

Didn't one of the '04 or '05 hurricanes travel thru Georgia and up North? I remember flying from PBI to CVG once and seeing blue tarps on houses in both places. Can't remember what storm that was though.

2004 had Ivan, though that was interior Alabama that took it on the chin, not Georgia. Dennis was also MS/AL inland, and also not particularly strong. Katrina was rough in MS and parts of AL.

But really any landfalling storm on the central or eastern Gulf coast can bring down tree limbs and whatnot that could fall on homes doing damage, even if the wind isn't strong enough to directly damage roofs.

 

[worldfanatic]

Thanks to those of you posting pictures of Disney's storm preparations. They are very interesting.

I'll second that!

 

[disneygeek90]

As someone who grew up in Wyoming... explain to me why saran wrap on lightposts?

Yeah it is just the tops wrapped. Either glass or strong plastic whatever it is. It would help if they were to shatter into a million pieces on the walkways.

 

[cosmicgirl]

Chicken Evacuations:

That must've been a fun 17-hour drive in traffic.

Is this the first time WDW announces 2-day closures before the hurricane comes in? I've previously read about a day and a half, but not 2 full days. And let's face it, 2 may be very optimistic at this point.

 

[TalkingHead]

Keeps looking worse and worse. It's a very real possibility this scrapes the coast and hits Tallahassee higher than Cat 1. This city would be a disaster and I'm not sure I want to stick around for that.

Yup, last year Hermine's 60 mph winds had power outages that lasted for a week in Tallahassee. If this thing veers west any more I'm concerned with what it'll be like there.

 

[ToyStoryMiss]

[del] How fast were wind speeds/gusts clocked at when Charley hit WDW? Just curious.[/del]

NM. Just found the answer. 85mph.




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Was WDW closed for a long time after Charley? (I don't remember the storm)

 

[prfctlyximprct]

Not magical