Hurricane Irma

[wdwmagic]

Thanks for posting.

 

[invader]

That could be bad. Really bad.

This would effect more population centers & runs a MUCH higher risk of not only Biscayne flooding but the Everglades as well. As bad as it would be for S. Florida & parts of Georgia/Carolinas I would much prefer Irma taking an easterly route.

 

[disneygeek90]

Thanks for posting.

What did they post? I don't see anything.

 

[LAKid53]

Jose just upgraded to Category 2...and following a track similar to Irma. Those islands that just survived Irma are about to be wacked by Jose.

Okay, who ticked off the weather gods?

 

[Sonic Sunglasses]

This. The latest European model run had Irma making landfall in the central Keys/west of Homestead and took it right over Lake Okeechobee and Orlando. Should also note the North American model runs have been a bit more west as well today, scraping Irma's eye wall along the east coast of the state.

In other words, there's still a good chance this storm trends more west and tracks inland up Florida rather than the east coast. The entire peninsula needs to be on alert, including Orlando, Tampa, and the west coast.

They've announced mandatory Zone A evac for Pinellas county effective tomorrow morning. Mobile home and coastal residents in the St. Pete area need to bug out. I hope it's merely a precaution.

 

[LAKid53]

Thanks...just what I wanted to see....

 

[monothingie]

@wdwmagic that is a fantastic storm picture you used. Now all we need is the dramatic background music.

 

[LAKid53]

They really cant at this point. The forecasters are still saying things are still not clear, and Disney need to be very careful in the decisions they make.

In the past, closures have been announced with very little notice, and on the day of. I wouldn't expect anything until at least Saturday, possibly Sunday.

Expected landfall is now Sunday.

 

[LAKid53]

This would effect more population centers & runs a MUCH higher risk of not only Biscayne flooding but the Everglades as well. As bad as it would be for S. Florida & parts of Georgia/Carolinas I would much prefer Irma taking an easterly route.

Don't we all in Tallahassee.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They really cant at this point. The forecasters are still saying things are still not clear, and Disney need to be very careful in the decisions they make.

In the past, closures have been announced with very little notice, and on the day of. I wouldn't expect anything until at least Saturday, possibly Sunday.

Since Irma is expected to make landfall in southern Florida on Sunday morning, I would guess Saturday would be the day when decisions for the resort as a whole will be made for Sunday thru Tuesday, whatever those decisions entail as to being open or closed.

 

[wdwmagic]

@wdwmagic that is a fantastic storm picture you used. Now all we need is the dramatic background music.

Yeah it was a crazy wet, humid, foggy night. The steam from the power station in the background makes things look even crazier.

 

[larryz]

What did they post? I don't see anything.

 

[monothingie]

In case anyone is interested, attached are a list of live cams for those who are not local but curious to see what's happening. The first two are from Disney Springs, the other is the FLDOT traffic cams for Orange County. You can also search all of Floridas traffic cams from the same site.

Feel free to update the list if you find more and would like to share.


http://216.239.164.4
http://216.239.164.3
https://fl511.com/list/cctv?start=0...ilters[0][s]=Orange&order[i]=2&order[dir]=asc

 

[larryz]

Yeah it was a crazy wet, humid, foggy night. The steam from the power station in the background makes things look even crazier.

That would be a perfect setting for a GotG ride... it's got just the right atmosphere.

 

[The Mom]

I've taken 27 south. Only 2 lanes in many spots and lots of little towns.

But right now 95 & 75 are crawling, so it might actually be faster?

 

[DisneyGigi]

We left around 11:00 am and have not even made it to Jacksonville yet. :-/

 

[wdwmagic]

Just for anyone who isn't aware, the ECMWF model shown above, is the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and is the most well regarded hurricane prediction model currently available. It figures very highly into the NHC advisories.

 

[disneygeek90]

For some reason my computer doesn't like that image. I pulled it up on my phone. I don't like that either.

 

[LAKid53]

Question. Do the colors correlated to the S-S scale?

 

[monothingie]

Question. Do the colors correlated to the S-S scale?

Yes, sort of, they are the storm pressures. Generally speaking the lower the pressure the more intense the storm is.