News Major Hurricane Dorian impacts to Walt Disney World 2019

[LAKid53]

The further north/south you go in Florida, the further south/north you are!

I live on the west coast of Florida, after Irma, no-one is playing around. My Publix water, snack, bread, and can Isle were nearly clear. Even the Dasani water was gone!!

Wow, people are taking this serious if they're buying Dasani....

I still have some provisions to get.

 

[LAKid53]

You won't run into traffic as everyone will be heading the other way. Gas will be a problem as they usually stop delivering gas 24-36hrs before landfall. Supplies will be an issue then as well. I would stay put and postpone.

Not if all lanes of I-95 are going north.

 

[monothingie]

I guess that depends on your definition of “south Florida”??

Cause that eye appears to be looking right at team Disney o-town

NW Florida. Anything south of Gainesville is "South Florida".

Latest batch of ensemble runs are now trending towards a northerly solution now having been previously centered at Miami for the 18Z runs.

These models are going to be moving all over the place for the next 36-48 hours and the confidence remains low still this far out.

 

[LAKid53]

Latest batch of ensemble runs are now trending towards a northerly solution now having been previously centered at Miami for the 18Z runs.

These models are going to be moving all over the place for the next 36-48 hours and the confidence remains low still this far out.

I vote for 120 or 144...

 

[larryz]

I'm not driving INTO a storm. I'll head West.

How far West... Texas? If this storm hits the Gulf as a hurricane, it'll grow to fill the whole Gulf coast.

You'd probably be better off going North at least as far as S. Carolina.

 

[larryz]

So we are leaving South Carolina on Saturday morning And driving down to stay for a week. I am 50/50 on whether we should reschedule or not. My concern is traffic and the lack of gas. Thoughts?

I would reschedule. Going to Central Florida this weekend is driving into a potential disaster zone.

 

[LAKid53]

How far West... Texas? If this storm hits the Gulf as a hurricane, it'll grow to fill the whole Gulf coast.

You'd probably be better off going North at least as far as S. Carolina.

Plan was to go up into Dothan.

 

[larryz]

Plan was to go up into Dothan.

I wouldn't stop south of Montgomery, and seriously consider going to Birmingham even then.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I vote for 120 or 144...

Those numbers refer to hours from now.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Wow, people are taking this serious if they're buying Dasani....

I still have some provisions to get.

Yep. I would expect water to run out by tomorrow afternoon.

Also, DO NOT OVER BUY SUPPLIES AND RETURN. It will most likely get thrown out or "damaged"

 

[LAKid53]

Yep. I would expect water to run out by tomorrow afternoon.

Also, DO NOT OVER BUY SUPPLIES AND RETURN. It will most likely get thrown out or "damaged"

I donate my excess hurricane supplies to our local food bank.

 

[LAKid53]

Those numbers refer to hours from now.

Oops. I still vote for those routes.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

I donate my excess hurricane supplies to our local food bank.

(That was not directed at you, just informing people)

 

[JenniferS]

The further north/south you go in Florida, the further south/north you are!

I live on the west coast of Florida, after Irma, no-one is playing around. My Publix water, snack, bread, and can Isle were nearly clear. Even the Dasani water was gone!!

Things are bad if the Dasani is gone, that’s for sure.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Oops. I still vote for those routes.

I mean they all hit people. Let’s go with the North Carolina one and shift it 200 miles east.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Things are bad if the Dasani is gone, that’s for sure.

TSA has enough grenade cokes for everyone at least.

 

[Hobnail Boot]

I vote for 120 or 144...

I'm in Savannah... No to 120!!!

 

[Bob Harlem]

Not if all lanes of I-95 are going north.

Florida doesn't do Contraflow (Reverse Laning). Coming in when everyone is going out is easy (and it allows support trucks like utility workers to stage easier).

If you are heading out, just use traffic apps, or considering using the backup state roads (or apps like Waze)

If it winds up heading more to south Florida, all the Orlando hotels will be FLOODED with evacuees, like they were for Irma. In that case the Disney or Universal Hotels are some of the best bets just because of the infrastructure there.

 

[monothingie]

I mean they all hit people. Let’s go with the North Carolina one and shift it 200 miles east.

Looking back historically systems like this have always done that or curved out to sea. There is still the possibility if a low pressure system east of Dorian fails to live up to the expectation that many models are putting in it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So we are leaving South Carolina on Saturday morning And driving down to stay for a week. I am 50/50 on whether we should reschedule or not. My concern is traffic and the lack of gas. Thoughts?

I’d be prepared to make your decision by tomorrow night or early Friday at the latest