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News Major Hurricane Dorian impacts to Walt Disney World 2019
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BoarderPhreak
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Some models are placing it further west again. Yikes.
KikoKea
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And the gusts on top of it all- it is a devastating storm. I hope people were able to get away to safety.
iowamomof4
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Could someone please remind me who y'all like to follow for good hurricane coverage? I know there are some local weather guys in Florida who are highly regarded, but can't recall their names or which stations they work for.
Jordanaous
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I'm a huge fan of WFTV. Following @BrianShieldsTV and @TTerryWFTV on Twitter is great for updates. They're also calmer than a lot of other news stations.
WDWBigEd
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I'm sure everyone will have different thoughts, but personally use WESH. When I was growing up in Florida my parents watched them and their current weather team is very good about no hype. Eric Burris is my main go to. He does wonderful Facebook lives during the day on these events and every morning at 8am he host a coffee talk live from his living room. Their team is very interactive answer questions live and no hype or scare.
ThatMouse
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I only look at this chart for coverage, because the media tend to make up stories like the people in this thread who seem to know when and where the storm is going to hit and they are not helpful.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144746.shtml?cone#contents
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144746.shtml?cone#contents
Lensman
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Terrifying...
Note: I think we can see some eyewall mesovortices in the detail. Roughly speaking, those are tornadoes.
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Not only had it grown in intensity, but size. Last time I checked satellite photos, it was more the size of Andrew. Is this going to be another Irma, size-wise?
Holy cow...
The real rescueranger
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And it continues to shift west.180 mph. Moving at 7 mph.
As it hits the Bahamas.
Watched a show on TWC about the three big storms of 2017 - Harvey, Irma and Maria. Irma basically flattened and destroyed every building on the island of Barbuda as it passed over.
This is going to be significantly worse - they are comparing it to an F4 tornado in terms of destructive power.
This is going to be significantly worse - they are comparing it to an F4 tornado in terms of destructive power.
Excellent decision.
John park hopper
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I look at the National Hurricane Center web site they give updates every 3 hours and over the years seem to get it right. Dorian has become a monster. If I remember correctly Camille was a small storm with winds id 200. Dorian is huge. Lets hope the tracks projected are correct and and fall on the US will not occur
RustySpork
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Tom Sorrells, news 6 & clickorlando.com along with the NHC.
This strength of this storm is beyond belief. In a few hors to increase from sustained winds of 150 to 180 MPH is unheard of. That along with its slow pace leave me extremely worried about the Bahamas. I hope the Disney fans step up, we all spend a fortune on Disney and Universal vacations so there should be no excuse not to help those in need in the Bahamas. Also we should be ready to help those in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. I expect Disney to make a contribution too, especially since they own 2 Islands and have cast members directly affected.
At least you'll be safe, which is the most important thing. And might be getting more than a new ceiling...
My brother was stationed at Keesler when it hit....