News Major Hurricane Dorian impacts to Walt Disney World 2019

[LAKid53]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on on TV right now for a press conference. Most if not all of the FL East Coast Counties either have started evacuation or will in the next 24 hours. Tolls are being suspended. He hopes it will turn, but we have to plan for the worst.

I hope they were able to get more gas to those areas.

 

[JohnD]

No matter what part of Florida people live in, we all are going through this. The Panhandle is here and ready for those who need to evacuate. Y'all were there for us during Michael last year.

This morning, I drove by staging areas for utility vehicles.

 

[LAKid53]

This morning, I drove by staging areas for utility vehicles.

I read that utility crews from the area will be dispatched south to help restore power. They helped us last year, we're happy to return.

 

[durangojim]

Does anyone know how Castaway Cay will be able to deal with this? It looks like Dorian is going have it’s most intense area right over the island.

 

[JohnD]

2pm update

 

[LAKid53]

very impressed by his press conferences...
hes stressing that a priority will be opening up side of highways for delivery of,fuel,water and other supplies

That's the ESU evacuation plan for major roads put in place instead of contraflow. Easier and faster to implement.

For those who are considering or will be evacuating, the Panhandle area won't be affected. Any county from Hamilton west will be safe. Wouldn't go much past Gasden County as you will then be in areas affected by Michael last year and those areas are still in recovery.

 

[LAKid53]

Does anyone know how Castaway Cay will be able to deal with this? It looks like Dorian is going have it’s most intense area right over the island.

I'll be there in 3 weeks....if there is still a Castaway Cay and dock. Buildings certainly will be impacted.

 

[Alice a]

My family owns 2 hardware stores here in Charleston. Practically no one is prepping. Never seen anything like it. The holiday weekend could be a problem if Dorian impacts the lowcountry.

 

[rickdrat]

 

[LAKid53]

My family owns 2 hardware stores here in Charleston. Practically no one is prepping. Never seen anything like it. The holiday weekend could be a problem if Dorian impacts the lowcountry.

Have they forgotten what Hugo did in 1989?

 

[LAKid53]

What FOOL is out walking around in this?

 

[DisneyCane]

Don't you remember, the effects will be "nil"?

I can't read this whole thread to see people saying "nil." However, if the current forecast proves to be correct, the effects on the Orlando area shouldn't be any worse than a summer thunderstorm.

just read an update for the bahamas, so much news to track so not sure if this has been posted..

Southeast Florida remains on high alert as the now “catastrophic” Hurricane Dorian has recorded winds between 185 and 220 mph, prompting more Florida counties to issue mandatory evacuations as the National Hurricane Center reports devastation beginning in the Bahamas.

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/...ian-is-now-the-strongest-hurricane-in-modern-

The worst part about a direct hit on islands like the Bahamas is that it is simultaneously making landfall and still over the water. When making landfall in the Continental US, the storms weaken so the worst sustained winds are only experienced by a small area. With the Bahamas, everything in the path can get peak sustained winds.

Plus, there isn't a good evacuation option from there.

 

[Alice a]

charleston SC? im a Citadel graduate

Yup. I live downtown in Elliotborough and our stores are on King St. and in Mount P. It's been dead.

 

[HauntedPirate]

What FOOL is out walking around in this?

People think it’s ok to be out when the eye is passing over. No, I don’t understand it either.

 

[Alice a]

Have they forgotten what Hugo did in 1989?

Most residents moved here within the past decade. 3 years of near-misses have created a false sense of security.

 

[LAKid53]

People think it’s ok to be out when the eye is passing over. No, I don’t understand it either.

You could hear the wind on the video. Plus, there are downed power lines.

 

[LAKid53]

Most residents moved here within the past decade. 3 years of near-misses have created a false sense of security.

Well, I will say Floridians were lulled by 10 years of no storms

 

[DisneyCane]

What FOOL is out walking around in this?

I wouldn't be out there but in the eye the winds are calm. I just wouldn't want to risk not getting back inside before the eye wall comes again.

At least it looks like the houses are still standing. That bodes well for people surviving.

 

[LAKid53]

I wouldn't be out there but in the eye the winds are calm. I just wouldn't want to risk not getting back inside before the eye wall comes again.

At least it looks like the houses are still standing. That bodes well for people surviving.

Let's hope so.

 

[LAKid53]

However, if the current forecast proves to be correct, the effects on the Orlando area shouldn't be any worse than a summer thunderstorm.

Depends on how far from the eye tropical force storm winds extend.