KILLER STORM!
Oct 6, 2016 08:22:20 #
ayersrl wrote:
Once battery is charged, I'll be taking shots of house. Mostly to have "before" pics for insurance. It's expected to be a Cat. 4 with winds around 145 mph when it goes by here
The latest from the Palm Beach Post website is we may get 70 mph sustained with 110 gust. Not so bad. Been thru many but we are buttoned up and well prepared. All of you in the storm's path please stay safe.
Oct 6, 2016 08:52:38 #
Oct 6, 2016 09:03:32 #
johnst1001a
Loc: West Chester, Ohio
Having "lived through" Sandy, with my house being right at ground zero for the strike area, my advice, get the heck out of the danger area and now. It is no place to be during a flooding/storm surge situation. I have a house on Barnegat bay, which has a barrier island between the bay and the ocean. fortunately i left the area ahead of the storm. the barrier island gave way in several spots, hundreds of feet wide and within a short period of time filled the bay in my area with an additional 8 feet of water. hundreds of cars were submerged, power went out and 50% of the houses were flooded, most ended up being torn down later. Streets were blocked by debris and high water. Several people decided to stay, ending up in the second floor for a couple of days in some cases. Fortunately the army had emergency vehicles staged in the area ahead of the storms landfall, with high wheels, so they were able to get in after the water went down some, and were able to get these people. I could go on, $billions lost in the area. My plea, get the heck out of the path.
Oct 6, 2016 09:06:21 #
CA_CanonUser
Loc: Friendswood, TX
There is no news on TV or in the newspaper anymore; only editorials and happenings filtered such that they tell the story the station / network wants to convey. I have been interviewed twice for news events. Both times the story as presented on TV was totally mis-represented -- to the point where I would say the newscaster lied. Never trust an interview you see on TV unless both the interviewer and interviewee are in the scene; otherwise they "cut and paste" questions and answers such that the story is what they want told. I can speak from experience on that.
Oct 6, 2016 09:13:10 #
Oh, they are predicting 80 mph winds as of the latest track. The problem: power may go out... Our power company, Florida Flicker and Electric deals with decayed infrastructure due to salt air near the coast. Updates may be delayed. Maybe I'll start shooting with my phone and if the cell towers stay working...
Oct 6, 2016 09:36:14 #
As I said in another post, Matthew is supposed to hit Florida in an area between West Palm Beach and Melbourne. Here in Miami we should have plenty of rain and winds as a tropical storm beginning this afternoon.
I have been through many hurricanes in my lifetime and for those near the coast my advise is to get out of the path of the storm as soon as possible.
So far this hurricane has taken 25 lives.
I have been through many hurricanes in my lifetime and for those near the coast my advise is to get out of the path of the storm as soon as possible.
So far this hurricane has taken 25 lives.
Oct 6, 2016 10:37:44 #
Hal81 wrote:
Did you ever notice today that reporters just don't just report the news any more they all try to put their own spin on it.
Hurricanes rotate, they do not "spin" :)
Oct 6, 2016 12:02:18 #
Luckily, I am WAY west of the coast, well past any potential storm surge. I used to live directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, where only 8' of storm surge would put water in the house. Sold that place in 2000 and moved a bit safer, west. Is living on the water worth it? In the old days, we simply had fewer hurricanes. That house had 700+ feet of waterline, two lots, and it was magical, for about 27 years. Then, when the property tax went up 40% in on year... to more than the cost of a new car, it was time to move on.
The image here is the noon update.
The image here is the noon update.
Oct 6, 2016 12:24:23 #
bemused_bystander wrote:
Hurricanes rotate, they do not "spin" :)
It's a different kind of "spin" of which is meant by this statement, like the "Spin Room" in politics is a place to bend the truth to a politico's needs. The other thing to notice: the predilection for TV stations and networks to hire "news models."
Oct 6, 2016 14:08:07 #
PhotoArtsLA wrote:
Luckily, I am WAY west of the coast, well past any... (show quote)
So where exactly are you? Your location still indicates LA!
Oct 6, 2016 14:54:41 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
They do try to influence the news but when it comes to storms my experience is that there are always some holdouts who try to beat the storm. And this one has already killed over a hundred people so why take the chance? I've seen hurricanes up close and they are nothing to play with. The media is simply telling us what the weather weenies are saying.
Oct 6, 2016 15:41:42 #
Hal81 wrote:
Did you ever notice today that reporters just don't just report the news any more they all try to put their own spin on it.
And if there's no news, they'll make something up.
Oct 6, 2016 15:43:30 #
Here is the 2 p.m. update, looks like the main storm will get close to land 20-25 miles north of here. Hoping with just 80-90 mph winds maximum, the infrastructure might hold. Went out for a drive, and there were a total of 4 cars apart from mine on the road. EVERYTHING is closed and boarded up, or, more accurately, the thick corrugated storm shutters are in place. Now, for purposes of detail, I've consistently brought down what looks to be a featureless grey sky so that you can see the cloud structure. It is brighter that it seems! I will post a straight shot of this one.
Oct 6, 2016 16:07:33 #
Those are the clouds of doom. They will get lower and faster and before you know it the trees will be horizontal.
Oct 6, 2016 17:17:42 #
budjordan1
Loc: Pittsburgh, Florida
I think they are all a bunch of morons and not worth watching.
CA_CanonUser wrote:
There is no news on TV or in the newspaper anymore... (show quote)
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