twizted sizter
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Thanks for the warnings you've been posting all night....guess it's my turn now...getting hammered in Highlands...looks like that cell is almost here.
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Multi-Decadal Signal
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The damned tree is leaning over and sneaking up on me like the topiary monsters in Stephen King's The Shining movie.
Just had first 2 second power outage. When the real thing comes, I hope it takes FPL less than a week to restore.
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Me, or your damn lying eyes?
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ftlaudbob
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Just heard an explosion.Winds still picking up.Wind gust to 60mph.Power barely hanging on.
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native
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Wow...crawler on bottom of Channel 7 says officials in the keys estimate that 90% of the residents STAYED! Crazy folks....and that only an estimated 3000 people in the lower keys have power.
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kenwoodssaman
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First post for me ...Looks like landfall is imminent. I'm in Coral Gables at the U, and the gusts are becoming stronger and lasting longer. Resigned to getting a whipping from .
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jlauderdal
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Just heard an explosion.Winds still picking up.Wind gust to 60mph.Power barely hanging on.
the transformers are blowing in fort lauderdale and we arent even the big stuff yet.
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cjgsav
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Getting pounded here in Naples. Looks like we are not going to get the relief of the eye. North eyewall hitting us hard.
I am so out of Florida after this one...
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tikibar
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The NWS in melbourne has issued a
tornado warning for: south central orange county in Florida north central osceola county in Florida
Until 645 am edt
At 601 am edt, national weather service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm with significant rotation 11 miles southeast of lake mary jane, or about 8 miles north of holopaw, moving northwest at 20 mph.
The tornado is expected to be near, narcoossee by 610 am edt lake mary jane by 630 am edt
I just hate those "significant rotation" things!
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danielw
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For future reference. Tell the Power Companies to shut off the grid at landfall...it saves a lot of transformers, and other things too!
I gets kind of Hot indoors after they shut it off...but it's much faster being restored.
And easier on the nerves...No Explosions
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Sheeper
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0630 on the treasure coast. heavy rain bands now starting but coming from the east. winds picking up nicely over 30MPH. we're in for a ride from here on.
Local Vero Beach (Indian River) EOC expects all impacts over by 1500 and 75MPH winds.....
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WXMAN RICHIE
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Pressure dropping very fast, 29.15", a drop of .13" in the past hour. Winds now peaking constantly 40-45 m.p.h. gusts. Power beginning to flicker too.
-------------------- Another typical August:
Hurricane activity is increasing and the Red Sox are choking.
Live weather from my backyard:
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KFLBOYNT4
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danielw
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Quick check of the "who's online"
580++ online
Looks like most of the South Florida members are still with us!
BTW...was that a NE jog I saw on with Steve Lyons? Looked real strange.
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JMII
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Oh boy this is going to be BAD for the Keys, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Why would anyone in thier right mind stay in the Keys?
My report from NW Broward is here: http://flhurricane.com/cyclone/showflat....SSID=#Post62834
Like everyone else I'll update as long as the power holds up. I'm 2 blocks from an FPL substation with underground utilities so I'm praying that means my power will stay on longer and get back up sooner. Super job with all the info from this site - kudos to the and the mets around here, other then a slightly south landfall and freak ablity to keep her Cat 3 has done what everyone said she would. Now to watch the mess play out in my own backyard thankfully given her speed this should be over by late afternoon and the nice cool break is coming.
-------------------- South FL Native... experienced many tropical systems, put up the panels for:
David 79 - Floyd 87 - Andrew 92 - Georges 98 - Frances 04 - Wilma 05 - Matthew 16 - Irma 17
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LadyStorm
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I am near the northern end of this mess. Here in Ormond Beach we currently are having 24 sustained with gusts of 36, extremely heavy rain. It will get worse before it gets better. To our southly neighbors, hang in there and stay safe.
MaryAnn
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John Mellonhead
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Just heard an explosion.Winds still picking up.Wind gust to 60mph.Power barely hanging on.
Great site and info, guys.
Just SW of Lauderdale and it is getting nasty. Transformers were popping at about 5 in 15 sec as I went out to secure my dish. We had 1/3 of our trees down with but the dish held strong. It was already down at 6am with .
I am afraid much of SE Florida hasn't taken this seriously and will have a rude awakening, figurative and literal. About 50% of businesses had shutters up, but only 15-20% of homes from what I can tell. Everyones' excuse was "It's coming from the west, it's going north, cat.1, etc."
My boss even said "maybe I'll see you tomorrow."
Hope everyone else is safe. Thanks again for such an informative discussion.
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twizted sizter
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Various media outlets saying landfall has occured on Cape Romaneo (sp)...good track by ...don't see how or why anyone could fault it...nasty, nasty weather here...gonna be a long day.
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Sneakbridge
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Thanks for the warnings you've been posting all night....guess it's my turn now...getting hammered in Highlands...looks like that cell is almost here.
In Highlands as well. One of my concerns now is we've had so much rain all night that more trees will go over once the heavier winds arrive because everything is so saturated. It is starting to deteriorate here. On radar, Some of those clouds to the north of the eye look really nasty now.
Edited by Sneakbridge (Mon Oct 24 2005 06:46 AM)
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danielw
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MaryAnn, and others North of .
I hoe that you have seen the worst of her. However...if she makes an early turn she could run just off of the East Florida Coast...Just a heads up.
Where is Fred and BamBam when you need them?
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Jonathan Franklin
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The wind train is nearing. We're getting a good pummeling this morning. So far, no substantive damage, and we have power. Praise God!
Jonathan
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Sneakbridge
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We've lost cable here, but still have power, phone, and DSL! This site is wonderful. Much nicer than the weather radio I'll have as my only source once the power goes out...
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