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tpratch
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Loc: Maryland

Cause of potential FL hit
Tue Oct 18 2005 11:34 AM

I'm sorry everyone. This is entirely my fault. You see, this past weekend, I decided to try out for a local soccer team after wanting to get back into things over the past several years. We have a game lined up for Sunday.

Yup, all my fault here. I should just wash my car to seal the deal. Then again, I could board up today and cause the storm to inexplicably steer away...

decisions, decisions...

Seems the usual round of "should I" has already started in earnest, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's better to ponder now than to ignore this storm until it's closer. For now, nobody in the peninsula is necessarily safe. As the tracks get better input and the guidance is more decisive, then we'll be able to make recommendations.

As for the "stay for Cat 3 and under", that really ought to have been qualified a little better:

If you are not in a flood prone area AND you are not in a mobile home AND you are not in an early pre-fab (newer pre-fab buildings are actually very strong), AND you are more than 10-15 feet above sea level AND you are not on the coast, THEN you should be able to ride this out at Cat 3 or lower. Don't rely on neighbors who have ridden storms out before to make your decision - use storm surge maps, SLOSH models, and every other piece of data you can find. Make an informed decision and please stock up your hurricane supplies if they are diminished.

If you're going to evacuate, make your reservations early (and confirm them), and try to not run screaming from the building (as it tends to scare small children

).

I think for the sake of levity, someone should break out Dave Barry's Hurricane preparedness article.

Dave Barry's 2001 Hurricane Preparedness Guide

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Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	MikeC	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:34 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Beaumont, TX	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:15 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:19 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:24 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:36 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:41 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:43 AM
Recon	twizted sizter	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:50 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:46 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	weatherwatcher2	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:52 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:57 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 03:00 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 03:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ralphfl	Tue Oct 18 2005 03:40 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Random Chaos	Tue Oct 18 2005 03:47 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:10 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:21 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:48 AM
1 AM EDT	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:26 AM
Recon Update	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:36 AM
Re: Recon Update	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:08 AM
Re: Recon Update	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:11 AM
Re: Recon Update	Storm Hunter	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:16 AM
Re: Recon Update	Storm Hunter	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:20 AM
Re: Recon Update	Multi-Decadal Signal	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:36 AM
Re: Recon Update	jlauderdal	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:19 AM
Crossing Florida?	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:40 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	danielw	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:55 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	LadyStorm	Tue Oct 18 2005 09:44 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	NewWatcher	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:20 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	HURRICANELONNY	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:37 AM
Cause of potential FL hit	tpratch	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:34 AM
Re: Cause of potential FL hit	Ed G	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:47 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	charlottefl	Tue Oct 18 2005 09:32 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	dave foster	Tue Oct 18 2005 09:45 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 10:29 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	Cindi	Tue Oct 18 2005 10:45 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	Steve H1	Tue Oct 18 2005 10:50 AM
Re: Crossing Florida?	Margie	Tue Oct 18 2005 11:35 AM
Re: Recon Update	Storm Hunter	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:02 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	The Force 2005	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:00 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:08 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Convergence	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	The Force 2005	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:09 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:30 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:35 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:41 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:43 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:50 AM
teleconnected	HanKFranK	Tue Oct 18 2005 06:07 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	floridafamily	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:26 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Tue Oct 18 2005 05:34 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:56 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ralphfl	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:29 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:37 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:41 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:37 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ftlaudbob	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:29 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	DebbiePSL	Tue Oct 18 2005 04:18 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	cngodles	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:55 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Ron Basso	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:06 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	k___g	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:59 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Bloodstar	Mon Oct 17 2005 10:20 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Mon Oct 17 2005 10:59 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	WeatherNut	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:44 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:08 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:14 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:14 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:12 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:57 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:07 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	MadDog	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:01 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:16 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:39 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	crpeavley	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:50 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:07 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	k___g	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:25 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Tue Oct 18 2005 02:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Tue Oct 18 2005 01:53 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Ben Wallace	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:38 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	dave foster	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:22 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Hugh	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:37 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	dave foster	Tue Oct 18 2005 12:05 AM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Mon Oct 17 2005 10:50 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	sara33	Mon Oct 17 2005 10:57 PM
Re: Dry Air	Goosus	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:02 PM
Re: Dry Air	Hugh	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:07 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	scottsvb	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:02 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	NewWatcher	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:00 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	sara33	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:09 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Jamiewx	Mon Oct 17 2005 11:18 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Beaumont, TX	Mon Oct 17 2005 02:36 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Steeler Fan	Mon Oct 17 2005 03:03 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	JMII	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:19 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Steeler Fan	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:46 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	emackl	Mon Oct 17 2005 03:13 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Mon Oct 17 2005 02:54 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	dave foster	Mon Oct 17 2005 12:31 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Wxwatcher2	Mon Oct 17 2005 12:46 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	sara33	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:27 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	dave foster	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:02 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	GuppieGrouper	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:16 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Lee-Delray	Mon Oct 17 2005 12:51 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Colleen A.	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:11 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Beaumont, TX	Mon Oct 17 2005 12:59 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	NewWatcher	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:20 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Colleen A.	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:30 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:58 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Wingman51	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:46 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Tazmanian93	Mon Oct 17 2005 01:59 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Mon Oct 17 2005 02:14 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Steve H1	Mon Oct 17 2005 03:18 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Clark	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:55 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Big Kahuna	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:26 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ralphfl	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:36 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ralphfl	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:40 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	doug	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:10 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	JonB	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:04 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	emackl	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:14 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	ralphfl	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:10 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	NewWatcher	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:23 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:33 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	WeatherNut	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:50 PM
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Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	gogogabby007	Mon Oct 17 2005 07:10 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	HURRICANELONNY	Mon Oct 17 2005 06:50 PM
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Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	doug	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:30 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Steve H1	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:32 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Lake Toho - Kissimmee	Mon Oct 17 2005 03:48 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 03:53 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:09 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:56 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Steve H1	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:02 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 05:38 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Clark	Mon Oct 17 2005 07:19 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:17 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Lysis	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:21 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	typhoon_tip	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:45 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	doug	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:32 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Colleen A.	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:52 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	dave foster	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:57 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Bloodstar	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:27 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Thunderbird12	Mon Oct 17 2005 08:31 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	doug	Mon Oct 17 2005 07:28 PM
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Re: Tropical Storm Wilma Forms in the Western Caribbean	Lake Toho - Kissimmee	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:44 PM
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SE Drift? and 10N 50W?	Bloodstar	Mon Oct 17 2005 04:41 PM
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