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Lamar-Plant City
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Re: Admin Note
Sun Aug 17 2008 12:01 AM

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This thread needs to get back on track. Its purpose was to discuss Fay's Florida Impact potential - but it has been drifting far afield.
Thanks,
ED

OK Ed we have been duly reprimanded. We heard a need and tried to meet it. Back on task...
Right now the impact potential is VERY hard to quantify. IF this thing goes up the FL west coast as a cat 1, I think the impact will be pretty minimal, at least in the areas hit by Charley. They have rebuilt/repaired their infrastructure since Charley and should be able to brush off a cat 1 pretty easily except for those still living in Mobile homes (when will they EVER learn?). I don't much care for the idea of even a Cat 1 over Pinellas county or Tampa Bay as then you would shift to flooding concerns when something like 80% of Pinellas county is less than 25 feet above mean sea level. That said, those folks have dealt with this often enough in the past for it not to be HUGE (see Elena, and every strong winter Low that spins up out of the GOM). IF this goes to Cat 2, all bets are off as it makes a large difference in the coastal waters. I wouldn't fear a Cat 1 in my neighborhood either as we are not in an evac zone, have all power lines under ground, have a new roof on a CBS house, have excellent drainage, and lost our most threatening tree in Jeanne. I may put up my boards on the two south facing (kids) rooms just for security, but nothing else. If it makes Cat 2, I would go into full Hurricane defense mode....we shall see.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Fay's Florida Impact Potential	weathernet	Sun Aug 17 2008 12:01 AM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	tjs	Mon Aug 18 2008 12:26 AM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	LoisCane	Mon Aug 18 2008 12:35 AM
Conditions in your area	ftlaudbob	Mon Aug 18 2008 08:36 AM
How many landfalls can a Florida storm have?	weathernet	Tue Aug 19 2008 07:07 PM
Re: How many landfalls can a Florida storm have?	Loxgal	Thu Aug 21 2008 10:15 AM
Re: Conditions in your area	srq	Tue Aug 19 2008 07:53 AM
Admin Note	Ed Dunham	Sat Aug 16 2008 10:35 PM
Re: Admin Note	Lamar-Plant City	Sun Aug 17 2008 12:01 AM
Re: Admin Note	Bookworm	Sun Aug 17 2008 09:00 AM
Possible Impact	Cindi	Sun Aug 17 2008 09:35 AM
Re: Possible Impact	conschscooter	Sun Aug 17 2008 09:52 AM
Re: Possible Impact	parser	Sun Aug 17 2008 05:06 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	ltpat228	Sat Aug 16 2008 08:01 AM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Lamar-Plant City	Sat Aug 16 2008 10:43 AM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Hootowl	Sat Aug 16 2008 06:05 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Askeerdid	Sat Aug 16 2008 04:45 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	cjzydeco	Sat Aug 16 2008 05:12 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	ASkeeerdid	Sat Aug 16 2008 07:58 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Bev	Sat Aug 16 2008 09:48 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Askeerdid	Sat Aug 16 2008 10:23 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	flanewscameraman	Sat Aug 16 2008 09:57 PM
Re: Fay's Florida Impact Potential	Lamar-Plant City	Sat Aug 16 2008 04:55 PM

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