Hurricane Dorian

[TexasFreedom]

I've got some advice for anyone in the direct path of Dorian the hurricane. GET OUT.

I've ridden out hurricanes from Harvey to Andrew. I've seen the damage. When this one was a cat 1, no big deal. Cat 2? A bit concerned. Now they're saying it might be a cat 3 or 4 when it hits the beach in FL. I'm assuming they are not lying and this increase is real.

If you're within 50 miles of where it is expected to make landfall: pack up & go. And get out early (as in now), I've seen traffic lines 100 miles long (and not kidding). Between rising water, strong winds and the micro-tornados, it is simply not worth the risk.

 

[jimLE]

i agree.not 1 hurricane is wroth a chance or your life.especially if you have a family to think of.I've seen what a tornado can do twice since i moved to the small town i live in now.and the damage aint pretty by a long shot.

 

[JackDW]

HMMMM, A holiday weekend coming up. How many of you will be heading to Florida??? DONT!!!!! You may get there but as the roads get blocked you will not be able to evacuate.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Just heard they're expecting it to be cat 4 when it hits the coast.

I'm assuming it's not a giant lie by the climate nutjobs. But Cat 4? GET OUT. Pack today and leave tomorrow. Tell your boss you won't be in tomorrow, he'll understand. Anyone within 75 miles of where it expected to make landfall needs to be on the road. AND, remember these things move, so if you're 100 miles away from center, be ready to go.

In the same breath, this next part is for every person who believes in climate change nonsense. They all need to immediately drive/fly down there and be on the beach ready to greet the hurricane. Their deaths will help show how dangerous weather really is!

 

[jimLE]

i live approximately 170 miles by road from the gulf coast.and we've seen hurricanes come inland enough to take out small old structures and some tress..dorian most and likely won't make it over my way.but yet.it's still something for me to watch.especially seeing how my sis lives in galveston area.

 

[jimLE]

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurrican...o-category-4-storm-as-it-heads-toward-florida

 

[Brent S]

My mother in law lives alone and is about 25 miles inland from Daytona Beach. She is in her late 70’s and won’t budge from her home. So, I am ready to tow the camper down if needed. Needless to say, we are watching the weather channel. I’ve gone thru several hurricanes in my lifetime and don’t worry much about a cat one or two, but four does get my attention. Just saw 60% of gas stations in Miami are out of gas right now. At least the mother in law has enough food, water and supplies to last a few days. While far from being a prepper she at least has common sense, even if she won’t leave....

 

[DrPrepper]

The news is now saying it will miss Florida and make landfall in South Carolina on Wednesday. The eye of the storm looks well developed. It will do damage, no doubt, wherever it makes landfall.

 

[Brent S]

The news is now saying it will miss Florida and make landfall in South Carolina on Wednesday. The eye of the storm looks well developed. It will do damage, no doubt, wherever it makes landfall.

For my MIL’s sake I hope your right, but am certain there are a lot of MIL’s wherever it does hit.

 

[jimLE]

i had texted my sis about dorian.she said it's heading for florida.and that she has nothing to worry about.she's right if it does what their predicting.but what if it don't and goes into the gulf? and heads for texas instead.1000's will be up a creek "if" that happened.

 

[DrPrepper]

For my MIL’s sake I hope your right, but am certain there are a lot of MIL’s wherever it does hit.

There might be plenty of people that wouldn’t mind if it did hit their MIL

 

[Kevin L]

I have lived in south florida for 30 years, and been through many hurricanes.

One of the paradoxes of evacuating is that if you go early, you may actually evacuate into the path of the storm. If you go late, you may get trapped in traffic.

A powerful Cat 4 definitely gets my attention. A colleague at work pointed out that a lot of the construction in the eastern parts of places like Riveira Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, and so on is old.....and predates certian building codes.

I am somewhat inland, so I anticipate staying, as we live in a newer home.

We have food, weapons, gasoline, water, water filters, and some medical stuff.

 

[DrHenley]

Current scatter map

 

[jimLE]

they were predicting georgia and south carolina border last i heard.but yet.im figure dorian can still go any number of directions.including across florida and into the gulf.

 

[Kevin L]

Current scatter map

Thank you. This is actually a little reassuring, as I live in South Florida (south of Lake Okeechobee, as you see on the photo).

So.....we may have dodged the bullet this time, but there is another possible system forming off of Africa.

 

[Kevin L]

Now this thing is a Cat 5.

 

[jimLE]

yeah it is..I've been seeing diff stores and gas station's on the news.shelves are empty or close to it.gas station's running out of fuel. long line's inside and outside alike.in which this happens every time a hurricane comes along.seem like folks would of learned to prepare for times like this by now.it cost penny's on the dollar if people would prepare between Hurricane/ tornado season's..

 

[Brent S]

Now this thing is a Cat 5.

CNN said it just hit 180mph. I’m glad I’ve allready been to the Bahamas as their northern islands are about to become sand bars.....

 

[Kevin L]

CNN said it just hit 180mph. I’m glad I’ve allready been to the Bahamas as their northern islands are about to become sand bars.....

Not sandbars, Brent. Reefs.

 

[Brent S]

Not sandbars, Brent. Reefs.

For their sakes I hope everyone evacuated....