Hurricanes Irma and Jose

[Daenerys 6,274]

I was watching the video of initial impact on the Islands. Complete devastation. 80k people on a completely destroyed piece of land. My heart is hurting because all I can do is just sit and watch this. There's no preventing the anger of Mother Nature. I've been calling and emailing anyone and everyone I know around there. On top of my very own donations I've put towards Harvey and what I'm going to put toward this and possible Jose if it gets worse, I'm hosting dinner parties in my city. Holding car washes, doing all I can to earn what I can and donate every single dollar made to help. So if anyone here is impacted, I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I'm going to try my best to help rebuild your cities and your homes. 

[coekane 5,921]

7 hours ago, Robagaga said:

Hurricane IRMA 6/09/17 Update 

Short term forecast and impact. 

Hurricane Irma is still tied for the spot of the 3 strongest storm ever in the atlantic with 185 mph winds.

Hurricane Irma made landfall on the island of Barbuda about 8 hours ago. The island is relatively uninhabited and many had evacuated so the damage isn't expect to be major. Irma is still a cat 5 and is currently having a direct impact on the populated island of St Maarten, the whole island has reportedly lost power. 

Hurricane Irma will in the next few hours be headed towards the virgin islands and finally should start impacting the Puerto rico area this afternoon. There will not be any direct landfall but mudslides, hurricane force winds and storm surge are still to be expected so extreme precaution is required!

It will most likely remain a cat 5 until it reaches the Island of Hispaniola where it is not expected to make landfall but could get close enough to the island to damage the storm and hopefully lead it to be downgraded. This should all happen around tomorrow afternoon

Extreme precaution on hispaniola and puerto rico is required, even though the storm doesnt make landfall, this thing is HUGE and you will still receive impacts. 

 

Long term forecast 

As you can see the models have shifted from the last time we talked. Only 12 hours most tracks indicated this would pass to the west of Florida and not the east. 

This is some good news for the Floridian peninsula HOWEVER these tracks can DRAMATICALLY CHANGE at any moment as you can see from just 12 hours so a Florida landfall is still a serious possibility 

In any case this storm is expected to weaken as it interacts with the mountainous regions of cuba, HOWEVER if it tracks more to the north like some of the models are indicating it might maintain this strength.

Currently the NHC is saying the storm will most likely be a cat 3 when it reaches florida but these models can change and even if they don't a cat 3 impact can still be devastating. 

If it passes to the east of Florida a strong Georgia or South Carolina landfall is highly likely so people in those areas should start preparing NOW 

DONT WAIT! GET READY! STAY SAFE!

 

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Okay that red line, please no, ending right where I live, oh joy! 

How unprepared people are and how unpredictable this storm is, people are going nuts, even here inland a little more, 

It has already made some damage I suppose?

6 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

 

Oh that looks bad, my prayers to them 

Apparently there is Hurricane Jose now? 

[Decodekid 30,762]

ok im home, won't go out, we're ready 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

1 hour ago, GodofLove said:

I was watching the video of initial impact on the Islands. Complete devastation. 80k people on a completely destroyed piece of land. My heart is hurting because all I can do is just sit and watch this. There's no preventing the anger of Mother Nature. I've been calling and emailing anyone and everyone I know around there. On top of my very own donations I've put towards Harvey and what I'm going to put toward this and possible Jose if it gets worse, I'm hosting dinner parties in my city. Holding car washes, doing all I can to earn what I can and donate every single dollar made to help. So if anyone here is impacted, I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I'm going to try my best to help rebuild your cities and your homes. 

You're amazing  

[Lion Heart 15,041]

 

[cold heartedpop 275]

I pray evreyone is okay please take care and stay close your friends and family 

[Daenerys 6,274]

58 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

You're amazing  

I feel like I need to help as much as I could. I'm in California and we're expecting a massive earthquake here that's gonna break the state apart, basically, and when it comes down to it, I know everyone in the world would help us just as much as we are helping them. 

[Nick1495 991]

How's everyone doing? We were able to fill up our gas tanks for the generator and we're putting up the plywood tomorrow. The anxiety is starting to kick in....

[PartySick 172,585]

I went by Walmart on my way home just to see how low supplies were. Here's a few pictures:

Spoiler

I've never seen it so bare  but at least that means people are getting what they need to ride it out. It's almost comforting to see an entire community prepare together.

[Nick1495 991]

5 hours ago, Decodekid said:

ok im home, won't go out, we're ready 

It's tough cause this things going north. Hope no one get stuck on the highway when this thing arrives. 

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[SissyFromSpace 20,884]

13 hours ago, HANZ said:

 Selena Quintanilla's family members killed in Hurricane Harvey floods

Members of Selena's own family were among those killed during Hurricane Harvey in Texas ... this according to her father.

Selena's dad, Abraham Quintanilla, posted the news on Facebook, explaining relatives of theirs tragically drowned when they became trapped in a van while trying to escape the rising waters.

Abraham said Manuel Saldivar -- whose mother was Abraham's dad's first cousin -- drowned along with his wife, Belia, and their 4 grandchildren. The driver of the van survived. 

http://m.tmz.com/#!article/2017/09/05/selena-quintanilla-family-members-among-harvey-victims/

RIP

so so so horrible  

[GypsyBabe 22,836]

I hope everyone is staying safe and doing okay 

This is just so horrible 

[Mister G 10,512]

I have family in Puerto Rico. Heard this morning they are okay. They have running water but over 600,000 people lost power and cell service is fading in and out.