fllbrent
Hurricane Magnet
Trouble is knocking…. Miami Radar Loop
Looks like I left town just in time.
Good luck and prayers sent.
Looks like I left town just in time.
Good luck and prayers sent.
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Frances that B!+c#
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Charly missed my Mom's place in Englewood by 10 miles. Now the family
that lives on the east coast is staying with her.
Plus it looks like the storm is stalling near our house in the Bahamas
Some family friends went over to keep an eye on it. Hope they are ok
This is one rough Hurricane season
Bill
that lives on the east coast is staying with her.
Plus it looks like the storm is stalling near our house in the Bahamas
Some family friends went over to keep an eye on it. Hope they are ok
This is one rough Hurricane season
Bill
gregor22
Woof!
Be Safe!Allofus123 said:
geldor1
Can't Re- Member
Just a little wind on the Gulf coast in Pasco county. The worst is supposed to hit late tonight and into midday Sunday.
gkpk
Member
Damn six more hours until she hits landfall....Frances is just hovering about 50 miles west of Okeechobee Lake the damn BITC$ just doesn't want to leave.
I'm about 60 miles south of Okeechobee Lake and i'm feeling the wind gusts.....this will definitely get worse before it gets better.
I'm about 60 miles south of Okeechobee Lake and i'm feeling the wind gusts.....this will definitely get worse before it gets better.
Driving to a relative's house really late tonight. Art Bell(I know, I know, what else are you going to listen to at 2:00 a.m.??) had two phone lies for Florida callers only. Hearing of 90 to 105 mile and hour winds. Don't know if poeple are exaggerating, but you could hear the wind and flying garbage in the background. You guys really have been dealt some tough cards. Hang in there. ???
rnccen
I don't have a title
Well..lots of high wind and rain...path of Frances looks to run over Geldor1's & my home in Pasco county about 8 pm or so...just in my neighborhood we have had a tree fall into the street and some minor debris since yesterday and that was just from the inital outerband. The worst is yet to come...good thing is it appears to be weakening though it has slowed / stalled which means she will be here longer and bring more rain with her.
Wife is at work in the ER, I'll be heading back out, came home to check on the kids and pets.
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Wife is at work in the ER, I'll be heading back out, came home to check on the kids and pets.
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I was living in Indinan Shores FL in the 1980s. We were evacuated for a storm Ellen? Hellen?? It was just a "weak" Hurricane. The storm sat 50 miles off of the coast for three days. The only real damage was to property on the water. I still remember how fustrating it was waiting for it to be over.Couldn't go home, work was closed ect...
Must be worse with this storm. It's more destructive and much larger.
To the BTOL in FL-- Hang in there. smoke some good sticks, have a cocktail or two, this storm will move on & then you'll have lots to do cleaning up.
Besides now you'll have a good "what a storm I lived thru story"
:sign:
Bill
Must be worse with this storm. It's more destructive and much larger.
To the BTOL in FL-- Hang in there. smoke some good sticks, have a cocktail or two, this storm will move on & then you'll have lots to do cleaning up.
Besides now you'll have a good "what a storm I lived thru story"
:sign: Bill
Storm Report from Coral Springs, FL (western suburb of Ft. Lauderdale)
We were fortunate. Our electric, cable, and telephone are all underground. Never interrupted during this storm.
Lots of rain and wind. I had a tree that split in two and just missed my home. Other homes in my neighborhood had a bit worse with large trees down. One car was crushed by a tree. The street is impassable. Still raining hard and heavy wind in spurts as a storm band passes through the area.
Smoked a Padrom 3000 as I surveyed the area. It got wet and I dumped it in 15 minutes into it.
I enjoyed it brief as it was.
We were fortunate. Our electric, cable, and telephone are all underground. Never interrupted during this storm.
Lots of rain and wind. I had a tree that split in two and just missed my home. Other homes in my neighborhood had a bit worse with large trees down. One car was crushed by a tree. The street is impassable. Still raining hard and heavy wind in spurts as a storm band passes through the area.
Smoked a Padrom 3000 as I surveyed the area. It got wet and I dumped it in 15 minutes into it.
I enjoyed it brief as it was.
The link was a little jumbled...here's the article.
Sep 5, 12:29 PM (ET)
By TIM REYNOLDS
STUART, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people, shredding roofs and uprooting trees.
Some evacuees had to flee a second time when a school's roof was partially blown off. Some 86,000 people remained in shelters as Gov. Jeb Bush warned them against venturing out to see the damage until officials say it's OK.
The storm weakened Sunday morning, crawling westward with maximum sustained wind near 90 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, but forecasters warned that its path would take the center of the hurricane over the warm water of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. They said it was possible Frances would regain intensity by Monday evening.
"This is affecting the entire peninsula today, either tropical storm-force or hurricane-force winds. And then tomorrow it will be up in the panhandle, and then moving up into Georgia and Alabama after that," National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield said Sunday on CBS'"Face the Nation."
The eye of the storm blew ashore at Sewall's Point, just east of Stuart, around 1 a.m., and by 11 a.m. it was centered about 80 miles southeast of Tampa. Frances was expected to remain over the state for most of the day, dumping 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in some areas.
"I wish somebody'd get out there and push it - get it over with," said 72-year-old Nedra Smith, who waited out the storm in the lobby of a Palm Bay hotel.
Frances was so big that virtually the entire state feared damage just weeks after Hurricane Charley tore through, killing 27 people and causing billions of dollars in damage. About 230 miles of coastline - from the Deerfield Beach area northward to Flagler Beach - remained under a hurricane warning Sunday morning. A similar-sized part of the Panhandle from the mouth of the Suwannee River to Destin on the Gulf of Mexico were also under the warning.
The storm forced the largest evacuation in state history, with 2.8 million residents ordered inland and 86,000 of them in shelters. Miami-Dade County told about 320,000 people they could return home Sunday, but the storm had shut down much of Florida, including airports and amusement parks, during the usually busy Labor Day weekend. Airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale reopened Sunday, but Orlando remained closed.
President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.
Four people were hospitalized in Boynton Beach after breathing carbon monoxide from a generator that was running in a house. There were reports of injuries in St. Lucie County, but sheriff's spokesman Mark Weinberg said he had no details.
At least two deaths were blamed on the storm in the Bahamas, where thousands were forced from their homes.
In Jensen Beach, sections of Indian River Drive washed into the river, leaving holes about 8 feet deep. Roads, streets and beaches elsewhere in the state were littered with debris. Businesses were shuttered, trees were bent and light posts wobbled in the howling gusts.
"I've never seen anything like this, and no one in my family has," said Darlene Munson, who was riding out the storm with family members at her restaurant in Melbourne, where the wind-blown rain looked like a giant fire hosing going at full blast.
Looting had become a problem. Police in the Orlando area said 10 thieves used a stolen car to smash into a store and steal about $10,000 worth of clothing, and two men were arrested as they tried to steal an ATM machine with a chain saw. At least 10 other people were arrested for looting in Indian River County, Palm Beach County and Brevard County.
Water on the streets of Fort Pierce stood as high as the top of tires on sport utility vehicles. Downtown, a steel railroad crossing signal was twisted like a corkscrew, but buildings seemed mostly intact. In Stuart, a store facade collapsed.
At the entrance to Kennedy Space Center, a replica of the Mercury-Redstone rocket that Alan Shepard flew in to become the first American in space was knocked onto its side.
Florida Power & Light pulled crews off the streets because of the wind, leaving 4 million customers without power, spokesman Bill Swank said. Nearly all of Vero Beach, 30 miles north of Stuart, was blackened, the city's utility said.
In Martin County, where Stuart is located, 630 people taking shelter at a school had to move to another shelter when part of the roof blew off, flooding 16 rooms. More than 300 people were able to remain in the school.
Alex Pantoja stood with his wife on a Holiday Inn balcony Sunday looking down on their home in a mobile home park in Stuart.
"I feel pretty lucky so far. I've only lost my porch. I can handle that," he said. Other homes in the area had lost carports and fences.
As far north as New Jersey, swimmers were warned of rip currents as Frances mixed with a high pressure system moving in from Canada during the Labor Day weekend.
Many of the thousands of Floridians who spent the night in shelters were growing weary.
"It's just a matter of patience," said Bishop G.A. White, 77, pastor of the Fort Pierce Church of the Living God. "Wait on the Lord, and wait on the weather."
Meanwhile, Hurricane Ivan formed Sunday in the central Atlantic. The fifth hurricane of the season was about 2,600 miles east-southeast of Miami with wind of 75 mph.
Sep 5, 12:29 PM (ET)
By TIM REYNOLDS
STUART, Fla. (AP) - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people, shredding roofs and uprooting trees.
Some evacuees had to flee a second time when a school's roof was partially blown off. Some 86,000 people remained in shelters as Gov. Jeb Bush warned them against venturing out to see the damage until officials say it's OK.
The storm weakened Sunday morning, crawling westward with maximum sustained wind near 90 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, but forecasters warned that its path would take the center of the hurricane over the warm water of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. They said it was possible Frances would regain intensity by Monday evening.
"This is affecting the entire peninsula today, either tropical storm-force or hurricane-force winds. And then tomorrow it will be up in the panhandle, and then moving up into Georgia and Alabama after that," National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield said Sunday on CBS'"Face the Nation."
The eye of the storm blew ashore at Sewall's Point, just east of Stuart, around 1 a.m., and by 11 a.m. it was centered about 80 miles southeast of Tampa. Frances was expected to remain over the state for most of the day, dumping 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in some areas.
"I wish somebody'd get out there and push it - get it over with," said 72-year-old Nedra Smith, who waited out the storm in the lobby of a Palm Bay hotel.
Frances was so big that virtually the entire state feared damage just weeks after Hurricane Charley tore through, killing 27 people and causing billions of dollars in damage. About 230 miles of coastline - from the Deerfield Beach area northward to Flagler Beach - remained under a hurricane warning Sunday morning. A similar-sized part of the Panhandle from the mouth of the Suwannee River to Destin on the Gulf of Mexico were also under the warning.
The storm forced the largest evacuation in state history, with 2.8 million residents ordered inland and 86,000 of them in shelters. Miami-Dade County told about 320,000 people they could return home Sunday, but the storm had shut down much of Florida, including airports and amusement parks, during the usually busy Labor Day weekend. Airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale reopened Sunday, but Orlando remained closed.
President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.
Four people were hospitalized in Boynton Beach after breathing carbon monoxide from a generator that was running in a house. There were reports of injuries in St. Lucie County, but sheriff's spokesman Mark Weinberg said he had no details.
At least two deaths were blamed on the storm in the Bahamas, where thousands were forced from their homes.
In Jensen Beach, sections of Indian River Drive washed into the river, leaving holes about 8 feet deep. Roads, streets and beaches elsewhere in the state were littered with debris. Businesses were shuttered, trees were bent and light posts wobbled in the howling gusts.
"I've never seen anything like this, and no one in my family has," said Darlene Munson, who was riding out the storm with family members at her restaurant in Melbourne, where the wind-blown rain looked like a giant fire hosing going at full blast.
Looting had become a problem. Police in the Orlando area said 10 thieves used a stolen car to smash into a store and steal about $10,000 worth of clothing, and two men were arrested as they tried to steal an ATM machine with a chain saw. At least 10 other people were arrested for looting in Indian River County, Palm Beach County and Brevard County.
Water on the streets of Fort Pierce stood as high as the top of tires on sport utility vehicles. Downtown, a steel railroad crossing signal was twisted like a corkscrew, but buildings seemed mostly intact. In Stuart, a store facade collapsed.
At the entrance to Kennedy Space Center, a replica of the Mercury-Redstone rocket that Alan Shepard flew in to become the first American in space was knocked onto its side.
Florida Power & Light pulled crews off the streets because of the wind, leaving 4 million customers without power, spokesman Bill Swank said. Nearly all of Vero Beach, 30 miles north of Stuart, was blackened, the city's utility said.
In Martin County, where Stuart is located, 630 people taking shelter at a school had to move to another shelter when part of the roof blew off, flooding 16 rooms. More than 300 people were able to remain in the school.
Alex Pantoja stood with his wife on a Holiday Inn balcony Sunday looking down on their home in a mobile home park in Stuart.
"I feel pretty lucky so far. I've only lost my porch. I can handle that," he said. Other homes in the area had lost carports and fences.
As far north as New Jersey, swimmers were warned of rip currents as Frances mixed with a high pressure system moving in from Canada during the Labor Day weekend.
Many of the thousands of Floridians who spent the night in shelters were growing weary.
"It's just a matter of patience," said Bishop G.A. White, 77, pastor of the Fort Pierce Church of the Living God. "Wait on the Lord, and wait on the weather."
Meanwhile, Hurricane Ivan formed Sunday in the central Atlantic. The fifth hurricane of the season was about 2,600 miles east-southeast of Miami with wind of 75 mph.
ricmac25
Token Cuban Guy
Report out of Hialeah (near Miami):
Tropical Storm Winds and its Wet out here. Other than that. Not too much going on. One of the lucky ones who still has power. My Fiance lost power yesterday morning and has not gotten it back.
The only damage down here was that on friday when I was bordering up my fiance's business, she put two gallons of milk in my backseat for me to take home. Yup, that's right, I forgot about them till this morning when I went to move my car. One of them exploded and sent a cottage cheese like substance all over the back seat of my car. Smells horrible in there. I almost hurled. All in all, could be worse I guess.
Shutters aren't coming down (or should that be up) until after Hurricane Ivan decides what he is going to do.
Hope everyone else is doing fine. I know its worse in central to north florida.
Tropical Storm Winds and its Wet out here. Other than that. Not too much going on. One of the lucky ones who still has power. My Fiance lost power yesterday morning and has not gotten it back.
The only damage down here was that on friday when I was bordering up my fiance's business, she put two gallons of milk in my backseat for me to take home. Yup, that's right, I forgot about them till this morning when I went to move my car. One of them exploded and sent a cottage cheese like substance all over the back seat of my car. Smells horrible in there. I almost hurled. All in all, could be worse I guess.
Shutters aren't coming down (or should that be up) until after Hurricane Ivan decides what he is going to do.
Hope everyone else is doing fine. I know its worse in central to north florida.
fllbrent
Hurricane Magnet
geldor1
Can't Re- Member
Lots of wind and rain here. And I mean lots.
The real heavy rains are yet to hit. Lost 2 panels of soffet yesterday, I was able to pick them up and put them in the garage. Plenty of tree debris in the yard, but no real damage to anything.
The wind and rain yesterday was from the north as the storm approched. Today the rain is from the south as we get the trailing bands.
Much of the central state is under a tornado watch.
Still keeping my fingers crossed as this thing may still strenghten back into a hurricane as it sits off the coast. If that happens, the winds here will get stronger.
The real heavy rains are yet to hit. Lost 2 panels of soffet yesterday, I was able to pick them up and put them in the garage. Plenty of tree debris in the yard, but no real damage to anything.
The wind and rain yesterday was from the north as the storm approched. Today the rain is from the south as we get the trailing bands.
Much of the central state is under a tornado watch.
Still keeping my fingers crossed as this thing may still strenghten back into a hurricane as it sits off the coast. If that happens, the winds here will get stronger.
stogieman
" Herf King "
Well, things are getting back to being normal and all. We got our power back yesterday afternoon after loosing it 4:30 in the morning on Saturday.
We received a $hit load of rain and some really big time wirll winds. I live off of the St. Johns River and they are predicting that it should be flooding by Wednesday / Thursday time frame.
One good thing is that the bar next door was giving away all his keg beer Friday night knowing if they loose power (as they did), the kegs would go bad..... :thumbs:
Anyway, hopefully Hurricane Ivan either goes out to the Atlantic or out to the Gulf cause two major Hurricanes in three weeks is plenty for one season. :thumbs:
We received a $hit load of rain and some really big time wirll winds. I live off of the St. Johns River and they are predicting that it should be flooding by Wednesday / Thursday time frame.
One good thing is that the bar next door was giving away all his keg beer Friday night knowing if they loose power (as they did), the kegs would go bad.....
:thumbs: Anyway, hopefully Hurricane Ivan either goes out to the Atlantic or out to the Gulf cause two major Hurricanes in three weeks is plenty for one season. :thumbs: