Hurricane Matthew

[adamBomb]

This is going to more than likely wreck the beaches where I live. I will be out a lot next week...but for now I am worried about my house haha. We are leaving tomorrow on a planned vacation so I should be 3 hours inland when it hits. We were supposed to leave later in the week but decided we should get out before the rush late thurs/fri. Just hoping it stays at a Cat 2 or lower when it does hit or just goes out to sea. I love hurricanes for the surf and detecting but hate when they hit. I guess its what I get for living at the beach. My house is about 1.5 miles inland and 20ft above sea level so my main concern is really the wind.

 

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[Doubter in MD]

This enhanced satellite photo of the hurricane is rather scary. Looks like a skull.

 

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[jsturg]

WAwa?

Translation: convenience store

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, Wawa convenience store. GREAT store. Fresh made subs, great coffee. Will be sold out of everything in Florida by morning.

Take the hurricane SERIOUSLY. Roads will be closed. Houses removed, tornadoes spawned, and general misery.

 

[kcm]

Translation: convenience store

Thank you. Have never heard that term before.

 

[smokeythecat]

They are all over Maryland, Delaware and PA. Much nicer than a lot of their competition. You should drive down just to visit one. Isn't THAT far from Minnesota.

 

[The Urban Prospector]

This enhanced satellite photo of the hurricane is rather scary. Looks like a skull. View attachment 1366952

That is crazy! With perfect teeth too!
Photoshop??

 

[kcm]

That is crazy! With perfect teeth too!
Photoshop??

Now if we could just postpone it until the 31st, we'd be in great shape!

 

[MinerGirl]

My family lives on the Treasure Coast of Fl and everyone is evacuating over the bridge except my Dad. He's determined to stay. The last Hurricane that hit their beach in 2005, my Dad stayed while everyone left for Orlando. That storm went "off track" and actually hit very badly to where the rest of my family evacuated. My daughter called me to say how upset she is that he won't evacuate but I told her he will do what he chooses and thats that. This storm is to hit his town late Thursday night and most of Friday...This Friday is his 86th Birthday! What a way to spend your birthday. Anyway...hope I have cell phone contact with him as I did with the last storm and can keep him updated to weather reports.

 

[flgliderpilot]

My family lives on the Treasure Coast of Fl and everyone is evacuating over the bridge except my Dad. He's determined to stay. The last Hurricane that hit their beach in 2005, my Dad stayed while everyone left for Orlando. That storm went "off track" and actually hit very badly to where the rest of my family evacuated. My daughter called me to say how upset she is that he won't evacuate but I told her he will do what he chooses and thats that. This storm is to hit his town late Thursday night and most of Friday...This Friday is his 86th Birthday! What a way to spend your birthday. Anyway...hope I have cell phone contact with him as I did with the last storm and can keep him updated to weather reports.

Yeah common thing.. many of us stay. Problem is, when you realize you shouldve gone, its too late. If a tree lands on you and you call 911 (if you can) nobody is coming. Even if you get on the radio, noone is coming.

Hope he does ok.

My brother and sister in law are heading over here (west coast) from st. Augustine.
They have a baby so its the safe thing to do.

I'm hoping to go back with them and hit the beach when it passes !

Assuming they even let us out there.. and there are useable roads remaining.

 

[Doubter in MD]

That is crazy! With perfect teeth too!
Photoshop??

No, not photoshopped. It's a NOAA infrared satellite image.

Search Google news for "Matthew skull" and you will see several news stories about it.

 

[adamBomb]

I am in charlotte now. Easy travel yesterday. Tons of people from GA/SC at my hotel that evacuated. My hometown of wilmington looks safe but FL looks bad. I am supposed to head home from vacation sunday so hopefully the storm has passed by then

 

[MinerGirl]

Thanks for the good wishes for my Dad. I will let you know how everything turns out. I too told my Dad that I might fly down for a week after the storm passes to go detecting near Sebastian Beach. I told him he may need more than a few gold coins to clean up around his house after his 5 super tall palm trees blow down. He's 5 blocks from the ocean and one block from the river.

That last storm I was watching CNN up here in Michigan right after the storm passed and they interviewed my Dad on TV as he was the only person on the beach that day! I was pretty shocked to see him on TV...I told my kids..."Hey!, your Grandpa is on CNN right now"! It was good to see him for sure.

 

[MexGT]

Webcams from some beaches in FL

EarthCam - Miami and the Beaches Cam

https://www.sunny.org/webcam/ (good view)

EarthCam - Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Cam (good view)

EarthCam - Fort Myers Cam

 

[Cassews]

Have fun on your vacation (well as much as you can without worrying about your house). Then may the hurricane be good when you go out hunting and leave you many wonderful things on the beach.

 

[teklord]

I just went to a Publix supermarket here in Orlando. Not a single loaf of bread, forget water or milk. People are in full on panic mode.
The 9 foot storm surge plus waves will take out the wood stairs that lead down to the beach on the treasure coast. Wind tomorrow 145.
I just hope A1A does not get washed out anywhere. Access may be restricted to those who can prove they have property.

GLTA

 

[S.S.Tupperware]

Have proof for NSB but Casselberry won't be looking good. Can't imagine the condo on 27th....

 

[jyt2017]

Evacuate. This ones a whopper.

Have proof for NSB but Casselberry won't be looking good. Can't imagine the condo on 27th....

 

[Honest Samuel]

Good luck to all of you. Hope we do not get hit by it, but light rain.

 

[teklord]

Not going anywhere here in Fl. We are now under curfew until Saturday morning. Hunker down time.

 

[Dave N Japan]

I agree with you kcm, I'm from Texas too and now live in Japan and remember my sister praying for a storm to come through to bring some rain a few years ago. Even here in Tropical Okinawa, The Typhoons are needed to cool down the water for the reefs in the summer, if the water gets too hot for too long the reefs start to bleach and die, We also need rain for our reservoirs here. Storms are natures air cleaners too.