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Hurricane Irma.

limeygent
limeygent Posts: 3,217
edited September 2017 in Not Sports Related
The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin, headed through The Islands and towards the U.S. mainland. Need everybody's fingers crossed, please.
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    3270 Emulation.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Currently has winds of 185mph

    Good luck @limeygent
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    The_President said:

    3270 Emulation.

    Huh?
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,167
    The_President said:

    3270 Emulation.

    IBM dumb terminal? Back to the 80's?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    limeygent said:

    The_President said:

    3270 Emulation.

    Huh?
    Someone on here old enough will know what i'm talking about.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    limeygent said:

    The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin, headed through The Islands and towards the U.S. mainland. Need everybody's fingers crossed, please.

    Stay safe buddy!
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    edited September 2017
    The_President said:

    limeygent said:

    The_President said:

    3270 Emulation.

    Huh?
    Someone on here old enough will know what i'm talking about.
    I'm pretty old, late into computers though. Not sure what it's got to do with Irma?
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,360
    Don't they usually tail off and slow down on landfall? I know that didn't happen with Harvey hence the extent of the damage.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    AFKABartram said:

    Currently has winds of 185mph

    Good luck @limeygent

    Thanks, my son is in Florida, preparing to evacuate.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    cafc_harry said:

    Don't they usually tail off and slow down on landfall? I know that didn't happen with Harvey hence the extent of the damage.

    Winds this high will flatten just about everything in their path. It could travel up the entire East Coast before it slows down.
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Hope this is not as bad as it sounds from here. Good luck to anyone involved.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    Fingers crossed and toes, hope all will be safe.
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    Fingers crossed for everyone ib its path.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    All the best mate.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    edited September 2017
    Everything crossed and take care.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    AFKABartram said:

    Currently has winds of 185mph

    Good luck @limeygent

    Currently gusting at over 200mph.

    Batten down the hatches

  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    Christ, let's hope it's not too serious.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    Have friends that live on Long Island & others who are in Florida at the moment.

    Thinking of them all tonight.
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,360
    What's the best case scenario at this point? A massive change of direction?
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    edited September 2017
    cafc_harry said:

    What's the best case scenario at this point? A massive change of direction?

    A change in direction could take it into The Gulf, that could be the worst thing that could happen if it gets anywhere near Houston. Anybody's guess right now.
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Good luck to all affected.
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,888
    cafc_harry said:

    Don't they usually tail off and slow down on landfall? I know that didn't happen with Harvey hence the extent of the damage.

    It did happen with Harvey, hence the extent of the (flood) damage.
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,360
    Hex said:

    cafc_harry said:

    Don't they usually tail off and slow down on landfall? I know that didn't happen with Harvey hence the extent of the damage.

    It did happen with Harvey, hence the extent of the (flood) damage.
    I remember watching shortly after landfall at Rockport I think it was and it was still going full speed.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Wife's family live in South West Florida, looks like they are evacuating.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,595
    Stay safe out there, if it's any consolation about 3,000 people (including me) in the insurance Market in London are praying it's minor and minimal land fall!

    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I was in Cuba Sunday night, quite relieved to not be there now. Fingers crossed for those who may be affected
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    I used to live in Florida and still have a lot of friends there. Been speaking to many throughout the day and if there is one bright side to this it's that there is a lot of advanced preparation and people in Florida are pros at this.

    Limey hope you're alright. For this thing to make its way up the East Coast would be awful. Thoughts and love with anyone in that part of the world. Desperately hoping it swings east out into the open ocean.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Where do the Floridians evacuate to?
    Looks like the path is over most of the state.

    Stay safe.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    MrOneLung said:

    Where do the Floridians evacuate to?
    Looks like the path is over most of the state.

    Stay safe.

    It varies. The further north and the the more centrally you go the better things tend to be. For as bad as the hurricane is now, once it hits lands it immediately starts to weaken. So by the time it gets somewhere like Orlando or Tampa, it's usually the case that the storms have weakened enough to where they can still cause damage, but they're not apocalyptic.

    The concern is of course a once in a generation storm that hits land with such ferocity that by the time it gets to somewhere like Tampa, where I have a lot of friends, it is still powerful enough to do a lot of damage. And a city like Tampa, or Gainesville where I used to live, are not as well prepared as areas like the Keys and Miami-Dade county.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    MrOneLung said:

    Where do the Floridians evacuate to?
    Looks like the path is over most of the state.

    Stay safe.

    Exactly what I just asked the Mrs. Her mum is in a care home so quite vulnerable. My brother in law wants to move her but it takes 4 hours driving north just to get to Orlando from where they are and you're still not out of the woods although at least away from the ocean.

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