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Old 09-08-2017, 06:01 PM
 
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Doesn't this track still put Miami on the dirty side of the storm though?
Yes. But if it keeps moving more to the west it helps a little . If it gets far enough west then Miami could be in much better shape.
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Old 09-08-2017, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
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Yes. But if it keeps moving more to the west it helps a little . If it gets far enough west then Miami could be in much better shape.
Well let's hope so..I hate to say that to the detriment of points West but considering the potential for damage in Miami compared to those less populated areas, it seems like a somewhat less catastrophic scenario.

I'm fairly concerned about Tampa at this point.
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Old 09-09-2017, 02:43 AM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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Old 09-09-2017, 01:33 PM
 
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
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They forced us out of Danashores in 1985.
That's one community not the entire state, or at least peninsula. Lots of people in coastal South Florida have had to evacuate but that's a few thousand not a few million. And many of them probably went to shelters in the area not to other states.
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Old 09-09-2017, 01:43 PM
 
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
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We are in a flood zone, and we are staying. Our neighborhood actually floods less than many inland. I agree with your post. They came around today wanting everyone to evacuate but we are not going to. Our house is a well built little bunker, concrete block/stucco with a real roof (massive beams, concrete all the way up, so NO flimsy wood trusses!) and we have double windows, almost hurricane-proof. Our biggest worry would be storm surge, but we decided we will take the chance. We do NOT want to get caught stuck bumper-to-bumper with nowhere to go, and we also have 3 pets.

I am 68, grew up here, went through many bad hurricanes and storms including Donna in 1960 and survived them all. It is not realistic to have millions of people trying to evacuate, and this storm is headed to other states after here, just like Donna in 1960. In many cases, better to stay put.
Hope y'all stay safe and good luck to you. I hear you about "nowhere to go." Best place for my mom to go realistically besides a shelter (which are very full I hear) is to her uncle's place in Mayo, FL and that's 6 hours away from Miami and while I don't think they'll get hit as bad (its inland, north of Gainesville), if that is fixing to hit Georgia, then all of the peninsula is screwed. Not worth the 6 hour drive north with expensive gas, and heavy traffic. In many cases its best to just stay put with enough supplies. Last thing you need is panicked crowds on the highway. Bumper to bumper, wasting your gas, and what happens if there's a car accident? Yea, wouldn't wanna be in that person's shoes. Not only will the roads be further clogged, whoever was involved in the accident is gonna be in quite the pickle.
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Old 09-09-2017, 01:57 PM
 
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We are in a flood zone, and we are staying. Our neighborhood actually floods less than many inland. I agree with your post. They came around today wanting everyone to evacuate but we are not going to. Our house is a well built little bunker, concrete block/stucco with a real roof (massive beams, concrete all the way up, so NO flimsy wood trusses!) and we have double windows, almost hurricane-proof. Our biggest worry would be storm surge, but we decided we will take the chance. We do NOT want to get caught stuck bumper-to-bumper with nowhere to go, and we also have 3 pets.

I am 68, grew up here, went through many bad hurricanes and storms including Donna in 1960 and survived them all. It is not realistic to have millions of people trying to evacuate, and this storm is headed to other states after here, just like Donna in 1960. In many cases, better to stay put.
As they say, hide from the wind, run from the water.

None of that will help you with storm surge, hopefully your area doesn't flood, if it does, go to second floor or roof
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Old 09-14-2017, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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Old 09-14-2017, 05:28 PM
 
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Storms over and power is on. No damage here. I feel sorry for some on the west coast who had their homes destroyed. People on the islands and keys are hurting.
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Old 09-14-2017, 05:45 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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Uh oh...here we go again.....Two systems churning out in the Atlantic



http://www.wtsp.com/news/two-systems...ntic/474959216
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