Hurricane Irma

[Rich Z]

Here is the 5:00pm forecast track.

 

[Cor66Vette]

Well, I guess you wanted waterfront property. Now it is just more water than front, I guess.

The grass just started to come back after being submerged in that brackish canal water after last year's Matthew brought the water almost to the retaining wall of the lanai.

 

[Rich Z]

The seven o'clock tracking update.

 

[Cor66Vette]

Geez, some good news here. The canal water is not rising, and is actually noticeably lower from 2 hours ago.

 

[CHASZ51]

Starting to nasty up now with 50+ mph gust and 3" of rain and still got power.

 

[Rich Z]

Looks like they put some more hurricane warnings on the tracking display. But looks like it is weakening pretty good now.

 

[CHASZ51]

Power could go anytime. Saw that blue yellow flash down the road a mile or so.

 

[Cor66Vette]

Same here. We're getting more and more little outages. Parts of Palm Coast lost power. My son in Winter Park lost power. Hoping.

 

[CHASZ51]

getting worse with wind. 4" of rain.

 

[Cor66Vette]

I was on FB and read someone in Port Richie lost power. Don't know which part, though. Good luck.

 

[CHASZ51]

I was on FB and read someone in Port Richie lost power. Don't know which part, though. Good luck.

Seeing flashes for sure.

 

[CHASZ51]

Nothing new here. doing ok.

 

[Cor66Vette]

Same here. Lost a rose bush. Saw it on the other end of the property.

The blips in power subsided- that's good.

Okay for now.

 

[CHASZ51]

5.2" of rain, Winds slacked off.

 

[Rich Z]

Winds picking up here a bit, and rain just about constant now. Seeing yellow bands heading our way on the weather radar.

11 o'clock track forecast is showing Irma staying over land and sustained winds down to 100 mph. Barometric pressure is rising pretty rapidly now, so the kryptonite is working.

 

[Rich Z]

5.2" of rain, Winds slacked off.

Yeah, I can see on the weather radar where you are apparently in a sizable break in the bands. I think Irma coming on land during nighttime hours is helping to knock the stuffings out of it. And likely that cool air being sucked down from the north is helping to put the brakes on that storm's heat engine too.

But still, a tornado spawning in your back yard could still sure ruin your day.

 

[CHASZ51]

Yeah, I can see on the weather radar where you are apparently in a sizable break in the bands. I think Irma coming on land during nighttime hours is helping to knock the stuffings out of it. And likely that cool air being sucked down from the north is helping to put the brakes on that storm's heat engine too.

But still, a tornado spawning in your back yard could still sure ruin your day.

Still raining good and gust to 70. Just glad is not 120 or more.

 

[CHASZ51]

Gust around 80mph and 6.5" of rain.

 

[Rich Z]

Yeah, this could have been a lot, LOT worse in your area.

 

[CHASZ51]

Yeah, this could have been a lot, LOT worse in your area.

I agree. The worst wind now and 7" of rain. Rain is about over.