I hope you fellow Floridians stay safe in case this huge storm turns towards us.
http://www.news4jax.com/weather/tropical-storm-matthew-forms (http://www.news4jax.com/weather/tropical-storm-matthew-forms)
Hope all is well guy's, my thoughts are with you....Alex
Stay safe, chaps!
I was just talking to the wife about stocking up on essentials: beer, cider, wine, etc.
Hope you guys are all safe.
We are already getting steady rain and little wind gust in Jacksonville and it's still down in the Bahamas.
Just shows the magnitude of this storm. They have issued mandatory evacuations for St. Augustine
just 25 miles South of us. There are also reports of major power outages already in South Central Fla.
I had to wait 20 min. this morning to get gas and all they had was Premium with only 1 pump working out of 12.
Water, can't be found on shelves in stores, I'm glad I stocked up 2 days ago.
I'm riding it out. It's going to be gridlock on evacuation routes outta here. You guys here in Florida stay safe.
Mach
Stay safe everyone
Remember safety first -everything else later.
Tommy
Thanks for all of the good wishes. A positive attitude is crucial in these times.
Friends have just arrived from Jacksonville. They live close to the river. Schools are closed. Airports are closing. Our camping gear is ready for when the power goes out. We have food, water, beer, and wine. We'll see what comes.
Thoughts with you in Florida... hope it passes with minimal damage.
Mike
Looks like it's gonna be an East Coaster so I truly haven't even thought much about it. I would imagine we will see some rain and wind tomorrow but nothing too bad. I have a big gig on Sat. here at The Straz Center. I have 2 different CDs being delivered (200 of each) and 50 T-shirts to pick up so things best be passable or I'm gonna open a big can of whoop ass on Mother Nature...oh yea!
Blooby, Lurker, Mach...Baton down the hatches my brothers and stay safe.
I'm deciding which of four types of scotch goes best with high winds.
Decisions...decisions...
Blooby
Hope you guys ride this one out in good shape - Good Luck.
Mark
Stay safe, guys.
All things must pass.
Thinking of you Guys, Stay Safe...
Alex
He's on the way. I already had a big limb hit the roof with minimal winds and caused a small leak in the kitchen and it's not even here yet. Our street has a small river rushing down from the rains. We should start getting the heavy stuff later today. Good news is the track has shifted a little to the East so our storm surge numbers have went down.
There are hundreds of thousands along the coast without power. I'm sure we will lose power once it gets up next to us. Bad news is they suspended liquor sales until Sunday >:( Good news is I stocked up yesterday :)
Riding the storm out!
(http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/eaus/ft-animated.gif)
Stay safe guys and keep your beer cool.
Stay safe ...
That's a fascinating and disturbing graphic.
These things often have a habit, once they're finished with your part of the world, of hooking up to the Gulf stream, coming over the Atlantic and hitting land again right about the Severn Estuary in the UK, where I am. So I shall be watching this one with interest. They're usually pretty much spent compared to what you're seeing but still nasty by our standards.
I'll be thinking of you guys
Quote from: ODH on October 07, 2016, 05:49:06 AMThat's a fascinating and disturbing graphic.
These things often have a habit, once they're finished with your part of the world, of hooking up to the Gulf stream, coming over the Atlantic and hitting land again...
...and this is it's projected path.
One Gulf Stream area for us is that little stretch between the Bahamas and Florida.
(http://www.13newsnow.com/img/resize/content.13newsnow.com/photo/2016/10/06/matthew-thurs_1475811123116_6380077_ver1.0.jpg?preset=534-401)
Mach just beat me to the punch with that graphic. Freeport on Grand Bahama had a direct hit yesterday. Looks like they may be in for more.
We're getting some outer bands here in Gainesville. It's windy and rainy, but nothing like the coast.
Stay above the water, Mach. You don't want it to dilute the good stuff.
Good luck Mach, the more you drink the cooler the leak will seem. Log on and let us know the moment the power goes out ;)
Just some wind and rain here as I sit in my kids dentist office. I heard
Disney is closing...I bet the surfers are rushing out to beach. Hope you other Floridians keep dry!
Holy moly. Stay safe my brothers - the shear size and scale is scary.
B
Power went out at 9:00 am just as I finished cooking breakfast. Baconfest/Octoberfest is on. Crock pot has been on all night simmering a slab of ribs, BBQ beans & saugage. We have Chinese food from one of our drug reps at work. Plenty of other goodies too. As I was typing this the power came back on. That is a great excuse to start drinking early.
John (Lurker) and I by the red dot, not nearly as in the thick of things as Mach. Peak is still a few hours away for all of us. Mach, must grab a beer one of these days.
Blooby
(https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=25801.0;attach=185856)
Hope all is ok guys... thoughts with you...
Little drink of whiskey seems like a good idea to me... and maybe you could strum a few chords to take your mind off the chaos??
Mike
The rain has pretty much calmed down with scattered downpours that last for a few minutes then just stops.
I wish I had a speed gun to check the wind gust though. I was outside a few minutes ago and the trees looked like they would fly away when those big gust came through. I took a drive around the neighborhood and out to the main road and didn't see a lot of debris either.
We just have some standing water, not flooding like in other parts of the city and beach. We still have a few more hours of whirlwinds. Now I just have to get on the roof tomorrow and check the damage. The kitchen ceiling has some dripping in three different places from the limb falling. It's probably just one spot where it runs to different areas.
This was a Cat. 3 then downgraded to a high Cat. 2. I'm surprised there wasn't more damage with a storm of that strength. The neighbors across the street have a tree that came down and bent the gutters a little. The news has reported that surge waters are already receding. We got lucky on this one. Now we just wait to see what it does as it spins back around toward us in the Ocean.
Blooby, Lurker, Hook and anyone else I missed that lives here, I hope all is well with you guys.
I've done a survey of our immediate area, and it all looks good. We never lost power. It looks like we got worse from Hermine. I haven't been around town, but the news outlets say our county fared well.
Our friends from Jax have been interested in the reports from Mach. They live in riverside. The reports there are positive. Jax Beach is pretty bad. They are not letting anyone back yet. I have a friend down in Cocoa Beach, near Cape Canaveral, who is relieved that his condo is still standing. Our friends from St. Augustine are dreading their return. They live just outside of town in a low area.
I hope the roof damage isn't too bad, Mach. We're glad you're still there.
Hopefully everyone has dodged the bullet on this one. Seeing the vid's, it really looked quite frightening. We never really get those extreme weather events in the UK, at least, not very often.
B
The photos from St. Augustine and Flagler Beach are unsettling. I am glad the Songcrafters are all safe. Good luck with the house, Mach.
FYI, I have been looking at this site: https://weather.com/news/news/hurricane-matthew-florida (https://weather.com/news/news/hurricane-matthew-florida)
Blooby
Thanks for the link Blooby. The storm surge vids are crazy with the water coming toward you.
I tried to take video with my phone and I could only get 2 because the rain and wind was so intense.
This is during the time it was between Daytona and St. Aug. and I am just a little South of Jax in Clay Co.
Sorry for the bad vid I held my phone the wrong way and had to convert it so you don't have to look sideways LOL.
I tried to hold my finger over the mic because the sound of the wind and rain would of blasted your ears.
You can hear a big gust come through at the end. This is the neighbors tree on their house.
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Do I need to convert it to a different format?
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