This was the biggest nothingburger I've ever dealt with here on the Treasure Coast. We all had to prepare, but I don't think we ever saw anything worse than very brief 40 MPH gusts. I don't have a single leaf down around my house right now. Hell, it's not even breezy!
I guess it serves as practice for hurricane preparation.
Ok, so this guy is in Citrus County. It's not anywhere close to the tropical storm zone. What exactly is does this idiot think he's doing? Any other "Florida Men" out there want to 'splain?
Right Ox. Its like we are all in the military reserves (no disrespect to actual reservist). For a week or two each year we have go through these exercises. Shutters up, shutters down, stock up the food and fuel ect ect. New Hampshire is sounding great for the summers.This was the biggest nothingburger I've ever dealt with here on the Treasure Coast. We all had to prepare, but I don't think we ever saw anything worse than very brief 40 MPH gusts. I don't have a single leaf down around my house right now. Hell, it's not even breezy!
I guess it serves as practice for hurricane preparation.
Everything you said above the picture is in the post I put up last week. Very little critical thought in the media regarding hurricane/climate science. It doesn’t drive viewership or clicks so they go the sensational route.Lifelong Floridian here. Got a few comments about the last 7 days or so.
I began on Wednesday of last week to prepare - not for the hurricane but for the idiots, which I find is much more necessary than for winds and water. You can really spot the people who a) Aren't Natives, and B) Do nothing but watch the national news media. These are the idiots running out to by 50 gallons of gas and extra food that will be wasted. It's quite amazing the lack of common sense, planning and preparation I've witnessed recently.
A comment on the strength of the storms... Does anyone factor in the fact that technology has increased dramatically in the ability to measure and monitor these storms? Even 25 years ago most of the data gathered about active storms were probably from buoys and older technology from Hurricane Hunter aircraft. What is the measurement altitude of the "Maximum sustained winds?" If it's not less than 50 feet is it really significant to the possible damage to property? I think it's likely that the wind speeds data we see today isn't exactly equivalent to what data was available years ago.
I'd like to see the data provided to our citizens always include a graphic showing how far out the damaging winds are from the center. Visually, all people see is the "cone of uncertainty" and are oblivious to how far the 74 mph+ winds extend. When Dorian was at its strongest - 185mph - winds of hurricane strength (74+) only extended out 30 miles from the center. I never saw any info as to how large of an area the 185mph winds extended. I think thats pertinent info.
EXAMPLE:
One thing is certain in my mind though, if I lived on the beach, my biggest concerned would always be the storm surge. Nothing is going to stop that wall of water.
My prayers and my monetary donations will be for the victims in the days ahead.
I believe the complacency is a direct result of the weather channel/media. Every time they spaz out, tell you spend money and time to prep, and recommend you evac but nothing actually happens, a little doubt creeps in for the next time. At some point, you’re doubting so much that you don’t take the warnings seriously... then Katrina happens. Or Andrew. The media is “the boy who cried wolf”.
Until they don't warn people properly and catastrophe happens and everyone blames them for not warning people. They do the best they can with the information they have. Weather is unpredictable, especially hurricanes. This thing started off as a small storm that wasn't a threat to anyone because it was going to cross Hispaniola, weaken, and die as a tropical storm over Florida. The best anyone can do is prepare accordingly using the information they have. The worst thing that happens if the storms misses is you waste some time putting up and taking down shutters and spend a little too much money at the grocery store. That's a hell of a lot better than the alternative.
