Hurricane Ian / Nicole Thread

[NOLAGATOR]

158 mph winds. It's about to get upgraded to Cat 5. Storm surges to 16 feet. Humans cannot survive that.

Trailers are doomed. Lee and Charlette Co are packed with mobile home parks and Cape Coral is built on man made canals.

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

Sarasota here.

 

[78]

Trailers are doomed. Lee and Charlette Co are packed with mobile home parks and Cape Coral is built on man made canals.

Everywhere there is population density, lots of mobiles. I fear there is going to be a large loss of life. Already a projection of $20b in property damage.

 

[soflagator]

Trailers are doomed. Lee and Charlette Co are packed with mobile home parks and Cape Coral is built on man made canals.

I’ve always been amazed that anyone would elect to live in South Florida, anywhere near the coast, in a mobile home or trailer.

 

[NOLAGATOR]

I’ve always been amazed that anyone would elect to live in South Florida, anywhere near the coast, in a mobile home or trailer.

Many are second homes. Some are really nice gated communities but not a place for fires or storms.

 

[B52G8rAC]

I’ve always been amazed that anyone would elect to live in South Florida, anywhere near the coast, in a mobile home or trailer.

When my dad built our house in 1959, in Pensacola, he put anchor rods from the roof to the foundation every 8 feet or so. Code back then was to put J hooks into the top lintel pour but he ran them to the concrete foundation. I think something like that is code now. Anyway, the house is still there with the original roof structure. I dont care how many straps you put around a manufactured home, the thing is going away in 160 MPH winds.

 

[RiverRat]

this ain’t gone be good
weather channel showing dumpsters floating by two miles in at Englewood and it’s just getting started

 

[LeeForThree]

Stay safe everyone

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

I just texted my friend in Naples and he sent me this.

 

[78]

I just texted my friend in Naples and he sent me this.

What?!?! I'd just run tow hooks off the fascia.

 

[wrpgator]

Expected to make land fall at Manasota Key near Englewood within the hour.

 

[B52G8rAC]

Expected to make land fall at Manasota Key near Englewood within the hour.

Prayers for all. What intensity is it coming ashore with?

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

Prayers for all. What intensity is it coming ashore with?

Ridiculous speed, but only 1 mph from being Ludicrous speed.

 

[wrpgator]

Prayers for all. What intensity is it coming ashore with?

Depends on who’s reporting. Windy.com says about 100 mph, boatus dot com (windfield graphic) says 155 mph.

 

[PaulDrake]

LOL! Never heard of and just learned what the "Waffle House Index" is:

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That's really bad..." — Craig Fugate, Former Head of FEMA

Apparently Waffle House has state of the art disaster plans that includes generators to keep their stores open and a supply chain designed to keep them viable during natural disasters which explains Fugate's declaration. There is an entire Twitter time line devoted to Waffle House status' across the state. I'm blown away by this...

 

[Joegator96]

Gov Ron DeSantis has issued an emergency order that all Florida visitors must evacuate immediately to Martha's Vineyard. Residents can sta

LOL! Never heard of and just learned what the "Waffle House Index" is:

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That's really bad..." — Craig Fugate, Former Head of FEMA

Apparently Waffle House has state of the art disaster plans that includes generators to keep their stores open and a supply chain designed to keep them viable during natural disasters which explains Fugate's declaration. There is an entire Twitter time line devoted to Waffle House status' across the state. I'm blown away by this...

Darn, if they paid as much attention to the quality of food served.......................just sayin

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Only about an hour of prep left.....I'm getting too old for this

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

LOL! Never heard of and just learned what the "Waffle House Index" is:

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That's really bad..." — Craig Fugate, Former Head of FEMA

Apparently Waffle House has state of the art disaster plans that includes generators to keep their stores open and a supply chain designed to keep them viable during natural disasters which explains Fugate's declaration. There is an entire Twitter time line devoted to Waffle House status' across the state. I'm blown away by this...

The Waffle House Index has been used for a very long time.

 

[78]

Only about an hour of prep left.....I'm getting too old for this

Cutting it a bit close, eh? It's probably not too late to evacuate to Daytona.

 

[NOLAGATOR]

Darn, if they paid as much attention to the quality of food served.......................just sayin

Capitalism at work...good for them.
Chinese restaurants were open within a day or two after Katrina.