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Durb's avatar
Durb
Explorer
Sep 06, 2017

Taking Irma seriously

I saw on the news this morning an on site report showing a steady stream of boats, motorhomes and trailers heading north from south Florida. I think Harvey created a good teaching moment. Hope all fellow RVers are safe down there.
  • Just watched the weather channel. It shows the entire state being hit with a minimum wind of 125mph.
  • Inland, as in Georgia or further. Get off the peninsula of Florida.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Florida has it's act together when it comes to hurricanes! They start mandatory evacuations early. Worked for a company that had many retail stores in Florida was always closing stores at least 36 to 48 hours before expected arrival.
    If it is as bad as it was when it hit St. Martin it will really test the new stringent building codes since Andrew.
  • Don't think being inland in Fla is going to help much. If it hits with 185 mph winds, Fla is done. Snowbirds will turn into 'sitting ducks'.

    I see the Governor has already declared all 68 Counties 'emergency status', activated some National Guard and imposed evacuation plans.

    No RV ever built will take 185 mph winds, in fact, no brick and steel building will either.

    Wonder how Trump's place will fare. It's in Miami-Dade County as well. I bet !75 is a disaster and will be for a while.

    To think I used to live in Key West. Glad I don't now. I'll take the snow and cold in front of a nice wood fire anyday.
  • rk911 wrote:
    hopefully anyone who can leave has left and didn't wait for the govt to tell them to get out of the way.


    Well it's not quite that easy, Rich.

    People have lives that they can't just pick up and abandon that easily.

    SO.....you need to wait at least until the severity and path has some certainty to it before you run away.

    If you left home every time a tropical depression formed in the Atlantic you would be away for about 3 months every year.

    One needs to be READY with a plan.....and not wait until the last minute but landfall near Miami is still about 4 days out. That should be plenty of time to leave if you are ready.
  • hopefully anyone who can leave has left and didn't wait for the govt to tell them to get out of the way.
  • Agreed. Don't try to ride out a Cat 5 that is setting off seismic sensors and 185 MPH+ winds. Get as far inland as possible.
  • I'm kind of in the opposite situation.
    I'm in Virginia.....and had planned to head back home on Sunday.
    Hope I can but at this point it doesn't look good.

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