TeamIconic Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hello guess. I'm not living in the US but i have people i know in Florida and i am really concerned right now. I read and heard so many different reports and as of right now it looks like it will be like Houston just much much stronger. How high is the danger that Florida really gets hit? It sounds really terrifying and i am concerned for friends as they don't report that much so far about where i live. I really hope everyone who lives there will be safe. I know it has the highest category, just can't imagine what a desaster this will mean. Stay safe everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango kid Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 It's currently the strongest storm ever created in the Atlantic basin at a category 5 in history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 That should ease up their worries then, cheers Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNX Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Won't be a category 5 when it hits Florida, but the categories really don't matter. Tell your friends head the warning. If the state tell you you need to evacuate, you need to evacuate. You can't count on Ricky Ross to stop this thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango kid Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 All of Florida has been under a state of emergency right now this hurricane will affect the whole state Florida should start feeling the effects of Sunday morning and it should hit the first island in the Caribbean tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hope the people in Florida, other states, and the islands in the hurricane's path stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! People live everywhere on earth, Florida just happens to have hurricanes once a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango kid Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 It figures it's like 25 anniversary of Andrew and I just paid off my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackalicious Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! People live everywhere on earth, Florida just happens to have hurricanes once a year. Expect, we have had less major Hurricanes than New York in the past 10 years. Soooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! People live everywhere on earth, Florida just happens to have hurricanes once a year. Wow I didn't expect anyone to take that post seriously. You're right people do live everywhere and those who live in the harshest places on Earth tend to be small communities. Amazonian tribes, inuits, Himalayan families etc. Only European's decided to colonise an entire continent with such extreme weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamIconic Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Guys i know it is dangerous and if the state tells you to leave you should do it. But i read so many reports now and i can't get the things straight right now. How likely is it that Florida gets hit? I read it could be possible, it could also just turn back to ocean etc. What is with Orlando? I read that it will mostly affect South Florida. I have friends there and actually they don't know much more (No not Billie and Peyton, i wish lol, but i also worry about them and the rest of the NXT Crew as they all live there as i worry about all the people in general in Florida or carribean islands) It realls frightens me. Is it likely it hits? Just a possibility? I guess some of you heard/read much more informations than someone not living there. @WNX why can't it be this category then anymore? And why doesn't it matter? Higher category means it is stronger or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango kid Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Guys i know it is dangerous and if the state tells you to leave you should do it. But i read so many reports now and i can't get the things straight right now. How likely is it that Florida gets hit? I read it could be possible, it could also just turn back to ocean etc. What is with Orlando? I read that it will mostly affect South Florida. I have friends there and actually they don't know much more (No not Billie and Peyton, i wish lol, but i also worry about them and the rest of the NXT Crew as they all live there as i worry about all the people in general in Florida or carribean islands) It realls frightens me. Is it likely it hits? Just a possibility? I guess some of you heard/read much more informations than someone not living there. @WNX why can't it be this category then anymore? And why doesn't it matter? Higher category means it is stronger or not? It's still four or five days before they can get an exact path right now all possible,path states Florida will be hit hard if it keeps on it westward path it hit petty much the same spot as harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! People live everywhere on earth, Florida just happens to have hurricanes once a year. Wow I didn't expect anyone to take that post seriously. You're right people do live everywhere and those who live in the harshest places on Earth tend to be small communities. Amazonian tribes, inuits, Himalayan families etc. Only European's decided to colonise an entire continent with such extreme weather. But you seriously expect an area as large as Florida, one that is within the continental united states to only be inhabited by a few tribal people? Perhaps I can't sense your sarcasm right now because I had a rough night, but this is the same as the people that criticize Californians for living in earthquake country or people in Louisiana for living in a place that can go underwater like when Katrina hit; too much money and resources there for people not to inhabit it in large numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNX Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 @WNX why can't it be this category then anymore? And why doesn't it matter? Higher category means it is stronger or not? I say categories don't matter (which it does... shouldn't have worded it like that) because only 3 hurricanes have hit landfall in the US at category 5, one of them being Andrew that austinfan mentioned in 92, Camille in 69, and one they didn't name back in the 30s. Katrina hit Florida as a category 1 in Florida, jumped into the Gulf and shot to cat 3 before hitting Louisiana. The damage there wasn't so much the hurricane itself as it was the storm surge and flawed levee system but it was one of the most costly storms in the country's history. The numbers I've heard coming out from Harvey makes it sound like that's topping the charts for cleanup. That hit Texas as a cat 4, which is what Irma is scheduled to hit Florida at, only it's supposed to be worse So yes, in theory categories do matter, but the Saffir-Simpson scale only factors in wind speed so judging a storm based off the mph of winds leads to an inaccurate damage prediction. It could and might do Harvey damage and it might just huff and puff, but they're convinced it'll do Harvey damage and then some. We'll see what it does. It could go apeshit and dash back off into the Ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackalicious Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 @WNX why can't it be this category then anymore? And why doesn't it matter? Higher category means it is stronger or not? I say categories don't matter (which it does... shouldn't have worded it like that) because only 3 hurricanes have hit landfall in the US at category 5, one of them being Andrew that austinfan mentioned in 92, Camille in 69, and one they didn't name back in the 30s. Katrina hit Florida as a category 1 in Florida, jumped into the Gulf and shot to cat 3 before hitting Louisiana. The damage there wasn't so much the hurricane itself as it was the storm surge and flawed levee system but it was one of the most costly storms in the country's history. The numbers I've heard coming out from Harvey makes it sound like that's topping the charts for cleanup. That hit Texas as a cat 4, which is what Irma is scheduled to hit Florida at, only it's supposed to be worse So yes, in theory categories do matter, but the Saffir-Simpson scale only factors in wind speed so judging a storm based off the mph of winds leads to an inaccurate damage prediction. It could and might do Harvey damage and it might just huff and puff, but they're convinced it'll do Harvey damage and then some. We'll see what it does. It could go apeshit and dash back off into the Ocean. Na, they already said it won't put as much rain out, which did more damage than anything. It's supposed to put out 12 to 14 inches, Harvey put out 40+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamIconic Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 So is rain more the thing that does the most damage? I thought it was the storm/wind itself Don't know much about it. Here in europe we don't have to deal with that luckily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! Hurricanes are getting worse, because the climate is changing. But...you know, that's just a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Man whose idea was it to settle somewhere with such harsh weather? Stupid ancestors! Stay safe Florida! People live everywhere on earth, Florida just happens to have hurricanes once a year. Wow I didn't expect anyone to take that post seriously. You're right people do live everywhere and those who live in the harshest places on Earth tend to be small communities. Amazonian tribes, inuits, Himalayan families etc. Only European's decided to colonise an entire continent with such extreme weather. But you seriously expect an area as large as Florida, one that is within the continental united states to only be inhabited by a few tribal people? Perhaps I can't sense your sarcasm right now because I had a rough night, but this is the same as the people that criticize Californians for living in earthquake country or people in Louisiana for living in a place that can go underwater like when Katrina hit; too much money and resources there for people not to inhabit it in large numbers. Dude I'm not sure why you're arguing lmao. You think I'm really bitching that people 300 years ago settled somewhere with shitty weather? I didn't say Florida should be inhabited by tribal people, nor am I criticising anyone, I cant comprehend why you're taking this seriously. I made a joke comment about people 200 years ago, and then stated some facts just to keep conversation going. I'm don't "seriously expect" anything. I'm not trying to argue whether people should be living in Florida or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Although people really shouldn't live in Florida. It's a *censored*ed up place with *censored*ed up people and *censored*ed up alligators, but the cuisine and the Latinas are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackalicious Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 So is rain more the thing that does the most damage? I thought it was the storm/wind itself Don't know much about it. Here in europe we don't have to deal with that luckily. A mix of Rain & wind from the storm does damage, but I was saying Hurricane Harvey did much worse due to have rain that was 40-50 inches which is about what the average rainfall for that area gets in a whole year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamIconic Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 And how much more safe are you in Orlando or the center of Florida in general? The most dangerous zones are the coastal regions right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNX Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Na, they already said it won't put as much rain out, which did more damage than anything. It's supposed to put out 12 to 14 inches, Harvey put out 40+. Oh, that's it? Pfft. Child's play And how much more safe are you in Orlando or the center of Florida in general? The most dangerous zones are the coastal regions right? I ran into this article taken from a homeinsurance blog post. According to it, Orlando was/is ranked number 2 as the safest place in FL from hurricanes, tropical storms, and flooding. I don't know how accurate that is. But of course any place near a large body of water has an increased chance of being pummeled depending on the circumstances. At the same time, the center of the state also has the most tornadoes compared to the rest of the state and a really decent hurricane could create several tornadoes and you don't get a whole lot of warning from those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Honestly, it's just sad that this is what it will take to make people more conscientious about rising seas and more powerful storms that are attributed to climate change. More precautions could have been taken long before this...but people are too damn stubborn. They'd rather pretend that a bad storm is just a one-off and everything will be fine...but we've known that these storms were going to get more frequent, and worse. Only the ignorant have denied this. Also, I see that "12-14 inches compared to 40+" comment up there...but the difference is, the Texas flooding came from rivers and dams. Most of the worse hit areas of Texas were actually not close to the sea at all. When it comes to Florida and Irma, they'll be dealing with more of the storm surge aspect of a hurricane...right off the water. It's a different situation. What affects one area of the country isn't what will necessarily affect another part. It comes down to infrastructure, location, etc. Not to mention, rescue services already being stretched thin across the US with all of the wildfires and the flooding in Texas. It's not a good situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamIconic Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hm this calms me down a bit. At least you seem to be in a much safer spot in Florida when you are in Orlando, if Irma should hit the whole state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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