Most Powerful Hurricane Ever Heading For U.S. [Archive] - The Orange Mane

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 04:36 AM

The NHC said Wilma had a preliminary pressure reading of 884 millibars, the lowest ever recorded, making it the strongest hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic Basin history. It's headed for the Gulf Coast and expected to make landfall this weekend sometime.

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Hurricane Wilma Grows to Category 5 Storm
By FREDDY CUEVAS, Associated Press Writer

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Gathering strength at a fierce pace, Hurricane Wilma grew into a Category 5 monster storm early Wednesday with 175 mph winds. Forecasters warned the storm was "extremely dangerous" and said a key reading of its pressure was the lowest ever recorded in the Atlantic basin.

Wilma was dumping rain on Central America and Mexico, and forecasters warned of a "significant threat" to Florida by the weekend.

"All interests in the Florida Keys and the Florida peninsula should closely monitor the progress of extremely dangerous Hurricane Wilma," the
National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest advisory.

The storm gathered force rapidly over the last day. It was only Tuesday morning that Wilma grew from a tropical storm into a weak hurricane.

At 5 a.m. EDT, U.S. Air Force reconnaissance planes measured Wilma's top sustained winds at 175 mph, making it a Category 5 hurricane, the Hurricane Center said. At that time, the storm was centered about 170 miles south-southwest of Grand Cayman Island and about 365 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. It was moving west-northwest at nearly 8 mph and was expected to turn northwest, the Hurricane Center said.
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ZachKC

10-19-2005, 04:38 AM

The Chiefs game in Miami is in question. Not sure how that is going to shake out.

Odysseus

10-19-2005, 04:40 AM

This is getting ridiculous. I'm getting sick of this end of the world stuff. If Jesus is coming I wish he would hurry and get this crap over with.

Jesterhole

10-19-2005, 04:42 AM

There is no global warming. There is nothing to see here. Keep spending! God bless America!

broncohaven

10-19-2005, 04:53 AM

I'm surprised Phizer doesn't have something for this yet.

epa86b@netzero

10-19-2005, 04:55 AM

This is getting ridiculous. I'm getting sick of this end of the world stuff. If Jesus is coming I wish he would hurry and get this crap over with.

If we were 1-5, I would agree with you but we are 5-1 and the D-fense looks promising and we have pretty good punter.

-Slap-

10-19-2005, 05:21 AM

There is no global warming. There is nothing to see here. Keep spending! God bless America!
Sure, keep believing those wussy scientists. What do they have to back them up, except increasing amounts of empirical evidence?

Drek

10-19-2005, 05:23 AM

There is no global warming. There is nothing to see here. Keep spending! God bless America! Global warming is a real trend, but its not necessarily a result of human actions, that part is still very much debatable. The planet has gone through periods of warming and cooling throughout its history. The past 15k years (present to the beginning of the quaternery) is actually the longest peroid of a relatively "cold" planet, average global temps were significantly higher for hundreds of millions of years prior.

Also, hurricanes are created in large part by differential winds, commonly tradewinds (hence so many forming in the gulf), meeting over idealized temperature water. It has nothing to do with global warming. In fact, should global warming continue we'll see a decrease in hurricanes because we'll live in a generally high rainfall planet, with significant spreading of the tropic zones. More places at warm climates equals less variability in wind and water temperatures, and in turn reduce the frequency of large storm patterns. That would itself change since with differences in ocean temperatures the tradewinds would likely find themselves shifting positions.

Personally, I'm hoping this storm continues on where its at and hits south Florida. They're used to this kind of storm and are well prepared for it compared to the cities along the western gulf.

Raidersbane

10-19-2005, 05:30 AM

Only crazed crackpot liberals believe in that global warming stuff. It's all based on fuzzy leftwing science. Keep buying those Hummers......all is well! Any who believe otherwise will be called out by Ann Coulter and declared traitors.

ZachKC

10-19-2005, 05:31 AM

Tredici

10-19-2005, 05:37 AM

WooooHoooo. The perfect excuse for 3 bucks a gallon!

Headless Hessian Rider

10-19-2005, 05:41 AM

Sorry guys,
but what you forgot is that normally we are in a cooling phase in the line of past 15k years.... fore sure there is a global warming caused by the industry!!!

baja

10-19-2005, 05:43 AM

It's all these Mexicans eating too damn many beans.

-Slap-

10-19-2005, 05:44 AM

See? Scientists are a bunch of treehugging alarmist pencilnecks.

Raidersbane

10-19-2005, 05:47 AM

Yes there is a natural cycle. The problem is it appears we have interrupted it.......

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 05:51 AM

I tend to agree with Drek. The Earth has been cooling and heating itself over the course of its history. Our data based on that is so minute in the long run. I haven't been convinced that man has effected all of that as much as some think...
I don't know if our crapping in our own beds is related to the increase in number and intensity of storms or not but it can't be a good thing.
Maybe W*GS can give his opinion on this since he works in Boulder (as a scientist?) and has written papers on climate change.

rotovet

10-19-2005, 05:52 AM

I just can't imagine how our gasoline emissions don't or won't effect our climate and overall health at some point along the line if the problem isn't addressed. Then again we'll all be dead by that time and won't have to worry about that or our country's impending debt payments.

Mile High Shack

10-19-2005, 05:55 AM

WooooHoooo. The perfect excuse for 3 bucks a gallon!

even though it won't touch any refineries

convienent huh?

Rohirrim

10-19-2005, 06:00 AM

If the whole world, tomorrow, decided to reduce CO2 emissions, and acted decisively, no effect would be seen in the atmosphere for fifty to a hundred years. It's too late. Enjoy the ride. ;D

Raidersbane

10-19-2005, 06:06 AM

even though it won't touch any refineries

convienent huh?

I recall just after Rita that one of the biggest refineries announced at first that it was barely touched. Then a day later claimed it would be down for weeks......ya gotta wonder was it an honest mistake, or an attempt to get the prices jacked up higher. I remember what happend back in 73'. Because of the crap the oil companies pulled back then I will never feel sorry or trust them ever...

Garcia Bronco

10-19-2005, 06:07 AM

Sure, keep believing those wussy scientists. What do they have to back them up, except increasing amounts of empirical evidence?

LMAO!

Sean

10-19-2005, 06:09 AM

Damn, what a pain in the ass. I'm thinking of moving back to Colorado.

Orange_Beard

10-19-2005, 06:19 AM

This could make it tuff to throw the deep ball.

Mile High Shack

10-19-2005, 06:27 AM

I recall just after Rita that one of the biggest refineries announced at first that it was barely touched. Then a day later claimed it would be down for weeks......ya gotta wonder was it an honest mistake, or an attempt to get the prices jacked up higher. I remember what happend back in 73'. Because of the crap the oil companies pulled back then I will never feel sorry or trust them ever...

when you see record profit every quarter from the oil companies

I have a hard time believing anything they say

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 06:36 AM

Doesn't sound good for FL. I've fished Boca Grande before and considered moving to Punta Gorda a couple years ago. Beautiful places!

Forecasters Fear Grim Scenario for Fla.
By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Forecasters who watched Hurricane Wilma explode into the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record said Wednesday it bring devastating winds to the state's East Coast as well as the southwestern coast where landfall is predicted. Meanwhile, officials ordered visitors out of the Florida Keys, the first U.S. evacuations caused by the Category 5 storm.

Storm-weary Floridians kept an anxious eye on Hurricane Wilma as it grew Wednesday, with forecasters warning of a significant threat to the state by the weekend. The storm, which also menaced Cuba and Central America, had winds of 175 mph.

The storm was expected to come ashore in southwestern Florida, threatening coastal areas like Punta Gorda that were hit by Charley, a Category 4 storm that was the first of seven hurricanes to strike or pass close to the state since August 2004.

Early Tuesday, Wilma was only a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph. With winds more than 100 mph faster by the same time Wednesday, it had shown in the most rapid strengthening ever recorded in a hurricane, said Hugh Cobb, a meteorologist at the
National Hurricane Center in Miami.

It was expected to move across Florida quickly, which means it wouldn't weaken much over land, Cobb said. That means it's possible Atlantic coast cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could be hit by winds nearly as strong as the west coast, Cobb said.
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Sean

10-19-2005, 06:54 AM

It was expected to move across Florida quickly, which means it wouldn't weaken much over land, Cobb said. That means it's possible Atlantic coast cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could be hit by winds nearly as strong as the west coast, Cobb said.

I swear, it will be bad enough that KC avoids the heat, which is the greatest factor of Miami's home-field advantage ... but if this freakin storm causes me to lose power and miss the Broncos game ... :moody:

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 07:04 AM

I swear, it will be bad enough that KC avoids the heat, which is the greatest factor of Miami's home-field advantage ... but if this freakin storm causes me to lose power and miss the Broncos game ... :moody:
You may consider watching the Bronco game somewhere else. It's current projected path shows almost a direct hit on Boca Raton.

This thing may plow through FL, move up the coast and hit the New England states.

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Sean

10-19-2005, 07:08 AM

You may consider watching the Bronco game somewhere else. It's current projected path shows almost a direct hit on Boca Raton.

This thing may plow through FL, move up the coast and hit the New England states.

Definitely something to consider. I'll see where it's tracking later in the week and make a decision.

Hotrod

10-19-2005, 07:10 AM

Definitely something to consider. I'll see where it's tracking later in the week and make a decision.

Dude that thing is going to go right over the top of your house. You should head North and watch the game in NY ;D

Sean

10-19-2005, 07:14 AM

Dude that thing is going to go right over the top of your house. You should head North and watch the game in NY ;D

Send OF1 to pick my happpy ass up!

Hotrod

10-19-2005, 07:16 AM

Send OF1 to pick my happpy ass up!

Paging Meck please pick up a white courtesy phone. Sean needs a pick up. Heck its just a short detour down thru S Florida ;D

Needa Pass Rush

10-19-2005, 07:17 AM

Send OF1 to pick my happpy ass up!

Does OF1 have flood insurance..... or at least a new set of wiper blades! You better stow more beer in case you get laid up, Meck! Has he left for the east already?

Sassy

10-19-2005, 07:18 AM

I think they left at 4:00am yesterday!

Hotrod

10-19-2005, 07:23 AM

I think their in St Louis

Needa Pass Rush

10-19-2005, 07:24 AM

I think they left at 4:00am yesterday!

I nominate him for fan of the year! I hope the vegetables don't get him in the garden state! :kubiak:

Jason in LA

10-19-2005, 07:27 AM

The Chiefs game in Miami is in question. Not sure how that is going to shake out.

Knowing the NFL they'll probably move the game to KC.

Sean

10-19-2005, 07:31 AM

Knowing the NFL they'll probably move the game to KC.

My 'Phins friends down here are thinking a move to Monday night could be likely.

Sassy

10-19-2005, 07:31 AM

Knowing the NFL they'll probably move the game to KC.
I was thinking that too...that would suck!

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 07:34 AM

The Keys were just ordered to evacuate. Anyone that stays in the Keys this time is crazy.

ZachKC

10-19-2005, 07:38 AM

Knowing the NFL they'll probably move the game to KC.
Doubtful. I wouldn't be interested in that.

They won't do it.

bendog

10-19-2005, 07:42 AM

Dante so short, he could drown.

rotovet

10-19-2005, 07:56 AM

I think I read somewhere were this is the last name they have to use for the hurricane season. I bet if they have to name another storm this year they'll use a african-american dominated name like Atwaine or something for obvious reasons. Think about it, we've never heard of hurricane Quesha or Latoya.

ZachKC

10-19-2005, 07:57 AM

Hotrod

10-19-2005, 07:59 AM

If there is another one it will be named "Alpha"

Then Omega Yikes!

Billy Clyde Puckett

10-19-2005, 08:00 AM

Send OF1 to pick my happpy ass up!

Stay safe Sean and others down there. I have lots of friends and business associates in that area.

Good luck.

Rohirrim

10-19-2005, 08:03 AM

http://img14.imgspot.com/u/05/146/07/ChickenLittle.jpg

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:06 AM

FEMA's gonna run out of them crappy little white trailer's. One of em passed me on the interstate last week, and I swear it was going over 70 around a curve in a metro area.

maven

10-19-2005, 08:13 AM

Spider

10-19-2005, 08:14 AM

Man could have done without this Huricane .......
I hope Wilma dies out ... I dont know a thing about Global warming , but if global warming is real , then I am part of the biggest contributing industry , you would be shocked @ the amount of pollution that comes out of a Rig ..........

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:14 AM

I might finally get to feel a hurricane this year.

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:19 AM

You may consider watching the Bronco game somewhere else. It's current projected path shows almost a direct hit on Boca Raton.

This thing may plow through FL, move up the coast and hit the New England states.

From the map you just showed it wouldnt be a direct hit on Boca Raton.

It might exit out near Boca, If thats what you mean.

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:20 AM

Looks like a hurricane is coming my way.

I need to stock up on the essentials:

Beer
Whiskey
Carton of smokes
Issue of Playboy( in case I get lonely)
Four Gallons of Water
Cash
Gas up the car
XL Pizza(delivery before the hurricane)

hmmm....that pretty much sums it up.

batteries for both radio and flashlight
propane for your grill
double the water, and you might want to fill some buckets and stuff for "flushing."
double the beer, cause if you have to hack your way out with a saw ... it's thirsy work.

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:22 AM

When is it suppose to hit land anyways?

ZachKC

10-19-2005, 08:26 AM

From the map you just showed it wouldnt be a direct hit on Boca Raton.

It might exit out near Boca, If thats what you mean.
You want to wait around to see what the difference between being hit by a hurricane and a hurricane "Exiting" over you would be?

Heh.

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:27 AM

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:30 AM

You want to wait around to see what the difference between being hit by a hurricane and a hurricane "Exiting" over you would be?

Heh.

heh

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:31 AM

It would sorta be fun to see the fish and chorfs try to play in 120mph wind and 20inch/hour rain.

clean

10-19-2005, 08:32 AM

East Rutherford Weekend Weather:

http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/tenday-details.html?locid=USNJ0128&dayNum=4&from=weekend

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:33 AM

Days away, I think. But the folks on islands and the keys better start moving.

No way do I want to live within 100 miles of shoreline anymore. May not be global warming, or it may be and maybe global warming is not effected by man's actions, but there are gonna be more hurricanes, and bigger ones, for at least 20 years ... so they say.

I live like a little less then 10 miles from the beach. Everyone was saying this was going to be a horrible year for hurricanes, If i recall we had more hit last year. There were a lot of hurricanes this year, Where did they hit though? They didn't.

maven

10-19-2005, 08:33 AM

It would sorta be fun to see the fish and chorfs try to play in 120mph wind and 20inch/hour rain.

Would be awesome to watch, but Miami-Dade county shuts down way in advance. Nobody wants a repeat of Katrina.

maven

10-19-2005, 08:35 AM

I live like a little less then 10 miles from the beach. Everyone was saying this was going to be a horrible year for hurricanes, If i recall we had more hit last year. There were a lot of hurricanes this year, Where did they hit though? They didn't.

I live on the beach, and if the Hurricane cuts through the Keys & heads NE to Miami that wouldn't be good.

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:37 AM

I live like a little less then 10 miles from the beach. Everyone was saying this was going to be a horrible year for hurricanes, If i recall we had more hit last year. There were a lot of hurricanes this year, Where did they hit though? They didn't.
http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/regions.asp?site=atl&partner=

this site has tracks for all of them. You would seem to be in the potential path of this thing.

ps, here's the anticipated track and rough timeline for Wilma

http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/storms.asp?partner=accuweather&ocean=atlantic&storm=Wilma&imagetype=move

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 08:43 AM

http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/regions.asp?site=atl&partner=

this site has tracks for all of them. You would seem to be in the potential path of this thing.

ps, here's the anticipated track and rough timeline for Wilma

http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/storms.asp?partner=accuweather&ocean=atlantic&storm=Wilma&imagetype=move

Interesting, It shows it dying out pretty fast over the next few days. I'm in brevard county, it looks like its a little south then me.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 08:47 AM

From the map you just showed it wouldnt be a direct hit on Boca Raton.

It might exit out near Boca, If thats what you mean.

It's going to pass through FL with not much weakening as it does so the entire swath through FL will be hit with about the same force.

It was expected to move across Florida quickly, which means it wouldn't weaken much over land, Cobb said. That means it's possible Atlantic coast cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach could be hit by winds nearly as strong as the west coast, Cobb said.
http://tinyurl.com/dwgt7

Interesting, It shows it dying out pretty fast over the next few days. I'm in brevard county, it looks like its a little south then me.

I don't see anything predicting it "dying out".

bendog

10-19-2005, 08:51 AM

Would be awesome to watch, but Miami-Dade county shuts down way in advance. Nobody wants a repeat of Katrina.
Sure, but even if they shut it down couldn't they leave the fish and chorfs to play in front of some remote controlled cameras. I don't want innocent people hurt, but hey ... it is the fish and the chorfs. What's the harm? It could be fun to see.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 08:52 AM

Check out how fast this thing is predicted to move starting Friday late compared to it being almost stationary now.

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Rohirrim

10-19-2005, 08:58 AM

I'll tell you one thing. With all the money the U.S. has been forced to spend on Iraq, Katrina, Rita, Pakistan and now Wilma, Bush has only one option left:

Another tax cut for the wealthy. Ha!

ak1971

10-19-2005, 09:14 AM

I'll tell you one thing. With all the money the U.S. has been forced to spend on Iraq, Katrina, Rita, Pakistan and now Wilma, Bush has only one option left:

Another tax cut for the wealthy. Ha!

Lets invade Canada. Those F'ers have been getting on my nerves for some time now

Dagmar

10-19-2005, 09:19 AM

Lets invade Canada. Those F'ers have been getting on my nerves for some time now

Eh?
What's this all aboot?

Old Dude

10-19-2005, 09:38 AM

Okay, I have to admit that I've never paid any attention to hurricanes.

Having never lived anywhere south of Hampdon Avenue ...

But aren't colder bodies of water supposed to take some of the nastiness out of these storms?

It's mid-October, for crying out loud. Is it still that hot down there in the gulf?

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 09:46 AM

Mile High Shack

10-19-2005, 09:48 AM

bendog

10-19-2005, 10:02 AM

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/wgof.html

http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=25754

does appear a tad bit warmer this year. It's supposed to be a mild winter for us too, which is bad for the dog and fleas but good cause natl gas has gone UP SEVENTY PERCENT.

The Loop Current is a horseshoe-shaped feature that flows clockwise, transferring warm subtropical waters from the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatan Straits into the Gulf of Mexico.

This year, the Loop Current extended deep into the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane season. Currents at this time of year typically become unsteady and pinch off deep, warm eddies, said Shay. The warm water then becomes ideal for hurricanes in the process of intensifying.

bendog

10-19-2005, 10:03 AM

Yes, warming more and more as the years go by.

http://tinyurl.com/9gjnu

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Another good reason to invade Canada.

Crushaholic

10-19-2005, 10:14 AM

Knowing the NFL they'll probably move the game to KC.

Depending what the damage ends up being, they will probably move the game to Monday night and have another one of those double header thingies...

BMF Bronco

10-19-2005, 10:17 AM

Damn I love living in the Great White North known as Montana! The only thing we have to fear is when Yellowstone erupts, but when it does happen, we won't know it either way, so fuggit!

Ratboy

10-19-2005, 10:37 AM

It's going to pass through FL with not much weakening as it does so the entire swath through FL will be hit with about the same force.

I don't see anything predicting it "dying out".

I live down in Florida and i've been listening to the radio. So far two different people have said it's going to die out. Forecaster have said it's a very small hurricane 5 and the wall is only 3 miles.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 10:53 AM

I live down in Florida and i've been listening to the radio. So far two different people have said it's going to die out. Forecaster have said it's a very small hurricane 5 and the wall is only 3 miles.

It's a HUGE storm with a small eyewall. Forecasters are "hoping" it will weaken to a category 3 before landfall but no one knows what will happen for sure yet.

Look how far out the outer bands are, over 500 miles!

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24champ

10-19-2005, 10:59 AM

Damn I love living in the Great White North known as Montana! The only thing we have to fear is when Yellowstone erupts, but when it does happen, we won't know it either way, so fuggit!
Here in socal we got to deal with high speed chases, Fires, earthquakes, mudslides we have everything except Hurricanes, although one time a tropical depression blew through here and that was like 8 years ago i think.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-19-2005, 06:25 PM

Wilma Lashes Caribbean Coastlines; 13 Die
By FREDDY CUEVAS, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Hurricane Wilma rapidly strengthened into one of the Americas' most intense storms ever and lashed Caribbean coastlines Wednesday, forcing tourists to flee as it threatened to slam into Cancun and southern Florida.

The monstrous Category 5 storm forced thousands of people to evacuate low-lying areas in a 600-mile swath covering Cuba, Belize, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and the Cayman Islands, officials said.

At least 13 deaths have been blamed on Wilma this week, including a man who drowned Wednesday while trying to cross a river that overflowed its banks in southern Haiti.

Forecasters said Wilma has the potential to make an extremely damaging impact in a season that has already seen devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. With its center still over open water, the storm's sustained winds were near 160 mph Wednesday night, yet down from 175 mph earlier in the day.

The
National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield said Wilma could reach the Florida Keys Saturday, possibly toward the evening. Visitors were ordered out of the Florida Keys even as schools closed.

The White House, stung by criticism that it had not responded quickly enough to Katrina, promised to stay on top of the situation. "We are closely monitoring what is an extremely dangerous storm," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. "People should take this hurricane very seriously."

Tourists packed Cancun's airport even though skies were still partly sunny, looking for flights home or to other resorts. MTV postponed its Video Music Awards Latin America ceremony, originally scheduled for Thursday at a seaside park south of the resort town.

Mark Carara cut his family's vacation short by two days and tried to get on a standby flight home to Colorado Springs, Colo. "You hear it was the biggest storm on record, and yeah, that was the clincher right there," he said. "It was time for us to go."

John Hyndman, a 59-year-old electrician from Ottawa said his hotel had asked guests to leave. "I think people are more panicked just about what a hurricane can do," he said. "It can be very scary."

Quintana Roo state, where Cancun is located, announced that hundreds of schools would be closed Thursday and Friday, and many will be prepared to serve as shelters for expected evacuations.

Floridians braced for the storm by boarding up windows and stocking up on supplies, although forecasters at the hurricane center said the forward motion of the storm appeared to be slowing, which could cause it to eventually weaken.

Predictions differed on the hurricane's path and how strong it would be when it reaches U.S. shores. Though some weakening was expected by Thursday, the "potential for large loss of life is with us," said Max Mayfield, director of the U.S. hurricane center.

"This is one of those cases where we have a tremendous amount of uncertainty," said Mayfield. Referring to Wilma's explosive two-day growth from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane, Mayfield said "this is one of the most perplexing storms we have had to deal with" this year
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http://tinyurl.com/9ua88

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watermock

10-19-2005, 06:50 PM

You don't often see hurricanes make sharp 90 degree turns...I'm skeptical but I'm not a meterologist. If it turns that sharp, it obviously is hitting wind shear and should weaken at least some.

bombquixote

10-19-2005, 07:30 PM

It would sorta be fun to see the fish and chorfs try to play in 120mph wind and 20inch/hour rain.

that's what i call homefield advantage.

FADERPROOF

10-19-2005, 07:39 PM

This sucks, I'm fascinated by hurricanes but South Florida is home away from home to me, hope it misses the states.

Rascal

10-19-2005, 07:43 PM

Are these the same experts who said Rita would change the landscape of Texas forever? If I'm in Florida, which I will be tomorrow, I'll wait before jumping off the handle. Personally if it hits the US higher then a 3 I'll be suprised.

Of course gas will jump 1-2 dollars just because.

Pezman

10-19-2005, 07:51 PM

Here's an update on this monster. I am still just beyond stunned at how fast this ugly b*tch dropped her MB pressure last night. Literally as I went to bed last night, she was dropping exponetially...

latest postion as of 11:00pm is
18.1n and 84.3w
pressure 894mb
winds 155mph

here is the latest cenetr fixed tracking

10-18-05
12:09am-984mb 15.65n 79.87w
1:56am-982mb 15.67n 79.93w
3:54pm-970mb 16.60n 81.42w
5:42pm-963mb 16.60n 81.53w
7:09pm-954mb 16.60n 81.68w

10-19-05
12:32am-901mb 16.87n 81.93w
2:11am-892mb 16.97n 82.18w
4:00AM-884MB 17.05N 82.33W
2:06pm-892mb 17.40n 83.38w
3:56pm-892mb 17.60n 83.60w
5:39pm-892mb 17.70n 83.68w

if u have any questions on hurricane wilma please ask them. i will be happy to answer any of them

WHERE WILL SHE GO

Right now it looks more and more likely we will have a major hurricane hitting the florida peninsula. Looks like Wilma will move thru the yucatan channel and into the se gulf and smack south florida.

http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/plots/storm_24.gif

http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200524_model.gif

here is the 5 day track forcast

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT24/refresh/AL2405W5_sm2+gif/145344W_sm.gif

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/IR4/20.jpg

Billy Clyde Puckett

10-19-2005, 07:52 PM

Pezman

10-19-2005, 07:57 PM

More from Dr. Jeff Master's blog at Wunderground about the direction of this hurricane. (obviously, lots of speculation even by the best in the biz)

Where will Wilma go?
There is now a high degree of uncertainty in the forecast for Wilma. NHC has not adjusted the official forecast much with the 5 pm advisory, other than to slow down Wilma a bit. However, a major shift in the model guidance occurred with the just completed 12Z (8 am) runs, that may force NHC to make major modifications to the official forecast if further model runs continue to show this shift. Three of the top models--the GFS, GFDL, and UKMET models--now show that the trough of low pressure that was expected to pull Wilma sharply northwards and then northeast across Florida is progressing slower than expected, and will not dig as far south. If this forecast verifies, it would be very bad news for Mexico. Wilma may not pass east of Mexico through the Yucatan Channel as originally thought, and may instead make a landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula near Cozumel or Cancun Island on Thursday night or Friday morning, probably as a Category 4 hurricane.

However, this would be very good news for Florida. A long encounter with the Yucatan Peninsula would cause a serious disruption of the hurricane, and make it unlikely that Wilma could affect Florida as a major hurricane. A hit on southwest Florida as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane would be more likely, and the arrival of the hurricane would be delayed until Sunday. So, if I lived in Florida and was thinking about evacuating today, I would wait another day and see what the forecast tomorrow brings. Keep in mind, though, that the NOGAPS model, which is one of the top four models for tracking hurricanes, is still showing that Wilma will pass through the Yucatan Channel and a make landfall in southwest Florida as a major hurricane. The Canadian model is showing this as well. And the worst possible scenario, where Wilma makes a direct hit on Cancun but only spends a few short hours over the Yucatan and does not significantly weaken, is also a possibility.

Billy Clyde Puckett

10-19-2005, 08:00 PM

SSSHHHH Don't tell anyone outside the Mane, but here in Colorado we have never had a hurricane, we are not sliding into the ocean, our eathquakes are almost undetectible, we have very low humidity and hardly any bugs. We have an occasional snowstorm in the city that melts in a day or two. We have the BRONCOS and Meck will drive you around in OF1 to find a house. Only good Maners welcome, though.

Pezman

10-19-2005, 08:02 PM

shakenbake

10-19-2005, 08:10 PM

It's a HUGE storm with a small eyewall. Forecasters are "hoping" it will weaken to a category 3 before landfall but no one knows what will happen for sure yet.

Look how far out the outer bands are, over 500 miles!

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I seriously think you should head over to Fox News and see if they need some weather men. I think you would fit right in.

Pezman

10-19-2005, 08:13 PM

One thing is for sure... if this bad momma does hit Cancun again, especially near Tulum, I will be very sad. That area was so beautiful to visit. Plus, they are still recovering from the hurricane they took a direct hit from earlier this summer too.

Atlas

10-19-2005, 08:16 PM

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/attachment.php?attachmentid=12948&stc=1

This hurricane are huge!!

The Snake

10-19-2005, 08:57 PM

Nothing will happen. By this weekend, the hurricane will weaken itself to only a cat1 or cat2 at best, it happens everytime (ie: Katrina and Rita).

Bronco LB 59

10-19-2005, 09:59 PM

Sure, keep believing those wussy scientists. What do they have to back them up, except increasing amounts of empirical evidence?

Here is a fabulous site by a Stanford Ph.D who goes into great detail about the causes and consequences of global warming:

http://stephenschneider.stanford.edu/Climate/ClimateFrameset.html

watermock

10-19-2005, 10:17 PM

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/attachment.php?attachmentid=12948&stc=1

This hurricane are huge!!

Looks like alot of wind shear to the north pushing west...maybe it will turn sharply right.

The Snake

10-19-2005, 11:50 PM

already downgraded to a cat4

Odysseus

10-20-2005, 02:26 AM

This sucks, I'm fascinated by hurricanes but South Florida is home away from home to me, hope it misses the states.

I had some family leave New Orleans because of Katrina. They ironically went to Florida and look to be facing Wilma. Is it too late to tell Mother nature we are sorry? We won't do whatever the F we did no more?

Jens1893

10-20-2005, 02:43 AM

miami/georgia tech has been postponed to mid november

Bronco_Beerslug

10-20-2005, 05:09 AM

I seriously think you should head over to Fox News and see if they need some weather men. I think you would fit right in.
When you live on the ocean you tend to keep up on these things :) Although the sustained winds have decreased a little, dropping it to a Cat. 4, the eyewall has grown much larger making it more dangerous than before. It won't reach cooler waters (1-2 degrees cooler) until it enters the Gulf.

Cancun and Cozumel are likely to take a major hit tomorrow from this slow moving monster. A lot of people aren't leaving in Cancun and are going to try and ride it out. As slow as it's moving it could do an extreme amount of damage.

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Ratboy

10-20-2005, 06:38 AM

We might have a problem. I'm not worried about wind, It's the rain.

Last night i guess it stormed, I didn't know how bad though. I go outside this morning to head for my 8am class and the canal right to next to my house is flooded. We had a problem last year with one of the hurricanes and the water came half way up to our driveway.

I'm really worried about this doesn't go down soon. What's the projected time it makes landfall? I'm sure it will go down.

Sean

10-20-2005, 11:39 AM

Bronco_Beerslug

10-20-2005, 12:14 PM

Standing knee-deep in the ocean and drinking beer in Playa de Carmen, south of Cancun, Mike Goepfrich, of Minneapolis, said: “As long as they give me beer in the shelter, and my kids are safe, we’ll be fine. We’re going to ride it out here.”

MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9710472/)

I hate to break it you Mike, but I don't think they're going to be serving beer in the shelters.

People are crazy to stay in the way of this storm! Cozumel and Cancun are going to take direct hits!!

Cancun and Cozumel could be pounded for 30 hours with a strong Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane, causing complete destruction of poorly built structures, a 10-to-15-foot surge and wave action up to 30 feet.
http://tinyurl.com/9nzqx

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bendog

10-20-2005, 01:42 PM

surf's up. Hey the guys from MINNESOTA! I don't see the concern here.

Ratboy

10-20-2005, 04:05 PM

surf's up. Hey the guys from MINNESOTA! I don't see the concern here.

This is why i like hurricanes. When it passes across florida it should create a good swell for surfing. :)

Ratboy

10-20-2005, 04:06 PM

http://www.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/SatelliteLoop/hicbsat_None_anim.gif

watermock

10-20-2005, 04:17 PM

The thing that I am seeing from that sat picture is the counter clockwise flow seems to be overwhelming the westerly flow that is counter. If you look at the motion...the top of the cane is moving west, and the westerley is moving to the east in the other direction.

It looks to me like the hurricane is winning and altho it's slowed it down, it seems to of pushed the westerly wind north and weakened it. If it keeps on fighting it till it passes, it might just get in behind it and into the gulf without getting wrapped up.

I don't trust this predicted storm path at all, especially after the latest picture. It looks like it's really stalled Wilma's movement, but it also looks like Wilma refuses to turn east and is fighting thru that wind. Again, if she gets behind it, she could go right into the mid-gulf without getting caught up.

To me, it seems very odd that they haven't changed their projected path for two days...I check...yet it keeps moving west and pushing that western shear wind to the northern edge off as she fights it.

bendog

10-21-2005, 11:45 AM

Damn, and I thought my honeymoon was a nightmare.

About 1,500 people were crowded into a dark, sweltering municipal gymnasium downtown. Many took shelter under plastic tarps because of a leaking ceiling.

"After one more day of this, I believe people will start getting cranky. Things could get messy," said Scott Stout, 26, of Willisville, Illinois, who was on a honeymoon with his wife Jamie.

Wilma had weakened slightly, but it was still a terrifying Category 4 hurricane with of 230 kph (145 mph).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051021/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/hurricane_wilma;_ylt=Ahy5MV5jYii9K70sByOHajSs0NUE; _ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

watermock

10-21-2005, 04:33 PM

orangenblue2

10-21-2005, 05:15 PM

Standing knee-deep in the ocean and drinking beer in Playa de Carmen, south of Cancun, Mike Goepfrich, of Minneapolis, said: “As long as they give me beer in the shelter, and my kids are safe, we’ll be fine. We’re going to ride it out here.”

MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9710472/)

I hate to break it you Mike, but I don't think they're going to be serving beer in the shelters.

Not true. My significant other and I were in Jamaica last year when Ivan rolled over the top of us. We stocked up on food, beer, booze, "etc." and rode it out in our room. Many people chose to stay in one of two shelters that the resort had set up. Those who stayed in the shelters were plied with mucho food, booze and beer as well. These resorts treat you like kings I tell ya! Even in a hurricane... :peace:

FADERPROOF

10-21-2005, 05:45 PM

This will fizzle down to a cat 2 pr even a 1 by the time it hits Florida.

The "Full Metal Jacket" hurricane, started out so damn impressive and the 2nd half was just dissapointing.

The Snake

10-22-2005, 12:29 PM

This will fizzle down to a cat 2 pr even a 1 by the time it hits Florida.

The "Full Metal Jacket" hurricane, started out so damn impressive and the 2nd half was just dissapointing.
Why are you surprised? Every Hurricane starts out as a cat5, then when it actually hits landfall, it almost always is a cat2 or cat1.

Play2win

10-22-2005, 12:49 PM

There is another Tropical Depression out there, and if it forms into a Tropical Storm it will named "ALPHA". Since the Whole English Alphabet has been used up for Tropical Storms/ Hurricanes this season, they had to resort to the GREEK Alphabet.

THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!!

DivineLegion

10-22-2005, 01:07 PM

http://image.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/map_tropprjpath24_ltst_5nhato_enus_600x405.jpg

This "projected path" is starting to look rediculous. It's still going NW. I have never seen a cane turn like that...they still seem confident it will make a sharp turn tho...

Floyd did a full three sixty off the NC Coast a few years ago and hit us twice it came in hit the coast turned around in a cirlcle and hit us again.

watermock

10-22-2005, 04:56 PM

It dumped 65 inches on Cozumel and it's still coming down...unbelievable...

Ratboy

10-22-2005, 05:04 PM

I was watching a bit of the news and they have a new track going more north towards me. Classes have been canceled for Brevard County. This thing might come towards us after all.

OrangeShadow

10-22-2005, 05:11 PM

whats it down to a cat 4?

Ratboy

10-22-2005, 05:12 PM

It's down to a Cat 2

watermock

10-22-2005, 05:13 PM

I said I suspected it was going to go further north. It's hard to say what will happen. Still looks like they expect it to race east...

Here is a good hurricane tip...line up alot of beers to be prepared...

http://image.weather.com/interact/photogallery/pics/7/1013291079.1129838699.jpg

Our Mormon youth group collected food cans for the hurricane relief efforts. As part of the event, they broke into two groups and had a competition "can-structing" objects with the cans. I thought this entry of Florida with Wilma heading toward the coastline might interest you. Thanks, Skip Ingley

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Crazy Mormons...they have the hurricane spinning clockwise...

Nothing like home schooling...

Rascal

10-22-2005, 05:34 PM

Rascal

10-22-2005, 05:36 PM

Was going to go down to Cozumel the next couple of months. Forget about that. This thing is going to eventually get around the bend and pick up strength again. Wouldn't be suprised to see it go back up to a Cat 4 before weakening to a cat 2 when it eventually hits. Where...though who knows because these weatherman and their computers are idiots.

Hell....our own weatherman Mock was more accurate then they were.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-22-2005, 05:45 PM

It's happened before just not in the past 60 years...according to the TV guy anyway but I'm sure he is an idiot.

Nah, first time in recorded history in the Atlantic.

And, as if Wilma weren't enough, a record setting new tropical storm has formed southwest of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Alpha sets a new Atlantic Basin record for named storms: 22 in one season. The storm is forecast to move NNW over Haiti Sunday, then through the southern Bahamas before turning northward and northeastward into the Atlantic.
http://tinyurl.com/9nzqx

65 inches of rain in less than 2 days!!!

Hurricane Wilma, drifting northward, remains essentially stalled over the Yucatan Peninsula and continues to pound the area with high winds and torrential rains. Meanwhile, hurricane watches have been posted for central and southern Florida. Hurricane warnings are in effect for western Cuba and continue for the eastern half of the Yucatan. Maximum sustained winds in Wilma have dropped to 100 mph and some additional weakening is expected as the storm creeps into the Gulf of Mexico tonight.

When that happens, Wilma may begin restrengthening. In the meantime, tremendous amounts of rain will continue to inundate the Yucatan and western Cuba. Rainfall totals of 10-65 inches have already occurred.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-22-2005, 06:27 PM

Why are you surprised? Every Hurricane starts out as a cat5, then when it actually hits landfall, it almost always is a cat2 or cat1.
Uh, no.

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Gulf Coast Suffers Record Hurricane Season
By DEBORAH HASTINGS, AP National Writer Sat Oct 22, 5:43 PM ET

Not in the last century, since it was decided that the dead and detritus of every hurricane should be recorded, has there been such a disastrous barrage of wind and rain and saltwater on the Gulf Coast.

Twenty-two tropical storms and hurricanes in the past five months, the most ever in a single season. A tropical storm that formed Saturday in the Caribbean was dubbed Alpha because the last letter left in the tempest alphabet went to Hurricane Wilma.

The
World Meteorological Organization, a
United Nations agency responsible for christening these uncontrollable offspring of nature, had never before run out of names. (There is no X, Y or Z, no U or Q — not enough proper nouns begin with those letters, the agency says.) Nom de storms now revert to the Greek alphabet for the rest of the season, which ends Nov. 30.

By July, one month into the season, there were already seven named storms — tropical storms Arlene, Brett and Cindy, hurricanes Dennis and Emily, and tropical storms Franklin and Gert.

The worst of that bunch was Dennis, which from Independence Day to July 12 battered coastal Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and many spots in the Caribbean with 150 mph wind. At least 32 people died. In Tallahassee, Fla., more than 7 inches of rain poured down in four days, more than a normal summer month's worth.

After that beginning, the season got worse. Much worse.

The end of August brought Hurricane Katrina, whose damage statistics are still being tallied. The
National Hurricane Center says Katrina may be the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. It will take a very long time to decide that.

Because of huge backlogs of autopsies at
Federal Emergency Management Agency morgues, it has been impossible to sort the dead from the missing (among them the lost souls whose bodies were sucked into the gulf and not returned). As of this past week, the death tally stands at more than 1,280 across five states.

It started small — a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas. Veering left and picking up speed, it made landfall as a Category 1, the weakest of all hurricane classifications, on the evening of Aug. 25, atop the Miami-Dade-Broward county line.

It dumped more than a foot of rain across Florida, knocking down trees and snapping power lines until it hit the gulf. And there it sat, feeding on the warm water, growing fatter and more powerful until it ballooned into an awesome and terrifying Category 5 headed for New Orleans.

At 6:10 a.m., four days after arriving in southern Florida, Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish, La., just south of the City of New Orleans, as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph wind. Four hours later, it made a second landfall near the Mississippi line, dropping to a Category 3 with 125-mph wind. At its widest, the storm's swath stretched from west of Lafayette, La., to Pensacola, Fla. Storm surges of up to 29 feet drowned southern Mississippi, washing away a major portion of the interstate and an unknown number of people.

Up to 17 inches of rain fell in the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana. And what nature didn't flood in downtown New Orleans, a broken levee did in the impoverished 9th Ward. Thousands evacuated; many aren't expected to return. The state's economy was knocked to its knees — nearly a quarter of a million unemployment claims have been processed since Aug. 29, more than all of 2004. Louisiana budget officials have predicted government layoffs and cuts to health services and education because of taxes and revenues lost to Katrina.
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http://tinyurl.com/dtlp9

The Snake

10-22-2005, 06:33 PM

Uh, no.

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Gulf Coast Suffers Record Hurricane Season
By DEBORAH HASTINGS, AP National Writer Sat Oct 22, 5:43 PM ET

Not in the last century, since it was decided that the dead and detritus of every hurricane should be recorded, has there been such a disastrous barrage of wind and rain and saltwater on the Gulf Coast.

Twenty-two tropical storms and hurricanes in the past five months, the most ever in a single season. A tropical storm that formed Saturday in the Caribbean was dubbed Alpha because the last letter left in the tempest alphabet went to Hurricane Wilma.

The
World Meteorological Organization, a
United Nations agency responsible for christening these uncontrollable offspring of nature, had never before run out of names. (There is no X, Y or Z, no U or Q — not enough proper nouns begin with those letters, the agency says.) Nom de storms now revert to the Greek alphabet for the rest of the season, which ends Nov. 30.

By July, one month into the season, there were already seven named storms — tropical storms Arlene, Brett and Cindy, hurricanes Dennis and Emily, and tropical storms Franklin and Gert.

The worst of that bunch was Dennis, which from Independence Day to July 12 battered coastal Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and many spots in the Caribbean with 150 mph wind. At least 32 people died. In Tallahassee, Fla., more than 7 inches of rain poured down in four days, more than a normal summer month's worth.

After that beginning, the season got worse. Much worse.

The end of August brought Hurricane Katrina, whose damage statistics are still being tallied. The
National Hurricane Center says Katrina may be the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. It will take a very long time to decide that.

Because of huge backlogs of autopsies at
Federal Emergency Management Agency morgues, it has been impossible to sort the dead from the missing (among them the lost souls whose bodies were sucked into the gulf and not returned). As of this past week, the death tally stands at more than 1,280 across five states.

It started small — a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas. Veering left and picking up speed, it made landfall as a Category 1, the weakest of all hurricane classifications, on the evening of Aug. 25, atop the Miami-Dade-Broward county line.

It dumped more than a foot of rain across Florida, knocking down trees and snapping power lines until it hit the gulf. And there it sat, feeding on the warm water, growing fatter and more powerful until it ballooned into an awesome and terrifying Category 5 headed for New Orleans.

At 6:10 a.m., four days after arriving in southern Florida, Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish, La., just south of the City of New Orleans, as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph wind. Four hours later, it made a second landfall near the Mississippi line, dropping to a Category 3 with 125-mph wind. At its widest, the storm's swath stretched from west of Lafayette, La., to Pensacola, Fla. Storm surges of up to 29 feet drowned southern Mississippi, washing away a major portion of the interstate and an unknown number of people.

Up to 17 inches of rain fell in the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana. And what nature didn't flood in downtown New Orleans, a broken levee did in the impoverished 9th Ward. Thousands evacuated; many aren't expected to return. The state's economy was knocked to its knees — nearly a quarter of a million unemployment claims have been processed since Aug. 29, more than all of 2004. Louisiana budget officials have predicted government layoffs and cuts to health services and education because of taxes and revenues lost to Katrina.
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http://tinyurl.com/dtlp9

Not enough damage to make CNN or Foxnews lol. All I see is a people eating contest or something on CNN.

FADERPROOF

10-22-2005, 07:29 PM

Why are you surprised? Every Hurricane starts out as a cat5, then when it actually hits landfall, it almost always is a cat2 or cat1.

I'm not surprised in the least, it's fact that higher north means colder water temps, which means less strengthening in Hurricanes.

and no, not all hurricanes start out as category 5's, most of them don't even get that powerful.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-24-2005, 04:31 AM

FL getting pounded today from Wilma, a Cat 3 hurricane now.

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By DAVID ROYSE, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

KEY WEST, Fla. - Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore early Monday as a strong Category 3 storm, battering southwest Florida with 125 mph winds and pounding waves that threatened flooding in low-lying areas.

Wilma made landfall at 6:30 a.m. EDT near Cape Romano, 22 miles south of Naples in Collier County, bringing with it a potential 19-foot storm surge, the
National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane-force wind of at least 74 mph extended 90 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds reached 230 miles, the hurricane center said. The storm strengthen in the hours before making landfall.

More than 22,600 people were in shelters across the state. But in the low-lying Florida Keys, not even 10 percent of the Keys' 78,000 residents evacuated, Sheriff Richard Roth said.

That could prove to be a mistake: While Wilma did not make landfall over the Keys, the storm could bring a surge of 8 feet to sections of the low-lying island chain.

"They're going to be in deep trouble," warned Billy Wagner, the senior Monroe County emergency management director. Street flooding was reported in the Keys, while power outages were reported in both the Keys and along the southwest side of the state.

The fast-moving hurricane was next expected to slice northeast across the state at up to 25 mph, with the Atlantic Coast likely to get winds nearly as strong as those hitting the Gulf Coast.

"Less weakening should occur as compared to typical hurricanes moving over land," said forecaster Stacy Stewart of the hurricane center. "Therefore, Wilma is expected to be a Category 2 hurricane when it reaches the Florida east coast."
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http://tinyurl.com/8tmv7

Ratboy

10-24-2005, 04:50 AM

It's not bad where i am yet, some light winds, but nothing real heavy. We have a Tornado Warning till 830, We've had them all night, One that i know of has touched down up north in Cocoa Beach.

Ratboy

10-24-2005, 10:35 AM

Flooding in Palm Bay, Thats where i'm at. Our street is flooded, but nothing REALLY bad. We took a look around the neighborhood and some arent so lucky, down the street it was atleast 3 feet deep, 1 guy said it was over the hood of his truck.

It's not like New Orleans but the flooding is doing damage i'm sure. I didnt think the winds were bad here. We had gusts up to 90mph.

We're alive and well though.

Bronco_Beerslug

10-24-2005, 11:23 AM

Glad you're alright. Wilma just went back to a Cat 3 and is pummeling parts of FL.

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Wilma Continues to Slam Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago

NAPLES, Fla. - Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore early Monday as a strong Category 3 storm, battering southern Florida with tornadoes, 125 mph winds that blew glass from numerous skyscrapers and pounding waves that flooded parts of this area and Key West. At least one death was blamed on the storm and up to 2.5 million homes and businesses lost power.

Wilma hit the southwest coast and its devastating winds weakened only slightly while crossing to the heavily populated east coast by midmorning. But they were still deadly: A man in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs died when a tree fell on him, Broward County spokesman Carl Fowler said. He had no other details.

In Fort Lauderdale, numerous skyscrapers saw their windows shattered. In downtown Miami, broken glass from skyscrapers littered some streets and sidewalks in the Brickell Avenue financial district. About four or five blocks of the avenue had up to six inches of water from a broken water main that was spraying about 15 feet in the air.

Significant damage was everywhere in the southern half of the state — roofs were ripped off, windows broke and signs, trees and power lines also cluttered the streets. They were knocked down by strong winds — a gust of 104 mph was reported at the
National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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A view of Havana, Cuba, shows massive flooding October 24, 2005. Waves stirred up from Hurricane Wilma crashed over the famous Malecon wall flooding several city blocks with over a meter of water in some places. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair

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A Key West resident looks at a destroyed car after Hurricane Wilma hit Florida's southern west coast October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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A stop sign is bent over with a palm tree over a flooded street as Hurricane Wilma blows through in Naples, Florida October 24, 2005. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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People cross a flooded street in Key West, after Hurricane Wilma hits Florida's southern west coast, October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Ratboy

10-24-2005, 12:02 PM

Well, The worst part is just starting..

THE COLD FRONT!

It feels like its 60 degrees, I'm freezing my ass off.

Raiders Rock

10-24-2005, 03:15 PM

Wilma from space

http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/3528/untitled9cq4uc.jpg

Bronco_Beerslug

10-24-2005, 03:33 PM

Six million without power and least 6 dead so far. The pictures coming in show a lot destruction over a huge area!

Wilma Kills 6 in Fla.; 6M Without Power

By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer 6 minutes ago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Hurricane Wilma knifed through Florida with winds up to 125 mph Monday, shattering windows in skyscrapers, peeling away roofs and knocking out power to 6 million people, with still a month left to go in the busiest Atlantic storm season on record.

At least six deaths were blamed on the hurricane in Florida, bringing the toll from the storm's march through the tropics to 25.

After a slow, weeklong journey that saw it pound Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for two days, Wilma made a mercifully swift seven-hour dash across lower Florida, from its southwestern corner to heavily populated Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on the Atlantic coast.

"We have been huddled in the living room trying to stay away from the windows. It got pretty violent there for a while," said 25-year-old Eddie Kenny, who was at his parents' home in Plantation near Fort Lauderdale. "We have trees down all over the place and two fences have been totally demolished, crushed, gone."
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