Hurricane Ike is Coming...

by Jesus Perez

Posted: 16 years ago 19 replies

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Being in South Florida, I'm looking at this one closely.

For anyone else in South Florida (Broward specifically), here is a PDF with all the supermarkets and gas stations pre-wired for generator power. Save it...you may need it someday.

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#coming #hurricane #ike

patfl

16 years ago

Too bad you don't have the same for south miami

Anyway, I will probably leave for georgia on sunday if the path is confirmed, that one is gonna hurt bad...

Patrice

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Shane N

16 years ago

I am in South Florida too and I am preparing for it myself.
Gotta keep the family safe.

I feel like Tina Turner! Because Ike is gonna kick my @$$!
Hurricane Ike that is.

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Kerry Finch

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Shane Natan

I am in South Florida too and I am preparing for it myself.
Gotta keep the family safe.

I feel like Tina Turner! Because Ike is gonna kick my @$$!
Hurricane Ike that is.

Now THAT made me chuckle.
Best of luck to all who are facing IKE.

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Dana_W

16 years ago

I have a laptop with a Verizon wireless card in case of power loss. It's really worth it given the fact that every time a storm rolls through Orlando, Brighthouse internet goes all wonky on me for hours. And storms roll through here a LOT.

So if your income depends on the internet, consider investing in a laptop with at least wifi, if not wireless internet.

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Nightengale

16 years ago

Great info! I live in South Florida too. We got lucky with Hurricane Hanna, but like you say, we still need to prepare.

For those of us living in South Florida in FPL's service territory, here's the link to FPL's Storm Center page on their Web site:

FPL | Storm Center

There's a lot of good information on there to help you prepare for any storm and storm-specific preparation information is updated/added as it becomes available.

Hope that helps!

Michelle

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JohnMcCabe

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Thanks for the info, Michelle.

Over here on the left coast, we've managed to dodge Fay, Gustav and Hanna so far. Ike has me worried, and I'm not looking forward to shutting down the office to put up the shutters.

It's spooky driving through the neighborhood, seeing the houses in full armor, and the Weather Channel makes for lousy background music...

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- Shane N 16 years ago
  
  TOPGUN08,
  
  A category 4 hurricane landing where it says in that diagram would bring at least category 2-3 force storms to the southern part of Florida. It must pass through to get there, Plus, the storm itself is huge, it is not the size of that little red dot -- that resembles the center of the storm.
  
  Look at this: (scroll down after you click on it)
  
  Tropical Storm: 5 Day Forecast Map : Weather Underground
  
  Those are the areas that the center of the storm could land. It could also shift at any time.
  
  Check out this satellite image to see how big it actually is!
  
  http://www.wunderground.com/tropical...t.html#a_topad
  
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  TheRichJerksNet 16 years ago
  
  Well I am in south carolina but looks like Hanna "may" pass by here.. It has been turning half the day so we will see..
  
  James
  
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  mmurtha 16 years ago
  
  Hye guys,
  
  Whatever happens, hope everyone stays safe. We'll see you when you get back up and running again.
  
  Oh, and know you all in in our prayers.
  
  Mary
  
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Willie Crawford

16 years ago

I have the Verizon USB727 with a booster antenna... and a backup
generator, so it takes a lot to knock me offline.

However, I do pack up and leave if it's above a Cat 3. I've stays
through 2 cat 4 before, and will never do that again if I have
a choice.

Stay safe guys... and gals.

Willie

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Yogini 16 years ago

Thanks for posting this as I'm in Broward County. But also keep in mind that the publix
and winn dixies that are open may not have any food too! It depends if trucks can
deliver them...

I had the verizon card during hurricanes 3 years ago and it didn't work the first 2 days
of the last hurricane where I was in broward (Wilma??).. I drove though up to gainesville and got it to work there... The same with cell service- it depends how busy the networks are. I think the town Weston never lost electricity and people were driving there in Broward to charge their phones and get on their laptops.

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Dana_W

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Willie Crawford

Sounds like you are in good shape! Are you near the water? The two main things that scare me in hurricanes are storm surge - and I'm in Orlando so I no longer worry - and trees falling on my house. I do have a big tree next to my house.

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SandyHall 16 years ago

Hi Everybody,

I Live in Port Saint Lucie, Fl.
About an hours drive north of West Palm Beach.

My husband and I are thinking of fleeing a little to the north.
Maybe a hundred miles or so.

I think by the way the 5 day forecast looks that Shane
referred us to above,
Tropical Storm: 5 Day Forecast Map : Weather Underground
it looks like it might just go through
South Florida and then continue west into the Gulf Of Mexico.

So, any of the Warriors who live in South Florida, and it looks like
it will come through here as at least a category 3, maybe a 4,
should think about doing the same.

Even if it's just for one or two days.

A category 2, 3, and especially a cat 4 hurricane is an ULTRA
dangerous storm. Literally if you stay in the path of one of these things
you are risking your life and the life of your family. And your pets.

So, please take caution.
Even if you have to go to a designated hurricane shelter.

Good Luck to all of who are in the path of this guy. (Ike)
Sandy
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carik42

16 years ago

Originally Posted by BlueSquares

What an awesome move!

Look, I'm in the UK and we're a bunch of lightweights when it comes to weather. A little bit of rain? Pile ups everywhere. Wind over 40mph? Schools get shut for safety reasons. More than an inch of snow? Everyone stays of work and families bounce down hills on dustbin lids until the light covering turns to slush.

What a bunch over-reaction Jackson's we really are!

Have a couple of friends in the Florida area, and they echo what your saying. My prayers go out to all those that live anywhere near the danger zone. Christ knows what would happen if we ever experienced anything like that here in the UK!

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Nightengale

16 years ago

I'm in West Palm Beach and I think it's still way to early to tell where it will land. Everybody in South Florida (and anybody along the coasts) needs to stay tuned and make storm preparations -- including plans to evacuate if necessary.

As for cell service... Yogini is right: your cell phones and Internet cell service will only work IF the cell towers are still in operation. (Which they weren't after Frances in 2004. My cell phone was useless, nevermind my home phone.)

I DID have a list of grocery stores and gas stations with generators, but it's at work and I didn't forward it to my home e-mail. So I can't give it to you guys. But I imagine it might be online somewhere so Google it.

And yes, just because they have electricity doesn't mean they'll have food or water, so stock up.

(I have plans to leave for CO on Wednesday. Hopefully, I won't be stranded here.)

Michelle

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JohnMcCabe

16 years ago

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Even if they have electricity... and supplies... they may not have any way to process checks or credit cards. We keep a small stash of cash in our hurricane jar that gets filled June 1 and isn't touched until December 1 - unless there's a storm.

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Dana_W 16 years ago

That's brilliant John! Then on Dec. 1 you can break open the cash jar and have a party! My thoughts: Warrior party in Southwest Florida...and John provides a fresh fish dinner!
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- Elmer Hurlstone 16 years ago
  
  Having lived in Florida for all but the first three years of my life I've experienced a hurricane or three.
  
  From my, long ago, Boy Scout days I remember, "Be Prepared."
  
  We have a generator, lots of easy to prepare food and loads of bottled water.
  
  Like Dana we have potential "tree issues." There's not much that can be done about that.
  
  For you folks living anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard, Florida and the Gulf Coast from Key West to West Texas in the US and anywhere in the Caribbean here's a neat site that has a utility that can show you the (predicted) closest point of approach of a hurricane to your location. The data is based on the US NHC projections.
  
  Caribbean Hurricane Network - stormCARIB.com - Local Reports on Tropical Systems threatening the Caribbean Islands
  
  Unless you're on one of the listed islands in the Caribbean you'll need to know the longitude and latitude of your home. You can find the longitude and latitude for your 5-digit Zip Code at U.S. Gazetteer
  
  Hopefully Ike and any of his "brothers and sisters" will do no more than provide us with rain - where needed - and a bit of entertainment.
  
  Best of luck to us all,
  
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  Dana_W 16 years ago
  
  Twitter / hurricanes
  
  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
  
  And there's always good ole National and Local Weather Forecast, Radar, Map and Report
  
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