Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

hi...saw the posts about the tarps...even with all the rain we received lately tarps have done their job, but , a big BUT, my husband has the tarps tied to the hurricane awnings which we plan to put down, but like coco's sister, 2/3 of our roof gone to bare wood.....and please forgive me if I've duplicated a post.....just stressed out. I think we'd be OK with this storm maybe not boarding up, to try to keep the tarps in place to save whatever we can, but some much twisted debris all around.......any advice? (we're trying to get what we can out, just in case, but)

I keep wanting to bite my tongue when people say "it's only a TS". Wilma was "only a TS" in a very similar location a couple weeks ago; 24 hours later she was the strongest recorded storm in the Atlantic basin.

Wow, nice to see so many familiar names again. Welcome back. I really can't stay on late; got work again early tomorrow. When I got off around 7pm tonight I did fill up my car; it was really low anyway and needed it. Then I stop at Publix on way home to replenish my water and sodas and papergoods. Stupid me, I gave away most of my non-parishable goods a week ago along with a few other suplies to people that really needed them. But I am sure we can make it a week with food and drinks. If it continues to develope must get 8 bags of ice to fill my really good big cooler (keeps for 5-6days). Also hubby must get those gas cans refilled. Too much work to do; thought it was over for the year! LOL..
If it is still coming tomorrow I know the stores will be crazy when I get off tomorrow night that is why I did it tonight; just to be a little safe!
I will be lurking for awhile. Again, good to see everyone.
Gamma (the good one)

I'm just waiting for the discussion to update. Somehow I think that may take a while . . .

Baha..don't bite your tongue....we all need to give them heck...I don't care what anyone says, Gamma was Gamma at 11 am (perhaps earlier)....they didn't name it until 3 PM, which forced numerous South Florida cities to call emergency meetings at 4PM to go into "Tropical Storm/Hurricane Alert"......stupid......and just watch, maybe they've learned , but I doubt it, how long it will take for TS or I hope not Hurricane warnings to go up.....

Smart move Gamma. I emptied gas into cars, thawed gallon jugs of ice to put jugs (I keep them now!), ran generator for an hour with load and put away last of plywood this past weekend. Hope I won't have to do what you are doing later in Dec., and hope for all of S. FL for this to be a non-event. It is always better/easier to prepare before the masses. :)

Gamma.......we're filled up on gas cans and food...biggest thing for us is to have to relocate....we don't dare ride it out here...depends on how strong...I have plenty of everything, perhaps except nerves at this point

no hurricane this time around this may be some winds up to 40 to 50 mph and that wound be all from this storm and big snow storm next week

Billsf. . . .

All I can say is, I'm with the people who are doing the prep. We've had years when, like Hurricane Michelle, we boarded up and bought water and everything, got into the lockdown position expecting at least category 2 winds. In the end the power didn't even go off until after the eye was gone and was on again in 24 hours.

But I'd rather be ready than be like some people in the Bahamas during Wilma, who thought it would be only a TS or a minimal Cat. 1 and had to swim for their lives in the middle of the storm because of the storm surge and heavy rains . . . .

Code...yep, absolutely.....I swear, I'm still working on my Wilma water supply, but more today, just in case....ran low on paper platers, got them...filled gas cans, most important, don't know where you are, but gas stations pretty active tonight...people can be stupid....they will be waiting in line for water after the storm,claiming they didn't know........

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The new discussion is up.

Baha....absolutely.....be prepared....short story, going back to Andrew 1992......forecasting was a bit more primitive then, I had 30 gallons of water, plus you name it everything else...my neighbors laughed.....well, had Andrew not wobbled Ft Laud could've been Homestead....you can never over-prepare.....after watching Homestead, neighbors never laughed again....

sorry Baha.......don't know if I trust their conservative outlook..hope they are right.

I agree with bills...they said the same thing with Wilma and look what it did and came on the coast as.

7days seems a bit confused... jeanne and francis did more damage fpl-wise in the north county last year, but wilma was worse in the south... we were 3 days no power for francis, 3 hours for jeanne.. 7 days for wilma (and my son in hollywood was over two weeks w/o power)... just because one place got it more than another at one time doesn't mean others haven't had a rougher time this year... it wasn't that fpl did repairs faster, it was that the storm was worse in the south... just my two cents worth

just checked the 10pm update, and they are optimistic about it not strengthening... i hope they're right, but like some others here, i will hope for the best but plan for the worst... and on that note, i am off to bed... have a good night everyone...

One...no kidding.......do not trust them....sorry..I understand their position, they have to be "accountable" ..that's what they say....yes, tell people to prepare for the worst, hope for the best....times and storms are not what we have known as "normal" now....times, she be a changing.....

I rely on sites like this, not local news or NHC..where are you One?

well i am out of her so night to you all and if snowboy come back on would any of you tell him to put me down for 970-990mb thank you and good night to ever one

whats up everyone

Ladtchemist,

Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments..I will do just that..I hope you have a great weekend. Ill try to check bk in from time to time. YOu guys make this community what it is.

oops...Ladychemist..sorry, more typos..lol

thanks again.

Not sure if anyones still up..just wanted to leave the link to the latest forecast track from the NHC regarding Gamma that just came out taking her south of Fl.now trending away from the keys as of late.. Hope everyone has a great weekend..goodnight all.
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soory about that..lol..goodnight all :)

there has to be an end to this madness

...and the hits just keep on coming!!!