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> Batten down the hatches, Good luck to Floridian 914 friends
Scott S
post Aug 13 2004, 03:17 PM
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Just got a response from an email I sent to a former GF. She lives on Marco Island, as do her folks. She evacuated last night with Pets and essentials only. Her house is older and sits low compared to the new construction around her and is expected to be "at least 10 feet underwater". She is off of a canal. Her parents are on huge lot on the sea wall and are expecting the same. Water temp is 93 degrees. It's sounds nuts down there.
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post Aug 13 2004, 03:28 PM
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Howard,

Regarding your question about tidal surge crossing Lake Okeechobee, it has happened before. One of the biggest hurricanes of the last century, in 1928, crossed Lake Okeekchobee and killed 1,800 people. This was the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, behind the 1900 Galveston storm. I believe the tidal surge was from the lake itself, not from the ocean.

Tomorrow we will hear and see horror stories from Port Charlotte similar to Hurricane Andrew. The trailer parks directly in the path of the eye will disappear. When I was in Homestead after Andrew, my buddy who grew up there took me for a drive. We stopped at the former site of a mobile home park. All you could see was twisted aluminum and trailer frames. While we were there a man drove up and asked where the mobile home park was. He was looking at it and did not recognize it.

Jake, I hope your relatives survived OK. Hurricane parties can stop being fun real quick in a Category 4 hurricane.
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post Aug 13 2004, 03:42 PM
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Thanks, jhs, and welcome to the club. Always though that was a possibility. Scary stuff.
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post Aug 13 2004, 03:43 PM
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And it's Friday the 13th too!

Yipee! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Aug 13 2004, 04:26 PM
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Been raining but no real winds yet.

Look out Q, its headed for you!

Paul

PS. I like to sit back and listen/read to all the misinformation given out.
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post Aug 13 2004, 04:34 PM
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My Dad lives in Orlando (Lake St. Mary), haven't got any response from an email I sent him, can't call him from work, but the weather channel said something about Charlie hitting Orlando around 6:30....actually, right about now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

phone call in the morning!
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post Aug 13 2004, 05:00 PM
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http://tbo.com/

Special K,
It has two hours before it hits Qarl's house (I mean Orlando). Track it on the link above.

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post Aug 13 2004, 05:05 PM
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Paul,

TBO = Tampa Bay Online...

The "bay" has it's own website?

Cool!

Are the people that live in Tampa (i.e., Tampons) allowed to use it?
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post Aug 13 2004, 05:08 PM
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There are so many Tampons that live in Tampa Bay that we can absorb the entire bay. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

So the storm surge would have been no problem. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)


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post Aug 13 2004, 05:24 PM
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You guys stay safe,

I expect I'll be there working by monday, if not sooner...........
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post Aug 13 2004, 06:02 PM
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Well, it looks like the hurricane has past east of Plant City and hit Lakeland.

The evacuation of St.Pete/Tampa recommended heading east to Lakeland, oops, they headed directly into the storm. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

The wind gusts hit about 40-50 mph and only minimal rain, damn, and I had drained the pool down 4", oh well, better than taking a direct hit from a still powerful hurricane.

BTW, the 3 teeners are parked off at the in-laws, which is further west than PC and came through without a scratch (that's a scratch caused from the hurricane).

Hey Qarl, get ready, it's heading your way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/alfred.gif)

Good luck and stay safe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 13 2004, 08:39 PM
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Qarl
It looks like Charlies passed throough town, is all well.

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post Aug 14 2004, 05:35 AM
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Qarl may have lost power.
Orlando reported 100 mph winds for a time.

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post Aug 14 2004, 05:52 AM
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stay safe guys! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post Aug 14 2004, 06:38 AM
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I hope everyone & everything made it through ok. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Aug 14 2004, 06:46 AM
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We're OK. We actually recieved very little rain. But there are areas to the south and east of Tampa that got hammered. Mobile homes are everywhere in Florida and they can't handle 80-100 mph winds. There are reports that when it made land fall it had 145mph winds.

Fox News is showing alot of video of the damage.

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