Hurricane Irma

[chicoazul]

There's a far bigger and more dangerous hurricane than the one that just wiped out Houston called Irma, and it's just about to go north of the Caribbean. Current track takes it right into Florida, possibly as a category 5 once it hits the warm waters above Cuba.

If it goes anywhere near a heavily populated area this storm will remembered for a long, long time.

In case you got any family or friends in Bahamas, Turks and Caicos or Florida keep a close watch.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/053748.shtml?cone#contents

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Between hurricanes, Californian fires and Trump, our American friends have certainly copped it recently.

 

[chicoazul]

Between hurricanes, Californian fires and Trump, our American friends have certainly copped it recently.

Trump being the most dangerous.

 

[kev]

 

[Dharma]

Stormtracker Here.

 

[chicoazul]

Up to a category 5 now, 175mph sustained wind. Wherever this makes landfall is completely and utterly vaporised. The most powerful and biggest for a few years and still got warmer water to travel over so will get stronger.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

@chicoazul is like that really weird one in the film twister.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Irmagaaarrrrddd !!!

 

[chicoazul]

@chicoazul is like that really weird one in the film twister.

Haven't seen the film like but this is more or less a tornado disguised as a hurricane at those speeds. Could make 200mph easy which would put it as one of the mos powerful hurricanes of all time. Sharknado got shiz on Irma.

 

[bicycleheader]

Up to a category 5 now, 175mph sustained wind. Wherever this makes landfall is completely and utterly vaporised. The most powerful and biggest for a few years and still got warmer water to travel over so will get stronger.

Woke up to this news and woke up the missus as she is Dominicana...it's strange to say but there was relief to discover they were likely to be hit by 'just' tropical storms. It's seems a rarity that one so strong hits the area and at least the Haiti part of the island is not hit. Crossed fingers that it doesn't go close, even though that probably means somewhere else will be devastated. not good

 

[mezzrow]

Watching, waiting, doing prep.

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Irmagaaarrrrddd !!!

Irma gettin out of here!!

 

[chicoazul]

Woke up to this news and woke up the missus as she is Dominicana...it's strange to say but there was relief to discover they were likely to be hit by 'just' tropical storms. It's seems a rarity that one so strong hits the area and at least the Haiti part of the island is not hit. Crossed fingers that it doesn't go close, even though that probably means somewhere else will be devastated. not good

Aye it was looking moody for the Dominican yesterday but it is going north and is *at the moment* and thin storm at 45mph so should just be tropical storm winds only felt on the north coast. God helps wherever it lands.

 

[chicoazul]

Watching, waiting, doing prep.

It's more dangerous than Andrew and could rip right through the middle from bottom to top.

 

[PITA]

@chicoazul is that really weird one

Fixed.