Hurricane Irma ... Who's on the path?
Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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Tiffy are you in the Hurricane's path
Comments (10)Wendy, Yep! You can feel the warmth coming up the coast no doubt. Last night we went to dinner in Halifax and when we came out of the restaurant at 10 PM we walked into a city full of 'summer'. There was a Hedley concert (free, celebrating democracy's b-day in Canada at 250 years) in the Grand Parade in front of city hall which had managed to gather over 10,000 young fans and you would not have thought it was the end of September weather wise. Elton John was in the city for a concert too so Halifax was in all it's glory people wise. :O) Kim, I just went to my satelite imaging and see it's right off the Cape Cod coast. Did you move yet?? Are you still in CC? You are undountedly getting some of this too so hold on there girl!! Out in the wind? A little story... At the age of 4, my DM 'lost' me and sent my 5 brothers out to find me and bring me home. We lived on the shores of St. Mary's Bay and in a tropical storm with high winds they found me sitting on the edge of a cliff overlooking the bay with my eyes closed just "feeling the wind in my face. It feels so good maman." But no, DH will probably come out and call me in when things get a bit too hairy today. :O) Called my family and they are all ready. There's a warning that roads along the shore line will be washed out in their area due to high tides in the area when the bulk of the storm goes through this evening. I know we have some winter sowers in Maine which will also be hit hard by this Hurricane. I believe Bonnie is one of them?? Stay safe all my neighbours! Toes and fingers are still crossed!...See MoreTropical storm Irma to become a hurricane today.
Comments (294)All is well here, except I may need to change my user name to sweatinginplace :). We lost our power Saturday at midnight and Uverse (wifi and tv) cut out Monday afternoon, so we've been completely out of touch. I live in an older neighborhood full of lush tree canopy and aging power poles and lines. We always lose electricity quickly and get it back slooooooowly. As of this morning we'd seen no sign of a tree trimming crew much less power trucks to deal with a lot of downed trees and lines. FPL, our energy provider, claims power will be back by midnight Sunday but based on past storm experience I doubt it--I'd bet midweek next week earliest. Fortunately we had no damage; we have huge oak trees surrounding the house and I was so afraid one would fall, or a large limb would crash down. Despite the misery of living without electricity my wonderful, wonderful husband has kept me as comfortable as possible. We have a generator and he really likes working with electricity so over the years he's set it up to run the power through circuits into the house, meaning normal operation of lights, tv (except after UVerse disconnected so no signal), ceiling fans and small appliances. This time we realized the generator would also power the wall unit AC we have in our Florida room so I dragged a mattress out there and have been comfortable to sleep. Forget roses and candy, THAT is a keeper of a spouse! And we feel incredibly blessed that the vacation/retirement house we bought 5 months ago in Key Largo came through the storm unscathed-HUGE relief. We have direct deep water access meaning the house is on a short canal on the Atlantic side of the key; climb in the boat and 45 seconds later you're on the open ocean. So we were frantically worried up in Miami about the storm surge and of course the wind. The water came within inches of the top of our stairs from the dock to the back yard but didn't overflow into the pool or lower level. Minor wind damage to screens but overall the house is in perfect condition. Most amazingly of all--the electricity came back yesterday, the UVerse is humming and everything is perfectly normal inside! We decided to bug out of Miami so packed up the cats and the refrigerators, turned off the generator and now I"m sitting comfortably in air conditioning with laundry going downstairs and all the comforts of home. We've got many friends down here and the damage and destruction is heart breaking. Even in the upper Keys which didn't get the full force storm, lots of people have flood damage and the debris fields are stunning to see. However it is awe inspiring to watch the outpouring of help. From FEMA trucks to electric restoration convoys to giant Salvation Army semis with supplies to C-130 planes and helicopters flying over in formation....a steady stream of resources. It's a reminder that despite politics or divisions within our country, when something terrible happens Americans pull together to help....See MoreSending Prayers To All In The Path Of Hurricane Irma. Ck In Please!
Comments (8)Here is a zoom in of a NOAA aerial image (public domain) of the Plumeria grove at Naples Botanical Garden. Looks like a number of larger trees laying down. Not entirely fatal for a Plumeria; I believe the entire Moragne Collection of hybrids was laid down by Hurricane Iwa in the early 80s and they survived if not thrived. Proof is how many of us have Moragne hybrids in our collections. I have not heard anything about Florida Colors as of yet. My understanding was Tex had been out for some time for issues unrelated to the storm....See MoreIs Zyrpherhills a hurricane free or hurricane (not too affected) area?
Comments (8)They lived there during a period of low hurricane activity, is all. People used to think a lot of places in FL, like where I live, were out of the usual path of hurricanes. In fact, there was a period of relatively low activity for storms coming to FL between that began about 1950 and lasted half a century. Yes, there were storms and bad ones (Andrew!), but not nearly as many as is usual. Irma passed directly over Zephyrhills, but the storm had been over land for a while because it came up from Naples and luckily it had weakened very much even before landfall, so their damage was minimal, mostly flooding. Had it come in at top strength to make landfall in the Tampa bay area, the story would have been very different. But no place in FL is hurricane-free. People have learned that by sad experience during the past 20 years, if they didn't understand it before then. If you're familiar with Zephyrhills, I would suggest you might want to watch this, which is what is used for training emergency response folks in the Tampa bay area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFGEzYam40 Look, for instance, at the map of hospital damage from Phoenix. Also, here is a map showing all the hurricanes that formed in the month of Sept and affected the US: Can you even see FL at all on that map? So yeah, your suspicions are correct. ETA Here's a quicker way to see hurricane activity in that area than the long video posted above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U8Huqbxxus Start at 0:44 and you can see historical tracks moving over the area....See MoreAgartta
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