Hurricane Irma

Caeldeth

Noble
142 now reported in Naples. Wow. Pretty sure she's gathering her juice one last time before the core starts falling apart.

3 feet of surge in 10 min also reported just now in Naples. Here comes the water. Not good.
 

Toroid

Founding Member
Irma has been downgraded to a category 2. :)
Irma downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it makes its way across southwest Florida
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Toroid

Founding Member
Richard Branson's Necker Island was devastated.
Richard Branson reveals devastation to Necker Island home | Daily Mail Online
British billionaire Richard Branson has revealed the extent of devastation to his luxurious Necker Island home in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

The entrepreneur posted a video online showing how the storm has destroyed his British Virgin Islands home, with buildings blown away and trees ripped from the ground.

The 67-year-old locked himself in his wine cellar as the hurricane, the most powerful to have ever hit the Atlantic, started raging outside on Wednesday.

The tycoon has now travelled to Puerto Rico where he is helping coordinate the effort to deliver aid and a rebuilding plan for the British Virgin Islands.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4871264/Richard-Branson-reveals-devastation-Necker-Island-home.html#ixzz4sKv1bhiC
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Published on Sep 10, 2017
Richard Branson reveals devastation to his Necker Island home in the wake of Hurricane Irma with buildings blown away and trees ripped from the ground
The billionaire has revealed just how destructive the storm has been on Necker
Videos and photos show buildings destroyed and trees ripped out of the ground
He has travelled to Puerto Rico to mobilise aid efforts but will soon be returning
 

Dundee

Fading day by day.
Dedicated to all those folks effected by whats going on over in the US.
I know I post this one a lot, but it is so relevant.
But we are all thinking of you all, and sending our love. For whatever little that helps.

 

Merle

Honorable
Dedicated to all those folks effected by whats going on over in the US.
I know I post this one a lot, but it is so relevant.
But we are all thinking of you all, and sending our love. For whatever little that helps.



For you Dundee, that song is just so relevant in whatever situation that there is...

.... and I listen to it every time you post it...
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Captain Tinkle

Honorable
Goes without saying, I hope any member of the forum who is in the area is okay. Going to Florida myself in a couple of weeks so very glad I missed it.
 

iwant2believe2

Honorable
Well we have minimal structure damage, no power (up to 6 weeks they say) and clean up. Looters are out so cops are patrolling. I'm going back on Thursday, putting my stuff in storage and then looking for a place in the mountains. Looks like I get to move north sooner than expected. I'm not complaining about that though...I've had enough of the heat and hurricane season isn't over until November.
 

Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
Well we have minimal structure damage, no power (up to 6 weeks they say) and clean up. Looters are out so cops are patrolling. I'm going back on Thursday, putting my stuff in storage and then looking for a place in the mountains. Looks like I get to move north sooner than expected. I'm not complaining about that though...I've had enough of the heat and hurricane season isn't over until November.

Good idea.....the high ground is good and not just for military purposes.
 

Toroid

Founding Member
The satellite images show the Virgin Islands being completely stripped of vegetation.
Hurricane Irma wiped out so many plants that these Caribbean islands have changed colors
Flying salt spray and hurricane-force winds changed the green islands of the Caribbean to brown in Hurricane Irma’s wake, new satellite photos reveal.

The storm hit the Caribbean last week with the full force of its Category 5 winds. Irma devastated islands like Barbuda and St. Martin, and killed at least 33 people.

Now that the clouds are starting to part, it’s possible to see the damage from above with satellites. The contrast before and after the storm is stark, NASA’s Earth Observatory reveals. Islands with verdant landscapes at the end of August were left brown and barren by the hurricane.

Why did the islands turn brown? It’s possible that the hurricane’s winds snatched and tore at the islands’ plant life, leaving the bare ground more exposed to the satellite’s camera, Kathryn Hansen writes for NASA’s Earth Observatory. Salt spray kicked up by the storm might have also dried out leaves still on the branch, turning them brown.
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Dundee

Fading day by day.
Well we have minimal structure damage, no power (up to 6 weeks they say) and clean up. Looters are out so cops are patrolling. I'm going back on Thursday, putting my stuff in storage and then looking for a place in the mountains. Looks like I get to move north sooner than expected. I'm not complaining about that though...I've had enough of the heat and hurricane season isn't over until November.
Thats great 22, your all safe and minimal damage. We have all been super worried. Great to hear..
Whats that the old Inspector of "On the Busses used to say"
"Thats made my day that has"
:)
 
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