What if Irma doesn't turn and heads into the gulf?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

It's such a huge storm, what force will make it change direction?

[madaboutharry]

1. That would be a whole different horror story.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. At this point, nothing.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Trust in the people who have devoted their lives to the analysis

Of weather events. If they say it's heading hither, it will not go yon.

[malaise]

4. Well at least the chickens in Key West are safe

http://pics.mcclatchyinteractive.com/news/nation-world/national/ewdo9f/picture171996017/alternates/FREE_1140/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-08%20at%2011.23.35%20AM

[Not Ruth]

5. PETA will be displeased

[pansypoo53219]

17. butbutbut where are their helmets?

[malaise]

18. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[maxsolomon]

6. What if my Aunt had balls?

We'd deal.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

9. She'd be your uncle

[MLAA]

13. You gave me a good chuckle! Too funny.

[NutmegYankee]

7. Technically, it just takes a few hectopascals of pressure.

The highs, lows, and jet streams steer them.

[NotASurfer]

8. I think we tried to tell Trump he could do it

Power sitting Presidents have. But the deep state got to him and now he's buying into alt-left propaganda that he lacks the power to personally redirect hurricanes. Even told him Obama did it but no action. Sad.

[tammywammy]

10. There was a front that moved through Texas a couple days ago

It's pushing the storm away from here

[Gothmog]

11. There is a cold front blocking it form going to far into the Gulf

[4139]

14. Hmm, surface level wind vs mid altitude vs jet stream

Surface level wind
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-83.11,23.96,1608/loc=-94.603,18.291


Mid level

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-83.11,23.96,883/loc=-94.603,18.291


Jet stream
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/250hPa/orthographic=-83.11,23.96,1147/loc=-94.603,18.291


No block until Irma is in the Gulf

[roamer65]

12. Katrina II, the Sequel.

It would become a solid Cat 5. It would make Camille look like a picnic.

[Awsi Dooger]

15. There is one model tonight that has it slightly off the west coast of Florida

I'm still worried it will turn back toward southeast Florida.

Tonight I'm driving to Orlando. It's possible I could get hit worse there than by staying in Miami.

[ecstatic]

16. On CNN, a storm hunter said not to get hung up on the path, and that

the storm surge is what will f*ck things up for most of Florida, regardless of the specific path. If that makes sense.

[customerserviceguy]

19. I've considered that

Over the last day or so, every time I've seen a storm track, it gets more and more westerly. Yes, there are a lot of educated guesses about where it will go, but they're still guesses. Right now, I think the eastern shore of Florida will not have as severe a situation as I thought they would two days ago.

I don't think it will go as far as Texas or Louisiana, but Alabama and Mississippi folks should be at least a bit fearful.