20% of homes in the Keys are now unlivable - that's about

[malaise]

10,000 homes. Freaking Wow!!

[Warpy]

1. I was watching some drone footage last night

and newer trailers that were well built and securely tied down fared better than some cinder block construction. Old trailers were mostly kindling and sheet metal, but the expensive, new Palm Harbor jobs (there's a dealer here) stood up well. I don't know how much flooding is inside them, carpets are probably trashed, but they're structurally sound.

I was surprised that the trailers came through but a lot of the stores didn't.

[malaise]

2. There have been improvements in home building

That;s a lot of homes.

Meanwhile word over at Weather Underground is that Maria is already a Cat5

[bathroommonkey76]

3. Cat 4

Link to tweet

[malaise]

4. Amazing intensification

From 1 - 4 in less than 12 hours. More destruction coming up.

[bathroommonkey76]

6. Where are the models sending Maria?

I saw Ventusky earlier (not sure which model) and it had Maria on the off the coast of NC next week.

[malaise]

7. I've just been watching the five day model

Some of the discussions suggest NC next week - way too early to know

[Not Ruth]

5. Ocean side got hammered, bay side coasted

Generally speaking

[Sedona]

8. Latest ensemble models for Maria