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muriel_volestrangler

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9. Because Caribbean islands are being hit by the worst hurricane they've ever had?

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 01:02 PM

Sep 2017

And that includes US territories of US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. So I think US media are right to concentrate on it.

As for where it may go; the NHC shows the most likely path to be over the SE coast of Florida - right over Miami: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/145453.shtml?cone#contents

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Between these hurricanes, the disastrous fires in the West, the literal traitor Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #1

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they are not the only ones. A red sun in daytime and a red moon at night! demigoddess Sep 2017 #34

It does have a scary feeling about this now kimbutgar Sep 2017 #26

"You're gonna' need a bigger . . . fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #2

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Jaws! pamela Sep 2017 #7

It took my husband and I until the end of season 3 to really dewsgirl Sep 2017 #10

I love Bryan Cranston! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #11

And he's a Democrat! spiderpig Sep 2017 #17

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It gets alot better, I promise. dewsgirl Sep 2017 #28

Ugh, I couldn't get into it. It was just so dark. Same with Ray Donovan. Good, but too much nt adigal Sep 2017 #37

yes, jaws comes to mind elmac Sep 2017 #22

Well, the "hurricane" on Jupiter is 10K miles across with speeds of 270 mph snooper2 Sep 2017 #18

and how big across is Irma? world wide wally Sep 2017 #27

I thought you were going to say, You're gonna need a bigger planet..." nt adigal Sep 2017 #35

Well, that too. eom fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #40

be careful what the national news is selling and why Backwoodsrider Sep 2017 #4

We can easily concentrate on more than one concern simultaneously. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #6

Yep, I agree...... Little Star Sep 2017 #8

interesting idea about me projecting i will think about that lol Backwoodsrider Sep 2017 #16

... catbyte Sep 2017 #24

Right??? I just haven't seen any evidence that this is going to miss Florida and harmlessly adigal Sep 2017 #38

No kidding. I'm not sure where s/he is getting that. catbyte Sep 2017 #39

Well, it is supported by subjective evidence so you should add that to your business case... snooper2 Sep 2017 #20

Because Caribbean islands are being hit by the worst hurricane they've ever had? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #9

You see that M to the right of 8AM Monday? Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #12

Good luck - I hope it does go further out to sea, or your home is impregnable muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #15

Miraculous times? Are_grits_groceries Sep 2017 #13

Those odds are totally dependent on November 2018 Cosmocat Sep 2017 #25

Good point. sandensea Sep 2017 #30

indicatingits...indicating-itis kiri Sep 2017 #31

That has been Jamaal510 Sep 2017 #32

I have not seen one forecast that sends this hurricane out into the Atlantic without hitting adigal Sep 2017 #36

This will make Donnie Short Fingers jealous maxrandb Sep 2017 #14

Global warming eventually supplants hurricanes with hypercanes. robertpaulsen Sep 2017 #19

I'll just leave this here... Javaman Sep 2017 #29

It looks to me as though climate change .. ananda Sep 2017 #33

I saw a prediction of 210 mph sustained winds in FL Straight jpak Sep 2017 #41

Likelihood on Hurricane-force winds impacting Florida... brooklynite Sep 2017 #42