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14. Just spoke with my brother in Miami- He's leaving his Hollywood house, and will shelter in place

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 01:25 AM

Sep 2017

at his wife's Coral Gables house. They've just done a large multi-year strengthening and fortifying rehab on the place. I'm not too worried about the structure of the house, but I am worried about flooding. They're right on the edge of the University of Miami, so they're a bit inland. The wind and surge will be blowing water up the drainage canals.

I just did a 6 foot sea level rise on Florida Atlantic University's Web App http://citizeneyes.org/app/#tab1 and it looks like they're high enough. I hope so.

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Latest, very detailed discussion of Irma's possible US impacts, including storm surge estimates [View all] NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 OP

I hope that lonely model of her coming back around is not accurate. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #1

probably just one outlier in a Monte Carlo type simulation. It is where the runs cluster that matter NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #2

OMG - I knew about Jose following behind, but there's also TS Katia, No Vested Interest Sep 2017 #3

Katia is now a hurricane malaise Sep 2017 #7

Masters is boss malaise Sep 2017 #4

My Florida relatives say all northbound lanes on the 95 are jammed leaving Florida.. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #5

maybe the definition of insanity is listening to Limbaugh while not listening to his advice. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #6

Not in Brevard County Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #15

They were referring to I95 as it enters Georgia. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #16

Nope. Surprising number left on Friday. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #17

Read the comments below malaise Sep 2017 #8

Well, we have been in an unprecedented hurricane drought for a decade Lokilooney Sep 2017 #9

22-28 ft storm surge off SC and Ga!? WOW! bathroommonkey76 Sep 2017 #10

Dr. Masters is great. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #11

Thanks, NRL. littlemissmartypants Sep 2017 #12

Thanks for the link. CaptainTruth Sep 2017 #13

Just spoke with my brother in Miami- He's leaving his Hollywood house, and will shelter in place NBachers Sep 2017 #14